USC Trojans vs Utah Utes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/15/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 15, 2022

Venue:  Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  USC +3.5, Utah -3.5; Over/Under:  64.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  USC +3.5, Utah -3.5; Over/Under:  64.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  USC +3.5, Utah -3.5; Over/Under:  65 points

 

USC Trojans:  6-0 (4-0) (1st place, PAC-12)

Utah Utes:  4-2 (2-1) (4th place, PAC-12)

 

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USC Trojans:  won their last game at home against the Washington State Cougars 30-14.

Utah Utes:  lost their last game on the road against the UCLA Bruins 42-32.

 

USC is entering this game with a 6-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 2-0 in their road games this year. This will also be their 5th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 4-0. They won against the Washington State Cougars in their last game at home 30-14. Caleb Williams started that game at QB and he completed 15/29 passes for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns. Travis Dye led the team in rushing with 149 yards and 1 TD on 28 rushing attempts. Mario Williams led the team in receiving with 82 yards and 2 TDs on 4 receptions. Ralen Goforth led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Tuli Tuipulotu led the defense in sacks with 3 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Utah is entering this game with a 4-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 3-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 4th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 2-1. They lost against the UCLA Bruins in their last game on the road 42-32. Cameron Rising started that game at QB and he completed 23/32 passes for 287 yards and 1 interception. Tavion Thomas led the team in rushing with 91 yards and 1 TD on 18 carries. Devaughn Vele led the team in receiving with 87 yards on 6 receptions. RJ Hubert led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Van Fillinger and Karene Reid each led the defense in sacks with 1 while Clark Phillips III came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have USC listed as a 3.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. USC has been great this year as they are undefeated through 6 games and they are ranked number 7 in the nation coming into this game. USC is on a mission this year after acquiring head coach Lincoln Riley and all the talent they did through the transfer portal. They are not only trying to win a PAC-12 title this season but Riley has some very high hopes of going to the college football playoffs this season. He will have to put together an undefeated season though but he will also need to impress with their wins. Utah is a very good team, they are the defending PAC-12 champions from last year, but they have lost a few games this season including their game last week on the road against UCLA. Now they face another ranked team here that has a lot of high hopes and a lot more talent than Utah does. Utah has already fallen short in a few big games this year and this is another huge game for them that they could end up losing or even if they win, it might only be by a field goal. The best way to place a bet here is on USC to cover the spread in this game.

 

USC Utah Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 15, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is USC 37 Utah 28.

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USC Trojans: 16-25 ATS as a road underdog of 7 points or less. 7-12 ATS against conference opponents. 6-0 OVER after allowing 14 points or less last game. 

Utah Utes: 61-30 ATS after a playing a game where 60 total points or more were scored. 16-9 OVER in all games. 14-7 OVER as a favorite. 

 

 

USC Trojans:  R. Height (LB) out for season - Shoulder. M. Hasan (QB) Out indefinitely - Achilles. J. Wolfe (TE) Out indefinitely - Foot.

Utah Utes:  S. Enis (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. B. Kuithe (TE) out for season - Leg.

 

 

"When you lose two of our best players, two of your leaders, you've got to have everybody step up. We had a lot of guys step up. The defensive front had a dominant game." - Lincoln Riley after his team’s win against WSU in their last game.

 

 

"The whole problem really in the second half was we couldn't get any stops. They had a bunch of big plays both in the receiving game and the rushing game. That really is what did us in was their big play capability." - Kyle Whittingham after his team’s loss against UCLA in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Rice, Brenden

WR Addison, Jordan

WR Williams, Mario 

TE McRee, Lake

QB Williams, Caleb

RB Dye, Travis 

 

WR Vele, Devaughn 

WR Enis, Solomon

WR Dixon, Jaylen 

TE Kincaid, Dalton 

TE Yassmin, Thomas 

QB Rising, Cameron 

RB Thomas, Tavion 

FB Kendall, Logan 

 

 

Passing: C. Williams (1590)

Rushing: T. Dye (571)

Receiving: J. Addison (479)

Touchdowns: J. Addison (6)

 

Passing: C. Rising (1440)

Rushing: T. Thomas (386)

Receiving: D. Vele (356)

Touchdowns: T. Thomas (5) 

 

Coaches:

USC Trojans: Lincoln Riley (1st season)

Utah Utes: Kyle Whittingham (19th season)