Washington State in Early Season Pac-12 Showdown
The 5th-ranked USC Trojans and the 16th-ranked Washington State Cougars will meet in a key, early season Pac-12 matchup on Friday at Martin Stadium. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN. Kickoff is set for 10:30 pm EST. This is a rare spotlight game in Pullman, Wash. Martin Stadium was sold out last week and should be rocking. The 33,000 screaming Cougar fans are hoping to make a difference against the perennial power USC Trojans. Oddsmakers have the Trojans as 5-point favorites. The total is at 60 after opening at 65.Washington State off to Best Start Since 2001
Washington State was a 45-7 winner in its last match at home against the Nevada Wolf Pack. They covered the -28.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 52 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Cougars are 4-0 for the first time since 2001. Washington State is outscoring opponents 87-19 in the first half this season. Washington State senior quarterback Luke Falk completed 36 of 47 pass attempts for 478 yards and five touchdowns against Nevada. The fourth touchdown pass of the day marked the 100th of his career. That TD moved him past former USC quarterback Matt Leinart. It puts him third on the Pac-12’s career list. Falk has guided Washington State to No. 12 in the nation in scoring. The Cougars’ are averaging almost 44 points per game in Leach’s “Air Raid” attack. Falk has completed 67.1 percent of his passes for 344.1 yards a game with 14 touchdowns and only one interception Washington State defense ranks No. 1 in the Pac-12 in passing defense. They are only allowing only 142.2 yards per game.USC Defense is Forcing Turnovers
USC was a 30-20 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cal Golden Bears. They failed to cover the -17-point spread as favorites, while the total score (50) made winners of UNDER bettors. USC has won 13 consecutive games, the nation’s second-longest streak. To continue that streak they can’t start out slow like they have been so far this season. The Trojans have either trailed or been tied in the fourth quarter in three of their four games. The Trojans have outscored opponents 72-38 after three quarters. The USC defense forced six turnovers against Cal. The Trojans have 11 takeaways. That is the third-most in the nation. Cornerback Jack Jones earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors after picking off two passes against the Golden Bears. Quarterback Sam Darnold, who some consider a potential No. 1 NFL draft pick in 2018, has come up clutch late in games. He’s also been intercepted seven times this year. This is just two fewer than he made in 10 starts last season.Recent Form
Name | Record | ATS | Offense | Defense | Diff | ATS Home | ATS Away | OU Record | OU Home | OU Away |
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Southern California | 4-0 | 1-3 | 37.00 | 24.75 | 12.25 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
Washington State | 4-0 | 2-2 | 43.75 | 18.50 | 25.25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Power Stats
Yards Per Point
Name | Offense | Defense | Differential |
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USC | 13.3 | 14.96 | -1.66 |
WSHST | 11.53 | 14.18 | -2.65 |
Yards Per Pass
Name | Offense | Defense | Differential |
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USC | 12.50 | 12.39 | 0.11 |
WSHST | 10.24 | 9.18 | 1.06 |
Yards Per Rush
Name | Offense | Defense | Differential |
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USC | 4.73 | 4.32 | 0.41 |
WSHST | 2.81 | 3.61 | -0.8 |
Team Records
USC Trojans
Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
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Overall | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 37.00 | 24.75 | 12.25 |
vs Conf | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 36.00 | 22.00 | 14.00 |
Last 3 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 33.00 | 22.67 | 10.33 |
Washington State Cougars
Name | Record | Home | Away | ATS | ATS Home | ATS Away | Offense | Defense | Diff |
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Overall | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 43.75 | 18.50 | 25.25 |
vs Conf | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 52.00 | 23.00 | 29.00 |
Last 3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 48.00 | 24.67 | 23.33 |
Supergrid
Title | Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank |
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Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense | 37.00 | 37 | 18.50 | 31 |
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense | 223.00 | 64 | 142.25 | 26 |
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense | 133.00 | 74 | 120.00 | 50 |
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense | 43.75 | 12 | 24.75 | 66 |
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense | 432.50 | 5 | 303.00 | 88 |
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense | 71.75 | 124 | 113.00 | 40 |
Head To Head Summary
Name | Record | ATS | OU | Score | Rush | YPR | PA | CP | PY | TY | TO +/- |
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Southern California | 9-1 | 7-3 | 5-5 | 41.20 | 213.10 | 5.42 | 30.10 | 67.77 | 274.50 | 487.60 | 1.70 |
Washington State | 1-9 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 12.60 | 63.70 | 2.12 | 39.70 | 57.68 | 209.80 | 273.50 | 2.70 |
Head To Head Detail
Date | Away | Home | Score | Line | Total | OU Result | ARY | APY | ATY | ATT | HRY | HPY | HTY | HTT | Away Team Attempts | Home Team Attempts | Away Team Completions | Home Team Completions |
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Nov 1, 2014 | USC | WSHST | 44-17 | 127 | 400 | 527 | 1 | 34 | 386 | 420 | 3 | |||||||
Sep 7, 2013 | WSHST | USC | 10-7 | 7 | 215 | 222 | 3 | 139 | 54 | 193 | 2 | |||||||
Sep 25, 2010 | USC | WSHST | 50-16 | 285 | 328 | 613 | 3 | 67 | 256 | 323 | 3 | |||||||
Sep 26, 2009 | WSHST | USC | 6-27 | 85 | 144 | 229 | 3 | 156 | 247 | 403 | 2 | |||||||
Oct 18, 2008 | USC | WSHST | 69-0 | 362 | 263 | 625 | 0 | 88 | 28 | 116 | 3 | |||||||
Sep 22, 2007 | WSHST | USC | 14-47 | 64 | 183 | 247 | 1 | 207 | 302 | 509 | 2 | |||||||
Sep 30, 2006 | USC | WSHST | 28-22 | 135 | 269 | 404 | 2 | 131 | 287 | 418 | 1 | |||||||
Oct 29, 2005 | WSHST | USC | 13-55 | 195 | 89 | 284 | 2 | 312 | 433 | 745 | 2 | |||||||
Oct 30, 2004 | USC | WSHST | 42-12 | 186 | 235 | 421 | 3 | -9 | 165 | 156 | 4 | |||||||
Nov 1, 2003 | WSHST | USC | 16-43 | -25 | 345 | 320 | 4 | 222 | 214 | 436 | 0 |
NCAA Football Betting Trends
USC Trojans | ||
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Southern California is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games | ||
Southern California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games | ||
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern California’s last 6 games | ||
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Southern California’s last 13 games | ||
Southern California is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road | ||
Southern California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road | ||
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern California’s last 5 games on the road | ||
Southern California is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington State | ||
Southern California is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Washington State | ||
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Southern California’s last 16 games when playing Washington State | ||
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern California’s last 6 games when playing Washington State | ||
Southern California is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington State | ||
Southern California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington State | ||
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Southern California’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington State |
Washington State Cougars |
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Washington State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games | ||
Washington State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games | ||
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington State’s last 6 games | ||
Washington State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home | ||
Washington State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home | ||
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington State’s last 7 games at home | ||
Washington State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Southern California | ||
Washington State is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Southern California | ||
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Washington State’s last 16 games when playing Southern California | ||
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington State’s last 6 games when playing Southern California | ||
Washington State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern California | ||
Washington State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern California | ||
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington State’s last 9 games when playing at home against Southern California |
Team Last 5 Games
USC Trojans
Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | ATS Result | offensive rush yards | offensive passing yards | offensive total yards | defensive rush yards | defensive passing yards | defensive total yards | turnovers | Location |
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Sep 23, 2017 | CAL | 30-20 | W | -17/63 | L/U | 133 | 223 | 356 | 113 | 303 | 416 | -4 | A |
Sep 16, 2017 | TEXAS | 27-24 | W | -16.5/65.5 | L/U | 71 | 397 | 468 | 68 | 298 | 366 | -2 | H |
Sep 9, 2017 | STANFO | 42-24 | W | -4/55 | W/O | 307 | 316 | 623 | 170 | 172 | 342 | 2 | H |
Sep 2, 2017 | W.MICH | 49-31 | W | -28/59.5 | L/O | 232 | 289 | 521 | 263 | 94 | 357 | 1 | H |
Jan 2, 2017 | PENNST | 52-49 | W | -7.5/60 | L/O | 122 | 453 | 575 | 211 | 254 | 465 | -2 | A |
Washington State Cougars
Date | Opponent | score | Result | line | ATS Result | offensive rush yards | offensive passing yards | offensive total yards | defensive rush yards | defensive passing yards | defensive total yards | turnovers | Location |
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Sep 23, 2017 | NEVADA | 45-7 | W | -28.5/66 | W/U | 55 | 505 | 560 | 46 | 105 | 151 | -1 | H |
Sep 16, 2017 | OREGST | 52-23 | W | -18/65.5 | W/O | 60 | 431 | 491 | 155 | 199 | 354 | -2 | H |
Sep 9, 2017 | BOISE | 47-44 | W | -7.5/57.5 | L/O | 22 | 433 | 455 | 164 | 237 | 401 | -1 | H |
Sep 2, 2017 | MONTST | 31-0 | W | -41/62 | L/U | 150 | 361 | 511 | 115 | 28 | 143 | 0 | H |
Dec 27, 2016 | MINN | 12-17 | L | -9/61 | L/U | 39 | 264 | 303 | 150 | 129 | 279 | 0 | H |
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