2009 NCAAFB Betting Preview: USC at Ohio State Trends & Injuries

Last Updated on September 12, 2009 4:45 pm by drew

USC-Ohio State

No. 8
Ohio
State is looking to defend the honor of the Big Ten Conference when it hosts No. 3 USC at 8PM ET on Saturday from

Ohio Stadium.

Bet USC at Ohio State

The Buckeyes are looking to avenge a 35-3 at USC last season.

Ohio
State only put up 207 yards of offense and turned the ball over three times in the loss. This season, the Buckeyes are hoping Terrelle Pryor has matured enough to lead

Ohio
State to a victory. Pryor threw for 174 yards on 14-of-21 passing with a touchdown and rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown in

Ohio
State’s narrow 31-27 win over Navy last weekend. The Buckeyes amassed 363 yards of offense in the win, with Dan Herron rushing for 72 yards to lead

Ohio
State’s ground attack.

Ohio
State did force three turnovers on defense, but needed a two-point interception return for a touchdown on a two-point conversion to avoid an embarrassing loss in the season opener.

The Trojans rolled over

San Jose
State by a score of 56-3 in their season opener. USC amassed 620 yards of offense and allowed just 121 on defense. Matt Barkley threw for 233 yards and one touchdown on 15-of-19 passing in his USC debut as a true freshman. Joe McKnight rushed for 145 yards and two scores while the defense forced two turnovers and had five sacks. In the 2008 win over the Buckeyes, McKnight had 105 yards rushing on just 12 carries while the defense had five sacks and forced three turnovers of

Ohio
State.

Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL have made USC 7-point road favorites over

Ohio
State on Saturday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 45.5.

College Football Week 2 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992

USC is 1-0 against the spread versus

OHIO ST since 1992

USC is 1-0 straight up against

OHIO ST since 1992

1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games over the last 3 seasons

USC is 1-0 against the spread versus

OHIO ST over the last 3 seasons 

USC is 1-0 straight up against

OHIO ST over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

USC: 13-4 ATS vs. Big Ten

OHIO ST: 2-6 ATS off non-conference game

Southern Cal is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Southern Cal is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road

Ohio
State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Ohio State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Week 2 College Football Injury Report
USC

No significant injuries.

OHIO ST

No significant injuries.

USC at Ohio State Current Odds

USC Trojans -7 Over 45.5 (-270)

Ohio
State Buckeyes Under 45.5 (+210)

Player Props:

How many completions will Matt Barkley (USC) have: Over/Under 16.5

How many touchdown passes will Barkley have: Over/Under 1.5

Will Barkley throw an interception: Yes (-180) or No (+140)

How many rushing attempts will Joe McKnight (USC) have: Over/Under 14.5

Will McKnight score a touchdown in the first half: Yes (+140) or No (-180)

Will Stafon Johnson (USC) score a touchdown: Yes (-115) or No (-115)

How many receiving yards will Damian Williams (USC) have: Over/Under 65.5 yards

Will Williams score a touchdown: Yes (+115) or No (-145)

How many receptions will Anthony McCoy (USC) have: Over/Under 2.5

How many receptions will David Ausberry (USC) have: Over/Under 2.5

How many completions will Terrelle Pryor (OSU) have: Over/Under 14.5

What will Pryor throw first: Touchdown (+110) or Interception (-140)

How many rushing attempts will Pryor have: Over/Under 13.5

How many rushing yards will Dan Herron (OSU) have: Over/Under 66.5 yards

Will Herron score a touchdown: Yes (+115) or No (-145)

How many receptions will Herron have: Over/Under 2.5

How many receiving yards will Dane Sanzenbacher (OSU) have: Over/Under 45.5 yards

Will Sanzenbacher score a touchdown: Yes (+160) or No (-200)

How many receptions will Jake Ballard (OSU) have: Over/Under 2.5

How many receptions will Brandon Saine (OSU) have: Over/Under 1.5

Bet USC at Ohio State

Posted: 9/12/09 4:45PM ET