The Arizona Wildcats (0-7, 0-4 Pac-12) and USC Trojans (3-4, 2-3) meet Saturday in United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Arizona vs. USC odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Wildcats have lost all seven games so far, but they aren’t giving up. Arizona put up a valiant effort in a 21-16 loss against Washington last Friday, covering a 17-point number. The Under has hit in three straight for UA.
The Trojans haven’t exactly had the season they envisioned. USC was dropped 31-16 on the road vs. Notre Dame last week, following a 42-26 setback to Utah. USC is 1-3 SU/ATS across the past four outings.
Arizona at USC odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Arizona +800 (bet $100 to win $800) | USC -1600 (bet $1,600 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arizona +21.5 (-107) | USC -21.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 55.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Arizona at USC odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
USC 31, Arizona 13
Money line
USC (-1600) is just way too expensive given its results this season. It will cost you 16 times your potential return, or a $6 profit on a $100 wager.
AVOID.
Against the spread
ARIZONA +21.5 (-107) is worth a small-unit play, as it should be able to keep it within three touchdowns at the Coliseum. The trends are all awful for the Wildcats, but they’re not terribly good for the Trojans, either.
USC is just 1-4 ATS in the past five at home and 0-4 ATS across the past four at home against a team with a losing road mark.
Over/Under
UNDER 55.5 (-107) is a strong play, cashing in six of the past seven meetings in this series.
More importantly, the Under is 4-1 in the previous five outings for Arizona, hitting in nine of the last 12 league games, too.
USC hit the Under last time out, and while it should put up a decent amount of points on the winless Wildcats. Arizona is scoring just 14.3 PPG to rank 127th in the nation out of 130 FBS teams.
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