Tulane vs USC Picks and Prediction – 4/2/2025

The Tulane Green Wave will be in Las Vegas, NV on April 1st for a first round matchup in the College Basketball Ctown tournament against USC. Tulane has nineteen wins and 14 losses this season coming into this matchup following a one point loss to Memphis in their last outing. Defensively Tulane was outmatched giving up 78 points on 38.5% shooting from the floor. Offensively Tulane did score 77 points on 45% shooting from the floor but made just 66.7% from the free throw line leading to the loss period the Green Wave lost the rebounding battle by double digits and turned the ball over 12 times in the game. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Rowan Brumbaugh led the way for the Tulane offense in their last outing with 22 points on 17 shots and 39 minutes. Kam Williams chipped in 16 points and Asher Woods added 15 points on 14 shots. Mari Jordan led the way off the Tulane bench with 10 points in 16 minutes.

The USC Trojans roll into this tournament one game below .500 on the year having lost three of the last five overall after a 5 point loss to Purdue last time out. Offensively USC shot the ball well against Purdue scoring 71 points on 43.5% shooting and knocked down 7 triples. The Trojans lost the rebounding battle and shot just 71.4% from the free throw line in the loss. Defensively USC was outmatched giving up 76 points on 47.3% shooting from the floor.

Desmond Claude leads the USC offense this season averaging 16.3 points and 4.3 assists per game. Wesley Yates III averages 14.1 points and Chibuzo Agbo averages 11.8 points per game. Terrance Williams II averages 10.6 points but has played just seven times. Big man Saint Thomas averages 9 points and leads the team pulling in 5.7 rebounds per game.

USC is by far the better team in this game and it will show from the opening minutes in this game. The Trojans are a deeper more talented team that will do the work to get the win. Take USC in round 1 to pull off the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, USC Trojans win and cover 76-62.