{"id":41394,"date":"2017-09-28T11:06:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T16:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=41394"},"modified":"2017-09-28T11:06:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T16:06:04","slug":"pac-12-college-football-picks-5-usc-trojans-at-16-washington-state-cougars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/pac-12-college-football-picks-5-usc-trojans-at-16-washington-state-cougars-41394\/","title":{"rendered":"Pac 12 College Football Picks: #5 USC Trojans at #16 Washington State Cougars"},"content":{"rendered":"

#5 Southern California Trojans at #16 Washington State Cougars
\nFriday, September 29, 2017, 10:30 pm Eastern, TV: ESPN
\nMartin Stadium – Pullman, Washington
\nOpening Line: USC -4 1\/2
\nCurrent Line: USC -3 1\/2
\nOpening Total: 64 1\/2
\nCurrent Total: 65
\nOpening Money Line: USC -185 \/ Washington State +160
\nCurrent Money Line: USC -175 \/ Washington State +155<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Washington State hosts USC Friday night in battle of undefeated Pac 12 teams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both the USC Trojans and Washington State Cougars are 4-0 as they meet Friday night in Pullman in\u00a0 a key Pac 12 battle. The Trojans are 2-0 in the Pac 12 South and the Cougars are 1-0 in the North. USC leads the series against 59-9-4 including 14-3-2 in Pullman. The Trojans won 44-17 in 2014 in Pullman against the Cougars in the last meeting.<\/p>\n

USC is coached by Clay Helton. The Trojans have home wins over Western Michigan 49-31, Stanford 42-24 and Texas 27-24, plus a road win last week at California 30-20. Southern California is 1-3 ATS and the total is 2-2 this season. The Trojans were 16.5 point favorites against Cal last week and the total was 63.5.<\/p>\n

Washington State is coached by Mike Leach. The Cougars have home wins over Montana State 31-0, Boise State 47-44 in triple overtime, Oregon State 52-23 and last week against Nevada 45-7. WSU is 2-2 ATS and the total is 2-2 this season. The Cougars were 28.5 point favorites against Nevada and the total was 65.5.<\/p>\n

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USC is outscoring teams 37-25 this season. The Trojans are #38 in scoring. Southern Cal averages 492 yards per game on offense including 306 passing yards and 186 rushing yards. The Trojans are #22 in total offense and #23 in passing nationally. On defense, USC allows 370 total yards including 217 passing and 154 rushing yards per game. USC is +3 in turnovers with 11 takeaways. The Trojans average 72 penalty yards and opponents average 47 per game. USC is 29\/61 on third and fourth down conversions and opponents are 27\/71. USC has forced 11 sacks and allowed 7 this season. The Trojans are 14\/17 scoring in the red zone with 11 touchdowns and opponents are 12\/16 with 8 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Sam Darnold has completed 67.1% of his passes for 1,225 yards with 9 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, plus a rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n

Running back Ronald Jones II has 59 carries for 322 yards with 5 touchdowns, plus 3 catches for 85 yards and a touchdown. He is probable with a thigh injury. Stephen Carr has 47 carries for 298 yards and 3 touchdowns and 13 catches for 130 yards.\u00a0 Aca’Cedric Ware and Vavae Malepeai will also get some carries.<\/p>\n

Receiver\u00a0 Deontay Burnett has 33 catches for 462 yards and 5 touchdowns. He is probable with a shoulder injury. Steven Mitchell, Jr has 14 catches for 223 yards and 2 touchdowns. He is questionable with a groin injury. Tyler Petite has 12 catches for 126 yards and a touchdown.\u00a0 Jalen Greene has 6 catches for 68 yards.\u00a0 Tyler Vaughns has 8 catches for 65 yards. Eight defensive players are on the injury report.<\/p>\n

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Washington State is outscoring teams 44-19 this season. The Cougars are #12 in scoring and #32 in points allowed nationally. Washington State averages 504 total yards per game including 433 passing and 72 rushing yards. The Cougars are #15 in total offense, #3 in passing but #127 in rushing nationally. On defense, WSU allows 263 total yards per game including 142 passing and 121 rushing yards. The Cougars are #12 against the pass and #11 in total defense. Washington State is +6 in turnovers with 10 takeaways. The Cougars average 48 penalty yards per game and opponents average 48 per game. WSU is 37\/65 on third and fourth down conversions and opponents are 20\/60. The Cougars have forced 15 sacks and allowed 14 this season. Washington State is 19\/21 scoring in the red zone with 15 touchdowns and opponents are 9\/11 with 6 touchdowns. The Cougars have scored three defensive touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Luke Falk has completed 76.9% of his passes for 1,378 yards with 14 touchdowns and an interception. Back-up Tyler Hilinski has thrown for 352 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.<\/p>\n

Running back\u00a0Jamal Morrow has 28 carries for 193 yards and a touchdown, plus 13 catches for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns. James Williams has 37 carries for 148 yards and a touchdown, plus 37 catches for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns.\u00a0 Gerald Wicks has 11 carries for 48 yards and a touchdown, plus 8 catches for 45 yards.<\/p>\n

Receiver\u00a0Tavares Martin, Jr. has 26 catches for 390 yards and 6 touchdowns.\u00a0Isaiah Johnson-Mack has 24 catches for 236 yards and a touchdown. Renard Bell has 14 catches for 228 yards.\u00a0Kyle Sweet has 15 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown. C.J. Dimry has 6 catches for 99 yards. Jamire Calvin has 12 catches for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

USC is 6-1 ATS in Pac 12 games, 7-3 after a straight up win, 7-16 against teams with winning home records, 3-8 in road games, 1-4 overall and on fieldturf, and 1-5 in September. The road team has covered the last five games in this series. The Trojans are 7-3 ATS against the Cougars including 4-1 in Pullman. The Trojans were favored in each of the last 10 contests in the series.<\/p>\n

Washington State is 9-2 ATS after scoring 40 points or more, 12-3 after a cover, 17-7 after passing for 280 yards or more, 13-6 in Pac 12 games, 2-5 overall and after allowing 20 points or less, 2-6 after allowing less than 100 yards, 1-5 against teams with winning road records, 0-4 in Friday games, 0-5 against teams with winning records and after gaining 450 yards or more. The over is 7-1 in the last eight games in Pullman in this series.<\/p>\n

USC has had close calls against Western Michigan, Texas and California but they have managed to escape. This crowd in Pullman should be frenzied on a Friday night. This should be a high scoring game but I like the Trojans to come out on top in a close game.<\/p>\n

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