16th-Ranked Washington State Hosts 5th-Ranked USC

Washington State in Early Season Pac-12 Showdown

The 5th-ranked USC Trojans and the 16th-ranked Washington State Cougars will meet in a key, early season Pac-12 matchup on Friday at Martin Stadium. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN. Kickoff is set for 10:30 pm EST.

This is a rare spotlight game in Pullman, Wash. Martin Stadium was sold out last week and should be rocking. The  33,000 screaming Cougar fans are hoping to make a difference against the perennial power USC Trojans.

Washington State off to Best Start Since 2001

Washington State was a 45-7 winner in its last match at home against the Nevada Wolf Pack. They covered the -28.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 52 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

The Cougars are 4-0 for the first time since 2001.  Washington State is outscoring opponents 87-19 in the first half this season.

Washington State senior quarterback Luke Falk completed 36 of 47 pass attempts for 478 yards and five touchdowns against Nevada. The fourth touchdown pass of the day marked the 100th of his career. That TD moved him past former USC quarterback Matt Leinart. It puts him third on the Pac-12's career list.

Falk has guided Washington State to No. 12 in the nation in scoring. The Cougars' are averaging almost 44 points per game in Leach's "Air Raid" attack. Falk has completed 67.1 percent of his passes for 344.1 yards a game with 14 touchdowns and only one interception

Washington State defense ranks No. 1 in the Pac-12 in passing defense. They are only allowing only 142.2 yards per game.

USC Defense is Forcing Turnovers

USC was a 30-20 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cal Golden Bears. They failed to cover the -17-point spread as favorites, while the total score (50) made winners of UNDER bettors.

USC has won 13 consecutive games, the nation's second-longest streak. To continue that streak they can't start out slow like they have been so far this season. The Trojans have either trailed or been tied in the fourth quarter in three of their four games. The Trojans have outscored opponents 72-38 after three quarters.

The USC defense forced six turnovers against Cal. The Trojans have 11 takeaways. That is the third-most in the nation. Cornerback Jack Jones earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors after picking off two passes against the Golden Bears.

Quarterback Sam Darnold, who some consider a potential No. 1 NFL draft pick in 2018, has come up clutch late in games.  He's also been intercepted seven times this year. This is just two fewer than he made in 10 starts last season.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Southern California	4-0	1-3	37.00	24.75	12.25	1-2	0-1	2-2	2-1	0-1
Washington State	4-0	2-2	43.75	18.50	25.25	2-2	0-0	2-2	2-2	0-0

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
USC	13.3	14.96	-1.66
WSHST	11.53	14.18	-2.65

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
USC	12.50	12.39	0.11
WSHST	10.24	9.18	1.06

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
USC	4.73	4.32	0.41
WSHST	2.81	3.61	-0.8

Team Records

USC Trojans

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	4-0	3-0	1-0	1-3	1-2	0-1	37.00	24.75	12.25
vs Conf	2-0	1-0	1-0	1-1	1-0	0-1	36.00	22.00	14.00
Last 3	3-0	2-0	1-0	1-2	1-1	0-1	33.00	22.67	10.33

Washington State Cougars

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	4-0	4-0	0-0	2-2	2-2	0-0	43.75	18.50	25.25
vs Conf	1-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	52.00	23.00	29.00
Last 3	3-0	3-0	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	48.00	24.67	23.33

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	37.00	37	18.50	31
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	223.00	64	142.25	26
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	133.00	74	120.00	50
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	43.75	12	24.75	66
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	432.50	5	303.00	88
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	71.75	124	113.00	40

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Southern California	9-1	7-3	5-5	41.20	213.10	5.42	30.10	67.77	274.50	487.60	1.70
Washington State	1-9	3-7	5-5	12.60	63.70	2.12	39.70	57.68	209.80	273.50	2.70

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Nov 1, 2014	USC	WSHST	44-17	127	400	527	1	34	386	420	3
Sep 7, 2013	WSHST	USC	10-7	7	215	222	3	139	54	193	2
Sep 25, 2010	USC	WSHST	50-16	285	328	613	3	67	256	323	3
Sep 26, 2009	WSHST	USC	6-27	85	144	229	3	156	247	403	2
Oct 18, 2008	USC	WSHST	69-0	362	263	625	0	88	28	116	3
Sep 22, 2007	WSHST	USC	14-47	64	183	247	1	207	302	509	2
Sep 30, 2006	USC	WSHST	28-22	135	269	404	2	131	287	418	1
Oct 29, 2005	WSHST	USC	13-55	195	89	284	2	312	433	745	2
Oct 30, 2004	USC	WSHST	42-12	186	235	421	3	-9	165	156	4
Nov 1, 2003	WSHST	USC	16-43	-25	345	320	4	222	214	436	0

NCAA Football Betting Trends

USC Trojans
Southern California is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Southern California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern California's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Southern California's last 13 games
Southern California is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Southern California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern California's last 5 games on the road
Southern California is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington State
Southern California is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Washington State
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Southern California's last 16 games when playing Washington State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern California's last 6 games when playing Washington State
Southern California is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington State
Southern California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington State
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Southern California's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington State

Washington State Cougars
Washington State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington State's last 6 games
Washington State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington State's last 7 games at home
Washington State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Southern California
Washington State is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Southern California
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Washington State's last 16 games when playing Southern California
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington State's last 6 games when playing Southern California
Washington State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern California
Washington State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Southern California
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington State's last 9 games when playing at home against Southern California

Team Last 5 Games

USC Trojans

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 23, 2017	CAL	30-20	W	-17/63	L/U	133	223	356	113	303	416	-4	A
Sep 16, 2017	TEXAS	27-24	W	-16.5/65.5	L/U	71	397	468	68	298	366	-2	H
Sep 9, 2017	STANFO	42-24	W	-4/55	W/O	307	316	623	170	172	342	2	H
Sep 2, 2017	W.MICH	49-31	W	-28/59.5	L/O	232	289	521	263	94	357	1	H
Jan 2, 2017	PENNST	52-49	W	-7.5/60	L/O	122	453	575	211	254	465	-2	A

Washington State Cougars

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 23, 2017	NEVADA	45-7	W	-28.5/66	W/U	55	505	560	46	105	151	-1	H
Sep 16, 2017	OREGST	52-23	W	-18/65.5	W/O	60	431	491	155	199	354	-2	H
Sep 9, 2017	BOISE	47-44	W	-7.5/57.5	L/O	22	433	455	164	237	401	-1	H
Sep 2, 2017	MONTST	31-0	W	-41/62	L/U	150	361	511	115	28	143	0	H
Dec 27, 2016	MINN	12-17	L	-9/61	L/U	39	264	303	150	129	279	0	H

Weather in
Pullman - United States

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Sunny
Humidity is 22%
Wind is West 9 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Pullman

Next up:
USC home to Oregon State Saturday, October 7
Washington State at Oregon Saturday, October 7

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