UCLA at USC

The UCLA Bruins certainly don't have one of their vintage teams this season at 10-7. They are, however, much better than their record indicates. They have gone into the deep end of the pool often in the early going, so the overall numbers are deceptive. USC is simply not a PAC-12 caliber team with losses to Army, Akron, Portland State, and Penn State. This is a much bigger mismatch than the records indicate. While UCLA is not up for the challenge when facing elite teams, this is certainly one they can win on the road as they have a much better team, and more depth than the Trojans. The Bruins have been in charge here, covering six of the seven meetings on the road in this series, and nothing appears to be different for this one. Play on UCLA.