Penn State vs. USC Prediction: Odds, Expert Picks, QB Matchup, Betting Trends and Stats

The No. 4 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions are on the road to face the USC Trojans in a West Coast Big Ten battle.

Penn State (5-0, 2-0 in the Big Ten) is undefeated this season with four wins by at least two touchdowns. This is the narrowest margin for the Nittany Lions all season (-4.5) and is their first road game since Week 1 at West Virginia (34-12).

USC (3-2, 1-2 in Big Ten) has lost two of its last three games, including Michigan (27-24) and Minnesota (24-17). The Trojans’ only Big Ten win came against Wisconsin (38-21). Aside from Notre Dame as the regular season finale, this will likely be USC’s toughest test.

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Game details and how to watch Penn State vs. USC

• Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
• Time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Location: LA Memorial Coliseum
• City: Los Angeles, CA
• TV/Streaming: CBS and Paramount+

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Peen State @ USC Game Odds – Week 7

The latest odds from Wednesday evening:

O Money line: Penn State -225, USC +180
O Spread: Penn State -5.5 (-110)
O In total: 50.5 points

*Odds courtesy of BetMGM

Penn State opened as the -4.5 favorite and was bet as low as -5.5, with odds of closing at around -6.5 or -7. This is the lowest Penn State has been favored all season. There was no movement at the overall score of 50.5.

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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) has the following best bets for Saturday’s Penn State-USC matchup:
“USC is one of the most well-traveled teams in the country with a neutral field game against LSU, then a bye week and a home game against Utah State, followed by a tough stretch to Michigan (27-24 loss) and a return to LA against Wisconsin ( 38:21 comeback win) and a road trip to Minnesota (24:17 loss).

Now USC is back home and hosting Penn State, which hasn’t been on the road since Week 1 when it took a quick trip to West Virginia (34-12). USC has been sluggish in the last two first halves, but Penn State wasn’t much better last week when it hosted UCLA.

The Trojans’ chance comes from a fast start for a Penn State team that has yet to play in another time zone. I would target USC at +0.5 points in the first quarter or host Penn State at +1.5.”

From the Trading Desk at BetMGM courtesy of John Ewing: National Championship

Highest ticket percentage
· Ohio State 15.4%
Texas 11.9%
· Georgia 11.5%

Highest grip %
· Georgia 17.6%
· Ohio State 17.3%
Texas 11.6%

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Quarterback matchup for Penn State @ USC

• Pennsylvania state: Drew Allar has one of the best touchdown-to-interception ratios (9-1), as well as three rushing scores and 1,190 total yards. Allar is on pace to surpass his career highs of 2,631 passing yards and 29 touchdowns.
• USC: Miller Moss has 9 touchdowns to 4 interceptions and a completion percentage of 64.5 this season. Moss has thrown for at least 200 passing yards in all five games this season and six in a row when including his record 6 touchdown games against Louisville (42-28 win) in the DirectTV Holiday Bowl.

Player news and current stats from the Nittany Lions and Trojans

• Penn State has covered 4 of its last 5 road games.
• Penn State has won 9 of its last 11 games in the ML.
• The over is 7-3 in USC’s last 10 home games.
• Penn State’s Drew Allar has thrown for more than 237 passing yards just once this season, while USC’s Miller Moss has done so three times.

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