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Cal Baptist is on the road to face No. 6-ranked USC on Tuesday at Galen Center in Los Angeles, California.
The Trojans (6-1) are coming off a 104-65 victory over St. Louis in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational on Friday. JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen had 30-point performances to lead the Lindsay Gottlieb-coached squad to its second straight win since losing to Notre Dame on Nov. 23.
Cal Baptist (0-8) lost to Pennsylvania 64-51 in the FGCU Classic on Saturday. Let's look at the odds and predictions for this matchup.
Cal Baptist vs USC prediction
USC is off to a hot start this season, winning six of its first seven games, including a morale-boosting 68-66 victory on Nov. 4 over then-No. 20-ranked Ole Miss in Paris, France.
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The Trojans have relied heavily on its dynamic duo of JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen. Watkins is averaging 23.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.3 blocks and is the focal point of USC's offense, which scores 87.4 points per contest.
In the game against the Billikens, Watkins dropped a season-high 34 points on 12 of 22 shooting, including 3 of 7 from the 3-point line. She added six rebounds, two assists and three steals in 31 minutes.
Meanwhile, Iriafen is the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 18.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.7 apg and 1.4 spg. The Stanford transfer had a 30-point, 12-rebound double-double against St. Louis.
The senior forward shot 9 of 16 from the field and was perfect in 12 attempts from the free throw line in 28 minutes.
On the other hand, the Cal Baptist Lancers have struggled this season, losing all of their games by at least 10 points. In their last outing against Pennsylvania, they allowed a 28-13 run late in the game and lost 64-51.
Grace Schmidt led the Lancers with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Schmidt is leading the team this season with averages of 13.9 ppg and 7.8 rpg.
USC is favored to pick up its seventh win due to its superior firepower in offense. The spread is 41.5 and the total is 145.5
Prediction: Cal Baptist Lancers 52, USC Trojans 93.
Cal Baptist vs USC odds
Cal Baptist vs USC head-to-head
This is the second meeting between USC and Cal Baptist. The Trojans won 69-58 on Nov. 30, 2022.
How to watch Cal Baptist vs USC
The Cal Baptist-USC clash will air live on Big Ten Network on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. ET. Krista Blunk and Elise Woodward will be the announcers. The game will be featured on live stream at foxsports.com/live.
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