Baylor (26-7) battles USC (26-9) for a spot in the Sweet 16. The Bears are favored across the board. KenPom and FiveThirtyEight give the Bears a 76% chance to win, while Vegas has the Bears listed as 6.5 point favorites.
We’ll take a look at USC’s offense, defense and offer a prediction.
Offense:
The Trojan’s offense ranks 39th on KenPom. They are pretty good in many areas, but not excellent in any category. USC rarely turns it over. They are 19th in adjusted turnover rate. But Baylor doesn’t win by turning opponents over. The Bears are just 279th in turnover percentage.