{"id":17829,"date":"2011-09-17T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=17829"},"modified":"2011-09-17T09:08:25","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T14:08:25","slug":"college-football-week-3-picks-syracuse-orange-at-usc-trojans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/college-football-week-3-picks-syracuse-orange-at-usc-trojans-17829\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Week 3 Picks: Syracuse Orange at USC Trojans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Syracuse Orange at USC Trojans
\nSaturday, 9\/17\/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FX
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 USC -14.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 USC -14.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 47.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 49.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/a>
The USC Trojans continue to be overvalued this season by the oddsmakers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Syracuse has only visited the state of California eight times, posting a 5-3 mark in those contests.\u00a0 The last time it happened was back in 1968, dropping a 43-0 contest to Cal.\u00a0 The Orange picked up victories in consecutive games at home leading into this game, handing Wake Forest a 36-29 loss and tallying a 21-14 win over Rhode Island.\u00a0 It\u2019s an important contest underneath the bright lights of the Los Angeles Coliseum and the locker room seems ready to perform.\u00a0 \u201cThey suit up just like we do,\u201d commented Orange nose tackle Deon Goggins.\u00a0 \u201cThey put on the same equipment, the same shoes.\u201d\u00a0 Syracuse is 1-5 ATS as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points and the \u2018under\u2019 is 4-2 over that span.<\/p>\n

The Orange will be aiming to improve the school\u2019s record against current Pac-12 schools to 18-11, while also giving the program its first 3-0 start since the 1991 season.\u00a0 Quarterback Ryan Nassib is one of the more accurate passers in the nation, hitting 75.4 percent of his attempts.\u00a0 Dating back to the 2010 bowl game, Nassib has connected on 62-of-88 passes for 735 yards and nine touchdowns versus one interception.<\/p>\n

USC finishes out its three-game homestand and has won its first two contests by a combined 11 points, capturing wins over Minnesota (19-17) and Utah (23-14).\u00a0 The Trojans have out-gained their opponents by a combined 166 yards.\u00a0 In now playing a Big East school, the program will be looking to improve upon its 9-4 record against such opponents.\u00a0 USC is also 412-128-27 all-time inside the Coliseum and 168-39-8 when playing games in September.\u00a0 Over the last two-plus seasons, the Trojans are 4-10 ATS in front of the home faithful.<\/p>\n

The Trojans were glad that running back Marc Tyler returned after a one-game suspension, gaining 113 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown last week.\u00a0 It gives the team a balanced attack, as he ran for 913 yards in 2010, while scoring nine touchdowns and gaining 5.3 yards per carry.\u00a0 Quarterback Matt Barkley and wide receiver Robert Woods continue to be one of the best combinations nationally.\u00a0 Woods is tied for second nationally with 12.5 receptions per game.\u00a0 \u201cIf we execute our game plan and work together, we can gain a lot of yards every week,\u201d stated Tyler during practice.\u00a0 \u201cThis week is a great opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Trojans due to their 5-2 ATS mark at home versus winning road teams, while the Orange are 1-5 ATS as an underdog of 10.5 or more points.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the college football handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Syracuse Orange at USC Trojans Saturday, 9\/17\/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FX Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 USC -14.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 USC -14.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 47.5 Current Total:\u00a0 49.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Syracuse has only visited the state of California eight times, posting a 5-3 mark in those contests.\u00a0 The last time it happened was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":4008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[559,1089,3384,5234,580,472],"class_list":["post-17829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-big-east","tag-matt-barkley","tag-robert-woods","tag-ryan-nassib","tag-syracuse-orange","tag-usc-trojans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17829"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17831,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829\/revisions\/17831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}