The USC Trojans begin what they hope to be a bounce-back season, after the disaster that was last year, when they hit the islands for a game against former Southern Cal OC Norm Chow's Hawaii Warriors Thursday night (11 pm ET).

Southern Cal, which is ranked No. 24 in the preseason polls, was an early 22-point favorite over the Warriors, who are coming off a 3-9 season.

View Southern Cal vs Hawaii Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: Bettors going with the Warriors in this game found them listed as 21.5-point underdogs on the betting line at Sportsbook earlier in the week.






Southern Cal Trojans Trends:
When playing in August are 5-1
When playing on turf are 7-3
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 7-3

Hawaii Warriors Trends:
When playing in August are 3-2
When playing on turf are 4-6
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing outside the conference are 5-5

A few Trojans at Warriors trends to consider:
Southern Cal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Hawaii
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Southern Cal's last 8 games on the road
Southern Cal is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Southern Cal is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Hawaii's last 5 games at home
Hawaii is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Hawaii is 5-14-1 ATS in its last 20 games
Hawaii is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games


Next up:
Southern Cal home to Washington State, Saturday, September 7
Hawaii at Oregon State, Saturday, September 7