Penn State vs. USC: Key Points & Predictions for Saturday's Game

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00:00Saturday's game between Penn State at USC. Of course, the Nittany Lions are one of the

00:08best teams in the country this year. Maybe people are sleeping on them. I'm not sure

00:11that people don't realize how good they've been. They're 4.5 point favorites with a very

00:15interesting travel time for them. I know they had to go to a different airport, saw that

00:19earlier in the week, Bill, to get out of Happy Valley and get to Harrisburg to get to USC.

00:25Trojans getting 4.5 points. I haven't been all that impressed with them this season.

00:29I think that's fair to say. 50.5 is the total here, so some points expected.

00:34Yeah, and this is a back-against-the-wall moment for USC. You know, these heartbreaking

00:39losses at Michigan and Minnesota. We talked about that travel trend earlier in the week,

00:44but it bears repeating. Penn State hasn't played a game, a regular season game, on the

00:50West Coast since they played USC in 1990. 1990-1991, they lost both games. USC's got

00:57to shut down the running game. They've given up over five yards per carry to Michigan and

01:01Minnesota. Penn State comes in there with Nick Singleton and Katron Allen. They would

01:05be content just to run the ball and maybe set up a few shots for Drew Aller. I don't

01:10love this line. The Nittany Lions are the better team. I understand that. I would lean

01:15towards the over, though, because I think USC is going to hang in this game, make a

01:19few plays. Maybe the travel spooks me more than the players, Craig, but it's just proven.

01:26These trends within the Big Ten this year between the West Coast and the Midwest teams.