The college football season is back, and there is a pretty decent slate of games set to take place on Saturday. The USC Trojans host the San Jose Spartans in one of those matchups, and this should be an interesting game.
San Jose State is trying to make a return to a bowl game this year, but this game is going to be a challenge. USC is hoping to get to the College Football Playoff, and this will be their first test on Saturday night.
Here is some information that you are going to want to look at when making a Spartans vs Trojans prediction on Saturday night.
San Jose State Spartans vs. USC Trojans Information
San Jose State Spartans vs USC Trojans
Location of the game: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA.
Date & Time: Saturday, August 26. 8:00 PM EST.
How to watch: Pac-12 Network
Recent Scores
Both teams will be entering this game with a record of 0-0, but you can look at last year in order to get some help. San Jose State finished the 2022 season with a record of 7-5, while USC won the Pac-12 Championship a year ago.
San Jose State Spartans vs. USC Trojans Betting Analysis
Spartans Will Be Tested on Defense
The San Jose State Spartans lines for this game don’t look good, but this is still a team that should win around six games. SJSU is a program that will be one of the better teams in their own league, but they are clearly overmatched in this one.
The only real hope for San Jose State is getting stops on defense, or at least trying to slow down the USC Trojans. The Spartans don’t have the offense that can keep up in a shootout, and they have to do all that they can to chew up some clock.
Trojans Looking to Score
The USC Trojans schedule will ultimately get way more challenging than this game, but they are still going to be playing the same way. USC has a superstar at quarterback in Caleb Williams, and he is easily the best player in college football.
There are still some concerns about the defense for USC, but that side of the ball won’t really have much to do in this one. USC should be able to score nearly every time that they are on offense, and Williams will do whatever he wants in this game.
Updates
Since this is the first game of the year, there aren’t many big news updates that will help you make a Spartans vs Trojans prediction in this one. Both teams will be anxious to get their seasons underway, even though the preseason projections for each program are going to be much different.
San Jose State Spartans vs. USC Trojans Betting Preview
If you are going to make a Spartans vs Trojans prediction, then you need to take a close look at the NCAAF odds. USC is a 30.5.-point betting favorite in this game, and that’s a pretty massive spread for a season opener.
You can also look at betting the over/under for this matchup, and that line is set at 66.5 total points. USC will try to push that number to over, while SJSU wants to keep it under that total.
San Jose State Spartans vs. USC Trojans Betting Prediction
You don’t usually see any NCAAB odds with a spread of more than 30 points, but that’s what we have in this game. This does present you a great opportunity to bet against the spread, and San Jose State will do what they can to keep this thing close.
If these were two NCAA basketball teams, then San Jose State could simply try to score with the Trojans, but that won’t work in this game. USC just has so many weapons on offense, and they are going to put on a show when they have the football.
- Bet the USC Trojans -30.5 as they are going to cruise to a blowout win in the first game of the year.
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