USC vs Utah Betting Preview - October 15, 2022
The USC vs. Utah game is another good one with the Trojans coming in as a +3.5 dog.
Consider the Utes moneyline here as the team is 27-3 Straight Up as a home favorite (90%) dating back to 2017.
Southern California as an away underdog is 1-9 Straight Up over that time span.
Gambling911.com has a number of 2.83 for this game, suggesting it is right on the money.
Head-to-head, these teams have split in the last four meetings.
USC comes into this one ranked No. 7 in the nation while Utah is also ranked at No. 20. On Sagarin, Utah is coming in at No. 7 and Southern California No. 10.
The Trojans are off to a 6-0 start for the first time since 2006.
Southern California WR Jordan Addison, last year’s winner of the Biletnikoff Award at Pittsburgh, leads the team with 32 catches and 479 yards. He also had six touchdown catches.
Uah had their seven-game Pac-12 conference winning streak halted by UCLA last weekend.
Utah cornerback Clark Phillips III has recorded pick-sixes in two straight games and is tied for the FBS lead with four interceptions in 2022. He knows this is going to be a tough game.
“Good quarterback and some great receivers," Phillips III said of the Trojans. "I feel like they’ve got a myriad of weapons and people that can really hurt us as a defense,” he said. “It’s a challenge that you anticipate when you call yourself a great defense. I’m excited to see them in Rice-Eccles.”
Utes coach Kyle Whittingham praised the Trojans defense during his weekly media availability, highlighting USC's national-best 24 sacks.
"They've got a good front four ... they can get after the quarterback," Whittingham said. "The secondary's always athletic at SC. You can look at any year from the last 50 years.
"Between the secondary and the way the front's playing, that's really the reason why they've been having success."
The Trojans have not fared well on fieldturf. They are just 6-13 Against The Spread in their last nineteen on this surface.
They are also 2-7 ATS in their last 9 conference games.
The Utes are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
BetUS host Gary Segars, and college football expert handicappers Kyle Hunter and Parker Fleming preview College Football Week 7 game between USC and Utah. They'll go over the best value college football odds available and betting trends and share their College Football expert analysis and predictions.
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
