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| Southern Cal Trojans | California Golden Bears |
| 5-3 | November 09, 2013, 03:00 | California Memorial Stadium | 1-8 |
California looks to cover the Golden Bears-Trojans point spread this week and improve its overall 1-8 mark when they host Southern Cal in Week 11 action.
The Golden Bears currently sport a record of 1-8, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 2-7 ATS. The Trojans are 5-3 and 3-5 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Golden Bears post a 3-5-1 over under record this season, while the Trojans have gone 3-5 against the number.
View Southern Cal Trojans vs California Golden Bears Odds and Stats.
Bettors looking to back the visiting Trojans in this one found them as -17-point favorites 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.
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Golden Bears rated this week at No. 113 and the Trojans sitting at No. 45. It may or may not play a role in OddsShark score prediction models that turned out a 32-8 result in favor of the Trojans this week.
In their last action, Southern Cal was a 31-14 Sportsbook on the road against Oregon State. They covered the 4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (45) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. Last time we saw the Beavers, they had no answer for Silas Redd as the Trojans rolled to a 31-14 victory at Reser Stadium. The Golden Bears suffered a Week 10 loss against Arizona in their last game, falling 33-28 at California Memorial Stadium.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits California's No. 95-ranked offense, averaging 23.44 PPG, against a Trojans defense that ranks No. 13 this week at 18.67 PPG. The Golden Bears aerial game is averaging 351.11 yards per game, more than the Trojans secondary allows through the air, 219.11 YPG per game.
Defensively, the Trojans feature the league's No. 24-rated road run defense, allowing 127.5 yards per game. California, meanwhile, ranks No. 114 in rushing offense at home.
A few Trojans at Golden Bears trends to consider:
Southern Cal is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
Southern Cal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Southern Cal's last 11 games
Southern Cal is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
California is 2-12 ATS in its last 14 games
California is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of California's last 6 games
California is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Southern Cal at Stanford, Saturday, November 16th
California at Colorado, Saturday, November 16th
