The USC Trojans will try to rebound from their stunning 30-27 loss to Washington State as 5-point road chalk when they return home on Saturday for a Week 6 date with the Oregon State Beavers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. While the Trojans watched their 11-game win streak end, the Beavers fell 42-7 to Washington as 27-point underdogs in their third straight defeat.
- The total has gone UNDER in Oregon State’s last three games against USC.
- USC is 12-0 SU in its last 12 games at home.
- Oregon State is 0-14 SU in its last 14 games on the road against teams with winning records.
The Trojans’ loss to the Cougars has devastated their ranking on the AP Top 25, dropping them nine positions to No. 14 and placing their College Football Playoff aspirations in grave doubt. USC has also been on a slide at the sportsbooks, covering just once in its past six overall, including three straight ATS losses as double-digit chalk. However, the Trojans ride an 11-game SU win streak while pegged as favorites by 10 or more points.
The Beavers are winless in four dates with FCS opponents this season, going 0-4 SU and ATS, and barely eked out a 35-32 win over FBS Portland State as 25.5-point chalk in their lone victory of the campaign. Oregon State is also a dismal 1-29 SU as a double-digit underdog, but owns a respectable 6-5 ATS mark over its past 11.
USC has won and covered in its past two dates with the Beavers. But Oregon State has historically kept things close, posting SU wins in three of seven dates with the Trojans, and going 5-3 ATS in eight clashes since 2004.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to back the visiting Oregon State Beavers in this one found them as 32-point underdogs on the Sportsbook college football point spread at Sportsbook. Bookmark the college football odds pages to see where the OVER/UNDER number opens in this game.
OddsShark prediction models picked the Trojans to win this game on Saturday 48-13. Check the picks page or matchup report during the week as factors may cause that prediction to be re-run. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.
Oregon State Beavers vs USC Trojans Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The USC Trojans currently sport a record of 4-1, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 1-4 ATS. The Oregon State Beavers are 1-4 and 0-5 ATS. Betting totals have seen the USC Trojans post a 2-3 OVER/UNDER record this season, while the Oregon State Beavers have gone 4-1 against the number. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and USC vs Oregon State injuries news.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 8-rated USC Trojans and the No. 115-ranked Oregon State Beavers, according to the NCAA College Football Power Rankings here at OddsShark.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits USC's No. 39-ranked offense, averaging 35 PPG, against a Oregon State defense that ranks No. 127 this week at 46.4 PPG. The USC aerial game is averaging 277.8 yards per game, less than the Oregon State Beavers secondary allows through the air, 288 YPG per game.
In comparing defenses, the Oregon State Beavers own the league's No. 44-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 125.5 yards per game when on the road. USC, on the other hand, rates No. 51 this week in generating rushing yards at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Oregon State was hammered in its last outing, as Washington ran up a 42-7 score against them at Reser Stadium.
Ronald Jones II ran through the Washington State defense for 128 yards in USC's last game, but the Trojans still lost a 30-27 decision at Martin Stadium.
- Oregon State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- Oregon State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oregon State's last 5 games
- Oregon State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Southern California is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
- Southern California is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Southern California's last 14 games
- Southern California is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Oregon State home to Colorado, Saturday, October 14
USC home to Utah, Saturday, October 14
