A Pac-12 battle is on tap between the USC Trojans and the No. 8 UCLA Bruins at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday at Galen Center. UCLA is hoping to bounce back from its first loss since November, as it came up short against then-No. 11 Arizona on Saturday. The Bruins are favored by 4.5 points in the latest USC vs. UCLA odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 131. 

Before you make any UCLA vs. USC picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 12 of the season 45-26 on all-top rated college basketball picks, returning more than $1,100 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, it has simulated USC vs. UCLA 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50% of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

So who wins USC vs. UCLA? And which side of the spread is a must-back? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college basketball picks... If you're already a member, see the picks below!