Penn State at USC Preview & Picks
Penn State are tipped to cover the spread as they win at the Coliseum.
The Nittany Lions are efficient on offense and tough on defense, and their excellent ground game is likely to be key against a struggling USC run defense.
- Penn State are 5-0 so far this season
- Penn State are 9-2-0 ATS in their last 11 road games
- The Under hit in 4 of Penn State’s first 5 games
- The Under cashed in 3 of USC’s first 5 games
Head To Head
- USC lead the all-time series 6-4
- USC won 52-49 when the two teams last met in January 2017
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Penn State head out on the road for the first time since the opening weekend looking to improve their record to 6-0.
The Nittany Lions opened up in West Virginia and ran out 34-12 winners against the Mountaineers, before returning home for their next four games.
They marked their home opener with a 34-27 win over Bowling Green, before shutting out Kent State in a 56-0 victory.
Penn State went into their first conference game after that, against ranked Illinois, and they kicked off their Big Ten campaign with a 21-7 win over the Fighting Illini.
The Nittany Lions then took their record to 5-0 last weekend with a 27-11 win over conference rivals UCLA.
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USC return home looking to rebound from their second defeat of the season, which has left them with a 3-2 record.
The Trojans kicked off the season with a trip to face an LSU team ranked 10 places ahead of them, and they sent an early message with a 27-20 victory.
They backed that up a week later with a 48-0 win over Utah State in their home opener, but they have won just one of their three games since then.
USC made the jump from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten this past offseason and they were beaten 27-24 at Michigan in their conference opener.
The Trojans rebounded to beat Wisconsin 38-21 for their first conference win, but they failed to follow that up last weekend as they travelled to Minnesota and lost 24-17.