2014 ESPN College Football Week 5 Odds & Spread: Oregon State vs. USC

Oregon State vs. USC Odds

LOS ANGELES, CA (The Spread) – No. 18 USC closes out the college football weekend on Saturday when it hosts Oregon State at 10:30PM ET on ESPN.

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USC is 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Pac-12 while Oregon State is 3-0 overall and playing in its first conference game. The Trojans are 1-0 at home and 2-1 against the spread while Oregon State is 1-0 on the road and 1-2 against the spread.

Trends show that the home team is 7-2 against the spread in the last 9 games of this series, but Oregon State has covered the spread in 5 of its last 7 against USC. These two have hit the under in four of their last five meetings.

According to oddsmakers from BetDSI, USC is favored at home, as the Trojans are getting odds of -9.5 points against Oregon State. The over/under total for the game has been set at 55.5 points. USC opened as an 11.5-point favorite. The spread then slowly worked its way down to 9.5 points. The over/under total opened at 55.5 points before bumping up to 56 for a brief time.

USC is coming off a 37-31 loss at Boston College two weeks ago. The Trojans gave up 506 yards to the Eagles, with 452 of those yards coming on the ground. On the other side, USC was held to just 20 rushing yards in the game. Quarterback Cody Kessler was 31 of 41 passing for 317 yards and four touchdowns to lead USC while Javorius Allen caught nine passes for 118 yards and one touchdown. Allen also led USC in rushing with 31 yards.

Oregon State is coming off a 28-7 win over San Diego State last week. The Beavers are now averaging 31.7 points per game on offense while giving up 17 points per game. Quarterback Sean Mannion has gone 76 of 113 passing for 903 yards with four touchdowns. Terron Ward and Storm Woods have each rushed for 212 yards and combined for six touchdowns.

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In terms of Injuries, USC running back Tre Madden (toe) and guard Khaliel Rodgers (knee) are both questionable. Oregon State offensive linemen Garrett Weinreich (knee) and Sean Harlow (back) are both questionable as well.

The Public Bets for this game are split evenly, as each team is getting 50% of the wagers with USC getting odds of -9.5 points against Oregon State on Saturday.

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