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USC is ranked No. 7 in the nation and knocking (lightly) on the door of a College Football Playoff appearance. Standing in their way, however, are the UCLA Bruins, who they need to face on the road.
UCLA is coming off a massive loss against Arizona, 34-28.
USC’s lone loss this year came against Utah. At this point, USC would need to put a beating on UCLA, who ranks No. 16 in the nation.
How does the matchup shake out?
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Let’s start by looking at each team’s passing/rushing offense.
As you can see, both of these teams do well offensively, but the primary way of scoring for USC is passing the ball, whereas UCLA wants to run the ball.
Let’s look at the passing/rushing defense now.
We listed out all of these stats because it’s clear we’re going to get a game in which one team wants to run the ball, and the other will pass.
USC quarterback Caleb Williams has been electric this season, throwing for 3,015 yards, 31 touchdowns, and two interceptions. He’s thrown for less than three touchdowns in a game just four times this year. He’s also taken care of the ball exceptionally well, with just seven turnover-worthy plays, per Pro Football Focus. That’s a mere 1.7% rate.
The UCLA Bruins don’t have a cornerback that can match up with wide receiver Jordan Addison. Meanwhile, USC will have trouble with the UCLA running game led by running back Zach Charbonnet. He is averaging a monstrous 7.6 yards per carry and 13 touchdowns.
In this one, UCLA will hope to control the clock and time of possession, but USC’s passing attack is just too good.
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Any time there’s a Pac-12 game, we’d like to take the over, but in this one, we’re taking the under, especially at 75.
As mentioned, UCLA will want to run the ball here and control the clock. If UCLA can control the clock and run the ball well, this favors the under despite how potent the USC passing attack will be.
We predict USC will win this one, 37-30. This could come down to the final possession.
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After graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a BA in Journalism, Richard Janvrin has been covering iGaming and sports betting since December 2018. Richard has covered betting at Bleacher Report, Gambling.com, The Game Day, Forbes, and more.
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