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USC at Minnesota: Prediction, Odds, Expert Pick

Published Oct. 4, 2024 3:29 p.m. ET

The No. 11 USC Trojans (3-1) will test their 12th-ranked passing attack against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3), who have the No. 1 passing defense, on Saturday, October 5, 2024. The Trojans are favored by 8.5 points in the game. The game's point total is 49.5.

The Trojans beat the Wisconsin Badgers, 38-21, in their most recent game. In their last contest, the Golden Gophers lost against the Michigan Wolverines, 27-24.

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USC vs. Minnesota Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota
TV: BTN
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

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USC vs Minnesota Betting Information updated as of October 4, 2024, 2:47 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
USC	-8.5 (-110)	-321	+253	49.5	-110	-110

USC vs. Minnesota Prediction

Pick ATS: USC (-8.5)
Pick OU: Under (49.5)
Prediction: USC 27, Minnesota 18

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Pick by FOX Sports Betting Analyst Chris Fallica:

I don’t expect this to be an easy one for the Trojans, as they have Penn State on tap next week and Lincoln Riley's teams have struggled in the role of road favorite. The Gophers don’t have much to offer offensively, but I do think they can get some pressure on Miller Moss and keep things very uncomfortable for the SC offense. Kind of regretting not grabbing nine when it was there earlier in the week.

PICK: Under 51 points scored by both teams combined

USC vs. Minnesota Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Trojans 29, Golden Gophers 20.
The Trojans have a 76.2% chance to win this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Golden Gophers have a 28.3% implied probability.
USC has won three games against the spread this season, while failing to cover once.
Minnesota has won three games against the spread this season, failing to cover twice.

USC vs. Minnesota: 2024 Stats Comparison

	USC	Minnesota
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	34.3 (66)	26 (75)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	17 (22)	15.4 (32)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	6 (64)	6 (64)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	6 (60)	9 (16)

USC 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Miller Moss	QB	1,198 YDS (65.4%) / 8 TD / 2 INT -11 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -2.8 RUSH YPG
Jo'Quavious Marks	RB	334 YDS / 3 TD / 83.5 YPG / 5.5 YPC 15 REC / 115 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 28.8 REC YPG
Ja'Kobi Lane	WR	19 REC / 221 YDS / 4 TD / 55.3 YPG
Quinten Joyner	RB	168 YDS / 2 TD / 42 YPG / 7.3 YPC
Eric Gentry	LB	23 TKL / 5 TFL / 2 SACK
Kamari Ramsey	DB	17 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK
Mason Cobb	LB	10 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Easton Mascarenas	LB	13 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

Minnesota 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Darius Taylor	RB	258 YDS / 5 TD / 51.6 YPG / 5.4 YPC 21 REC / 150 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 30 REC YPG
Max Brosmer	QB	1,094 YDS (66.2%) / 6 TD / 4 INT -22 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -4.4 RUSH YPG
Daniel Jackson	WR	28 REC / 326 YDS / 1 TD / 65.2 YPG
Marcus Major	RB	168 YDS / 2 TD / 33.6 YPG / 4 YPC 10 REC / 74 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 14.8 REC YPG
Kerry Brown	DB	31 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Cody Lindenberg	LB	35 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 SACK
Maverick Baranowski	LB	36 TKL / 2 TFL / 0.5 SACK
Jack Henderson	DB	15 TKL / 2 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 1 INT