UCLA Women's Basketball Vs USC: How To Watch, Predictions And More
Tonight, in front of a sold-out home crowd at Pauley Pavilion, your undefeated (11-0) UCLA Bruins women's basketball team will play host to their undefeated (10-0) Pac-12 crosstown nemesis, the USC Trojans.
The action tips off at 5 p.m. For those of us who weren't lucky enough to grab tickets, we can tune in to the fun on Pac-12 Networks. Anne Marie Anderson and Mary Murphy will handle the broadcast commentary.
All-time, the Bruins pace the Trojans, 56-50. UCLA won the two team's last encounter, a 61-60 nail biter on January 8th.
The deeper UCLA, ranked as the No. 2 team nationally in The Associated Press' most recent poll, is regarded as slightly better than the starrier USC, no slouch as the No. 6 club in the land. 6'2" freshman Trojans wing JuJu Watkins may be the most highly-regarded prospect of the bunch (forward/center Rayah Marshall and ex-Harvard transfer McKenzie Forbes are no slouches, either), but the Bruins probably boast a few more WNBA-grade pieces. Can Marshall handle 6'7" Bruins center Lauren Betts, the most efficient scorer in the country, in the paint?
I don't think so.
I like the Bruins to secure the win at home and stay perfect, but this'll be a close one. Let's say 65-60, UCLA.