NCAA Football Betting: Washington State Huskies vs. No. 1 USC Trojans
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Saturday, the No. 1 USC
Trojans (-25) welcome
the NCAA football betting family to watch them
begin their quest for its sixth straight Pac-10
championship when they host their conference
opener against the unranked Washington
State Huskies (+25).
In Week 1, USC didn't look like a No. 1 team
with a money-dropping 38-10 win over a soft Idaho
club as the 49-point favorites. Following a Week
2 bye, the Trojans returned to their money-making
dominate selves in a 49-31 cover win versus the
No. 24 Nebraska Cornhuskers as a 9.5-point favorite
to be 2-0 straight up and 1-1 against the spread.
The win was the Trojans 61st victory in 67 games,
as quarterback John David Booty was 19-for-30
for 144 yards with two touchdown passes.
The ground game was virtually unstoppable. The
rushing attack galloped for 8.2 yards per carry
for a total of 313 yards on the ground. Stafon
Johnson led USC's running game with 144 yards.
The Trojans' rushing total was their most since
hanging 403 against UCLA in 2005.
Last week, Washington State failed to cover
the spread as the 24.5-point favorites, as quarterback
Alex Brink threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns
to beat Idaho 45-28. The previous week, Brink
completed a school-record 38 passes for 469 yards
in a 45-17 victory over San Diego State. The
Cougars are 2-1 straight up and 1-2 against the
spread.
Washington State and USC met once last season
as the Trojans won 28-22 in Cougar territory
but failed to cover the spread as the 14-point
favorites.
The Cougars were 4-2 straight up against Pac-10
opponents last year before dropping their last
three games straight up and against the spread.
Dating back to 2006, USC has cashed in five
of their last seven, which includes a 32-18 bowl
win over Michigan. USC has won 34 straight at
home, including 23 consecutive conference games,
which both Pac-10 records. The Trojans haven't
lost at home since a 21-16 defeat against Stanford
on Sept. 29, 2001.
However, Washington State has won two of its
last four games at the Coliseum straight up,
beating USC there in 1997 and 2000 before back-to-back
losses in 2003 and 2005.
NCAA football odds
have USC listed as the 26½-point
favorites with a total of 64.
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Posted on 9/21/2007 9:39:53 PM
NCAA Football Betting: Washington State Huskies vs. No. 1 USC Trojans
By Robby Maddux
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