USC played a sloppy game and committed four turnovers and lost its starting quarterback to a season-ending injury. Yet USC still managed to beat Fresno State on Saturday night. JT Daniels finished 25-of-34 for 215 yards with a touchdown and interception before true freshman Kedon Slovis took over in the second half and completed 6-of-8 for 57 yards with no TDs and an interception. Stanford came into the season with only five defensive starters returning, but David Shaw's squad was up to the task and held Northwestern to only 210 total yards in a 17-7 win that went UNDER by 22.5 points. Plus, the last score came with less than a minute left when Jordan Fox recovered a fumble in the end zone, which gave the Cardinal the cover. Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello was a solid 16-of-20 for 152 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. Cameron Scarlett gained 97 yards on 22 carries, but Stanford still has to prove it can put enough points on the board with only four starters returning on offense, including two on the line. Also, Costello is questionable this week with a head injury. USC has gone UNDER five of its last six games after a win and the Cardinal is 11-5 UNDER its last 16 following a win. Stanford won last year's meeting 17-3 and it went UNDER by 34.5 points. Play the UNDER.
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CFB
Stanford at USC
September 7, 2019
10:30 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 45 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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