USC Trojans vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/10/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022

Venue:  Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  USC -8.5, Stanford +8.5; Over/Under:  67 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  USC -8.5, Stanford +8.5; Over/Under:  67 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  USC -8.5, Stanford +8.5; Over/Under:  67.5 points

 

USC Trojans:  1-0 (4th place, PAC-12 South)

Stanford Cardinal:  1-0 (4th place, PAC-12 North)

 

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USC Trojans:  won their last game at home against the Rice Owls 66-14.

Stanford Cardinal:  won their last game at home against the Colgate Raiders 41-10.

 

USC is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They won against the Rice Owls in their last game at home 66-14. Caleb Williams started that game at QB and he completed 19/22 passes for 249 yards and 2 touchdowns. Caleb Williams led the team in rushing with 68 yards on 6 rushing attempts. Tahj Washington led the team in receiving with 65 yards on 4 receptions. Shane Lee led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Tyrone Taleni, Jamar Sekona, and Latrell McCutchin all led the team in sacks with 1 each while Shane Lee, Calen Bullock, Ralen Goforth, and Xamarion Gordon all had 1 interception each for them in that one.

 

 

 

Stanford is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd home game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their home games this year. They won against the Colgate Raiders in their last game at home 41-10. Tanner McKee started that game at QB and he completed 22/27 passes for 308 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. E.J. Smith led the team in rushing with 118 yards and 2 TDs on 11 rushing attempts. John Humphreys led the team in receiving with 88 yards on 4 receptions. Levani Damuni led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Stephen Herron led the defense in sacks with 1 while Kendall Williamson came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have USC listed as an 8.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. USC looked really good in their last game and they started their season the way everyone expected it to go. This is going to be a good team this year with new head coach Lincoln Riley, and bringing Caleb Williams with him to be the starter was a great decision after the season he had last year. Stanford won their first game of the year in a blowout over a team from the FCS but Stanford has not had a good program over the last few years and this USC team has really rebuilt itself with the pending conference move as well. They are also going to be looking for revenge here against their rival after getting embarrassed at home by them last season. Stanford is going to struggle to move the ball in this game and with the new rebuilt USC team, they should blow out Stanford in this game with no issues. the best way to place a bet here is on USC to cover the spread in this game.

 

USC Stanford Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 10, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is USC 42 Stanford 20.

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USC Trojans: 15-8 ATS after playing a game where 80 total points or more were scored. 30-19 UNDER when the total is greater than or equal to 63. 51-30 UNDER after scoring 42 points or more last game.

Stanford Cardinal: 6-13 ATS in all games. 1-7 ATS in home games. 13-6 UNDER as a home underdog of 7.5 to 14 points. 

 

 

USC Trojans:  D. Jackson (DB) Ques Sat - Knee. M. Hasan (QB) Out indefinitely - Achilles. J. Wolfe (TE) Out indefinitely - Foot.

Stanford Cardinal:  B. Bragg (G) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

 

 

"We understand this is just the beginning and there's so much left, so much better to play, so much better to coach. "It's a great start; it's not anything more than that, not anything less than that." - Lincoln Riley on his team’s win over Rice last week.

 

 

"A good combination of tempo, a combination of running the ball with efficiency. They have some outside zones, gap schemes, big counter runner. And matching your passing game with your running game. Especially getting a quarterback who can run only makes them that much more dangerous." - David Shaw on the USC offense coming into this game against them.

 

 

 

WR Rice, Brenden

WR Addison, Jordan

WR Williams, Mario 

TE McRee, Lake

QB Williams, Caleb

RB Dye, Travis 

 

WR Tremayne, Brycen

WR Higgins, Elijah

WR Wilson, Michael 

TE Yurosek, Benjamin

QB McKee, Tanner

RB Smith, E.J. 

FB Symonds, Jay 

 

 

Passing: C. Williams (249)

Rushing: C. Williams (68)

Receiving: T. Washington (65)

Touchdowns: A. Jones (2)

 

Passing: T. McKee (308)

Rushing: E. Smith (118)

Receiving: J. Humphreys (88)

Touchdowns: E. Smith (2)

 

Coaches:

USC Trojans: Lincoln Riley (1st season)

Stanford Cardinal: David Shaw (12th season)