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USC Trojans

6-1 straight up · 2-5 ATS · 4-3 over-under · #29 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 24, 7:30 PMNBCPeacock
atWisconsin Badgers
SpreadUSC -1.5
Total52.5
Moneyline-120
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games2-529%Small sample-5.3
Home1-420%Small sample-5.9
Road1-150%Small sample-3.8
Favorite2-433%Small sample-4.4
Underdog0-10%Small sample-10.5
Conference1-325%Small sample-5.4
Non-conference1-233%Small sample-5.2
Last 51-420%Small sample-6.6

7 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games4-357%Small sample+3.8
Home3-260%Small sample+1.9
Road1-150%Small sample+8.5
Conference2-250%Small sample+3
Non-conference2-167%Small sample+4.8
Last 53-260%Small sample+6.5

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10at Penn StateW 31-23-1.5W +6.554.5U -0.5
Oct 3vs WashingtonW 25-21-7.5L -3.558.5U -12.5
Sep 26vs OregonL 27-41+3.5L -10.560.5O +7.5
Sep 19at RutgersW 42-35-21L -1459.5O +17.5
Sep 12vs LouisianaW 49-30-30.5L -11.558.5O +20.5
Sep 4vs Fresno StateW 39-0-21.5W +17.551.5U -12.5
Aug 29vs San José StateW 42-26-37.5L -21.561.5O +6.5

Close is USC's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20266-12-529%Small sample4-357%-5.3
20259-45-838%Small sample7-654%+1.9
20247-68-562%Small sample7-654%+0.3
20238-54-931%Small sample10-377%-5.7
202211-38-657%Small sample11-379%-0.3
20214-84-833%Small sample6-5-155%-7.1
20205-13-350%Small sample1-517%-0.2
20198-57-654%Small sample12-192%+0.7

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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