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Penn State vs. USC: Key Points & Predictions for Saturday's Game
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10/11/2024
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Saturday's game between Penn State at USC. Of course, the Nittany Lions are one of the
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best teams in the country this year. Maybe people are sleeping on them. I'm not sure
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that people don't realize how good they've been. They're 4.5 point favorites with a very
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interesting travel time for them. I know they had to go to a different airport, saw that
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earlier in the week, Bill, to get out of Happy Valley and get to Harrisburg to get to USC.
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Trojans getting 4.5 points. I haven't been all that impressed with them this season.
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I think that's fair to say. 50.5 is the total here, so some points expected.
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Yeah, and this is a back-against-the-wall moment for USC. You know, these heartbreaking
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losses at Michigan and Minnesota. We talked about that travel trend earlier in the week,
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but it bears repeating. Penn State hasn't played a game, a regular season game, on the
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West Coast since they played USC in 1990. 1990-1991, they lost both games. USC's got
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to shut down the running game. They've given up over five yards per carry to Michigan and
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Minnesota. Penn State comes in there with Nick Singleton and Katron Allen. They would
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be content just to run the ball and maybe set up a few shots for Drew Aller. I don't
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love this line. The Nittany Lions are the better team. I understand that. I would lean
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towards the over, though, because I think USC is going to hang in this game, make a
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few plays. Maybe the travel spooks me more than the players, Craig, but it's just proven.
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These trends within the Big Ten this year between the West Coast and the Midwest teams.
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