SC has had surprising successes at Pauley Pavilion back to Bob Boyd's SC used the slowdown to shock Lew Alcindor's UCLA, 46-44, back in March of '69, including a year ago to gain the split with the crosstown Bruins. This total however looks far too low considering how Trojans scorelines have trended; after looking tired last Saturday at Oregon in an 82-61 loss, SC looked revived again on Wednesday when routing U-Dub, 92-61, which put the Trojans at 17-4 over in their past 21 games. Boise transfer Chibuzo Agbo was the star for Eric Musselman, scoring 26. The first meeting vs. UCLA also soared over on January 27 when the Bruins won a brisk 82-76 decision at the Galen Center. Play USC-UCLA Over

UCLA has been an under team at home lately, but they have played sluggish teams that cant score. USC has upped the pace lately, is getting strong scoring across the board, and Trojans still can't play defense (allowing 80/G on road in Big 10). USC is 16-6 over when total is 142.5 and up. UCLA is 6-3 over when it's 142 or higher. Trojans are 14-3 over in last 17 and 15-4 over in conference. First meeting closed at 138.5 and went over by 20. UCLA's offense has diversified more in recent weeks.