This is a huge natural rivalry, and not many would have thought that UCLA would come into this game with the same number of losses as USC. USC watched their season come undone after a 6-0 start, and with Caleb Williams the reigning Heisman winner at QB. The fact is this team has totally imploded. The Trojans are 1-4 in their last five games and the lone win was by a single point against California. UCLA has held 8 different opponents to 17 or fewer points, and USC is playing no defense at all as the Trojans are allowing an unthinkable 43ppg in their last 7. USC has seen their season go from a playoff likely team to one that can't even win a game. Make the play on UCLA.
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Who is the public on? 51% of the public bets are on UCLA Bruins on the +4.5 ATS. And, 66% of the bets are on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game is that USC will win by a score of 29.4 to 22.1 with USC winning on the moneyline and on the spread.
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Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on USC Trojans on the -5 ATS. And, 68% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that USC would win by a score of 34.8 to 32.1 with USC winning on the moneyline, UCLA winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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UCLA at USC
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Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on UCLA Bruins on the +2.5 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that USC would win by a score of 38.0 to 37.8, UCLA winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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USC at UCLA
UCLA got caught looking ahead to this game last week and suffered a home loss to Arizona as a 20-point favorite. USC is 9-1 and that loss has left the Bruins at 8-2, but this is still a huge game vs inner-city rivals. Odds-makers are expecting a shootout here, with the total in the mid-70s. I think the rivalry is going to inspire somewhat conservative play and have the defense showing up. The last 21 totals posted that were greater than 74 have seen the under prevail 13-8. I think when you consider the magnitude of this game, and the rivalry status, the points aren't going to go the way the numbers look. UCLA after allowing 31 points or more in their last two games, and facing an opponent that has scored 37 or more in two straight games is 66-34 ATS to the UNDER. Make the play UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 70% of the public bets were on UCLA Bruins on the -4.5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that UCLA would win by a score of 33.7 to 32.5 with UCLA winning on the moneyline, USC winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on USC Trojans on the -3.5 ATS. 76% of the public money was on USC Trojans to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that USC would win by a score of 32.4 to 29.9 with USC winning on the moneyline, UCLA winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.