USC basketball may be the higher seed in the first round of the NCAA tournament, but the Trojans are slight underdogs to Providence, according to Vegas oddsmakers.
A No. 8 seed in the East bracket, USC opened as a 1.5-point underdog for Thursday night’s game in Raleigh, North Carolina. Early betting fell Providence’s way with the line quickly moving up to three points. However, that has since evened out and returned to the opening margin.
The over/under has been set at 149.5 with the Trojans averaging 80.8 points compared to 74 points for the Friars.
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