USC at Utah

When Matt Barkley shunned the NFL draft, many thought that the USC Trojans would run the table and find themselves in a National Championship game. Those plans ended when they lost to Stanford a couple of weeks ago. That game dropped USC to 0-3 ATS. This team does have talent, but has not played to it yet. They struggled at a neutral site vs. Syracuse, allowing 29 points. USC hasn't played here in nearly 100 years, and could be affected by the altitude. The Utes have always done well here and they are 48-27 ATS in their last 75 games as an underdog. Matt Barkley was the leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy when the season started, but he has thrown five INTs already. Last week it was the ground game that garnered nearly 300 yards while he passed for just 192. Utah has had two weeks to prepare, but more importantly they’ve had two weeks to get healthy. They will have DE Joe Kruger back, along with S Eric Rowe. Additionally, John White who rushed for over 1,500 yards a year ago and missed the BYU game should be a lot healthier. Overall, it has been a disappointing start for USC and Utah has been bitten by the injury bug. Utah is a lot healthier for this one and should make a game out of this. Take the points and play on Utah.