The USC Trojans will travel to California Memorial Stadium on Saturday night to take on the California Golden Bears in a Pac-12 Conference game.
The Trojans are 4-7 (3-5) and are riding a three-game losing streak after losing 35-31 to the BYU Cougars. Freshman quarterback Jaxson Dart finished 23-of-35 for 248 yards with a touchdown.
The Golden Bears are also 4-7 (3-5) this season and are coming off a 42-14 road loss to the UCLA Bruins. Senior quarterback Chase Garbers went 16-of-31 for 125 yards and two interceptions.
USC at California Stats
Looking at the USC Trojans stats
Senior running back Vavae Malepeai needs to step up with the injury to Keaontay Ingram that will force him to miss here. Malepeai finished with 96 rushing attempts for 395 yards (4.1 yards per carry) with six rushing touchdowns as well as 11 catches for 57 yards (5.2 yards per reception).
In his last game against BYU, he finished with 20 carries for 99 yards (five yards per attempt) with a rushing touchdown and two receptions for nine yards (4.5 yards per catch).
The USC Trojans have been struggling on the defensive side of the field as they are giving up 32.5 points per game. In their previous game against the BYU Cougars, USC allowed 35 points on 465 total yards of offense (276 passing, 189 rushing).
The Cougars were able to move the chains as he went 7-of-14 on third down and converted all three fourth down tries. USC needs to defend against the run better as they allowed 4.5 rushing yards per attempt.
Looking at the California Golden Bears stats
Senior wide receiver Trevon Clark has been playing pretty well as he has 29 catches for 604 yards (20.8 yards per reception) with four receiving touchdowns this season. In his last game against UCLA, he was a non-factor as he had zero catches.
The defense of the California Golden Bears have been playing decently well on the defensive side of the field as they are allowing 23 points per game. In their previous game against the UCLA Bruins, they gave up 42 points on 446 total yards of offense (164 passing, 282 rushing).
The Bruins were able to move the ball without pressure as they went 9-of-13 on third down attempts. The Golden Bears need to stop the opposing running backs as the Bruins averaged 6.4 rushing yards per carry.
Betting Trends for USC Trojans at California Golden Bears
- Trojans are 7-1 ATS in their last eight road games against the Golden Bears
- Trojans are 4-1 ATS in their last five games on fieldturf
- Trojans are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a loss
- Golden Bears are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 home games
- Golden Bears are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games as a favorite
Who to Bet Trojans at Golden Bears
The California Golden Bears are listed as over a field goal home favorite in this game, according to the top sportsbooks in the nation.
However, go with the USC Trojans to win as they are building on the momentum of announcing Lincoln Riley as their newest head coach, so the program has some buzz.
The Trojans are scoring 30.3 points in their previous four games, while the Golden Bears are averaging 19.3 points in their last three games.
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