Oregon vs. USC Odds
No. 24 USC is playing in its national championship game Saturday when the Trojans host No. 1 Oregon at 8PM ET on Saturday.
The Ducks are 7-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Pac-10 while USC is 5-2 on the season and 2-2 in conference play. The home team has won the last four meetings in this series.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook BroburySports.com have made Oregon a 6.5-point favorite on the road against USC. The over/under has been set at 71.
The opening odds had Oregon favored by 7 points but the line dropped down to 6.5 during the week. The over/under point total opened at 70 and has since added a point to get to 71.
The Ducks have been unstoppable this season, scoring a minimum of 42 points in any game, as they average 569.1 yards per game on offense. The defense is holding opponents to 331.6 yards per game. Darron Thomas has thrown for 1,539 yards and 17 touchdowns while rushing for 269 yards and two touchdowns. LaMichael James has rushed for 971 yards and 11 touchdowns as well.
USC defeated Cal 48-14 two weeks ago to end a two-game losing streak. The Trojans have scored at least 31 points in all but one game this season as they average 494 yards of offense per game while the defense gives up 402.4 yards per game. Matt Barkley has thrown for 1,869 yards and 20 touchdowns while Allen Bradford and Marc Tyler have combined for just under 1,000 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns on the year.
Trends favor USC in this game as the home team is 4-0 against the spread in the last four games of this series while the Ducks are just 2-5 ATS in their last seven against USC. USC is also 5-0 ATS in their last five games as an underdog of 3.5-to-10 points.
Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas is listed as questionable for the game with a shoulder injury but is expected to play on Saturday. USC offensive linemen Tyron Smith and Michael Reardon are both questionable for the game with respective injuries.
Just under 15,000 public bets have been made on this game with Oregon getting 75% of the wagers at -6.5 against USC on Saturday.
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