There may be no other team quietly dominating the way Utah has so far this season, which could be a big reason why the Utes are 2-0 ATS on the road, which has brought their road ATS record to 8-1 in their past nine away from Rice-Eccles Stadium. Utah will look to continue their road dominance when they visit the faltering USC Trojans Saturday.
- Utah is 8-0 SU in their last eight games.
- The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five between Utah and USC.
- USC quarterback Cody Kessler has thrown four interceptions in the past two games.
Utah remained the only undefeated team in the Pac-12 with a victory over Arizona State last week. Throughout his career with the Utes, quarterback Travis Wilson has dazzled fans with his play one week only to implode the next, but he has limited those mistakes this season with only two games in which he threw more interceptions than touchdowns.
Things have been a mess at USC over the past several weeks with the team firing coach Steve Sarkisian after his recent troubles with alcohol. Another loss was tallied last week when the Trojans gave up 17 points in the fourth quarter, due in large part to quarterback Cody Kessler’s two interceptions in the final frame.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Several shops tracked by Odds Shark (including Sportsbook) set the point spread at -3 for the Southern Cal Trojans . NCAA football bettors had to wait for the Sportsbook over under value, which was not available at press time (check the live lines pages here for the latest totals updates).
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 26-21 result in favor of the Trojans. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.
Utah Utes vs Southern Cal Trojans Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Betting fans of the Southern Cal Trojans have seen them go 3-3 and 3-3 ATS so far this season, while the Utah Utes are at 6-0 and 4-2 ATS. In over under totals betting, the Utah Utes are 3-3, while the Southern Cal Trojans are 3-3. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Southern Cal vs Utah injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 16 (Southern Cal Trojans) and the No. 18 (Utah Utes) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA football Power Rankings at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Southern Cal Trojans No. 18-ranked offense (38.33 PPG) against a Utah Utes defense that ranks No. 26 at 19.5 PPG. The Southern Cal Trojans passing attack has averaged 336.67 yards per game, more than the Utah Utes give up through the air (256 YPG on average).
Defensively, the Utah Utes feature the league's No. 61-rated road run defense, allowing 173 yards per game. Southern Cal, meanwhile, ranks No. 44 in rushing offense at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Utah won its last game, 34-18 over Arizona State on Saturday, behind a 118-yard receiving performance from Devin Lucien at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
C.J. Prosise went over the 100-yard mark (143) in his team's latest effort, but Notre Dame still defeated Southern Cal by a score of 41-31.
- Utah is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
- Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Utah's last 17 games
- Utah is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
- Southern Cal is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
- Southern Cal is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Cal's last 5 games when playing Utah
Next Betting Matchups
Utah home to Oregon State, Saturday, October 31st
Southern Cal at California, Saturday, October 31st
