San Jose State Spartans vs USC Trojans Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 08/26/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, August 26, 2023

Venue:  LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 

Where to Watch:  Pac-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  SJSU +30.5, USC -30.5; Over/Under:  64.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SJSU +30, USC -30; Over/Under:  64.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  SJSU +30.5, USC -30.5; Over/Under:  64.5 points

San Jose State Spartans:  0-0 (MWC)

USC Trojans:  0-0 (Pac-12)

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San Jose State Spartans:  N/A

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San Jose State finished last season with a 7-5 record overall and they had a 5-3 record in their conference games too.  They were 6-0 in their home games, 1-4 in their road games, and they were also 0-1 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 27.4 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 22 points per game. Their offense also averaged 368.3 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 339.9 yards per game. Chevan Cordeiro led the team in passing yards with 3251, Kairee Robinson led the team in rushing yards with 752, and Elijah Cooks led the team in receiving yards with 1076.

 

 

 

USC finished last season with an 11-3 record overall and they had a 8-1 record in their conference games too.  They were 7-0 in their home games, 4-1 in their road games, and they were also 0-2 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 41.4 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 29.2 points per game. Their offense also averaged 506.6 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 423.9 yards per game. Caleb Williams led the team in passing yards with 4537, Travis Dye led the team in rushing yards with 884, and Jordan Addison led the team in receiving yards with 875.

The current betting odds have San Jose State listed as a 30.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. USC was a very good team last season under their new head coach Lincoln Riley and they are only going to improve as a team this season but offense has mainly been their focus as they did score a lot of points in their games last year. Their defense really suffered though as they did give up a ton of points too and San Jose State has made a lot of improvements in the transfer portal for this season. As good as USC is, defense will continue to be an issue for them since Riley doesn't focus on it's importance and that will always leave the door open for a backdoor cover against them by some of these teams and will even leave the door open for teams to go toe-to-toe with them all game. San Jose State doesn't have too long of a trip for this game either and they will be able to put up points on this defense even if they give up a lot themselves and it will just be too much for this USC team to cover. The best way to place a bet here is on San Jose State to cover the spread in this game.

San Jose State USC Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, August 26, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is USC 58 SJSU 34.

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San Jose State Spartans: 9-15 ATS in all games. 4-7 ATS in road games. 22-8 UNDER as a road underdog of 21.5 or more points. 11-5 UNDER in a road game where the total is between 63.5 and 70.

USC Trojans: 6-2 ATS as a home favorite of 28.5 to 35 points. 20-11 ATS in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 63. 24-17 UNDER when the total is between 63.5 and 70. 8-4 UNDER against Mountain West conference opponents.

San Jose State Spartans:  J. Canaan (TE) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Galloway (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Lockhart (WR) Ques Sat - Arm.

USC Trojans:  None.

“I’ve never seen a college football player like Caleb Williams. That’s just my own opinion … I’m 27 years in, I think, and I’ve never seen anybody like him. He is just brilliant in every way. And then you add that with just the normal high level talent at USC, and then what they’ve been able to add through NIL money, right? And so I think you’re looking at a kind of football team that maybe we’ve never seen before in college football.” - Brent Brennan on Caleb Williams before playing against USC in their 1st game of the college football season. 

“Listen, we got a great opportunity in front of us. I think everybody within our program, every player, senses that and wants to do a great job of taking advantage of this. These windows are short. You only get so many shots at this.” - Lincoln Riley on the upcoming season for his team.

WR Nash, Nick 

WR Lockhart, Justin 

WR Ross, Charles 

TE Mazotti, Dominick 

QB Cordeiro, Chevan 

RB Robinson, Kairee 

WR Rice, Brenden 

WR Singer, Dorian 

WR Williams, Mario 

TE McRee, Lake 

QB Williams, Caleb 

RB Jones, Austin 

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Coaches:

San Jose State Spartans: Brent Brennan (7th season)

USC Trojans: Lincoln Riley (2nd season)