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Sep 9, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold (14) passes the ball against the Southern California Trojans during the second quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
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Overview:
On Saturday, September 16th, the (1-1) Texas Longhorns will be on the road to take on the (2-0) USC Trojans.
The Crowd:
“The Crowd” projects a final score of USC 37.1 – Texas 27.0 with an over/under of 64.2.
2017-18 Statistics (127 total teams):
Passing offense: USC 302.5 YPG > Texas 296.5 YPG
Rushing offense: USC 269.5 YPG > Texas 252 YPG
Scoring offense: Texas 48.5 PPG > USC 45.5 PPG
Scoring defense: Texas 25.5 PPG > USC 27.5 PPG
Passing defense: Texas 174.0 YPG > USC 133.0 YPG
Rushing defense: Texas 152.5 YPG > USC 216.5 YPG
Turnover Margin Per Game: Texas +0.5 > USC -1.5
Strength of schedule:
USC is (1-0) with wins over Western Michigan and Stanford. Texas is (1-1) with a win over San Jose State and a loss against Maryland.
Summary:
USC was very impressive in their 42-24 victory over Stanford. The Trojans outgained Stanford in yards 623-324. Sam Darnold bounced back from his poor week one performance throwing for 316 yards and 4 touchdowns. USC had two 100-yard rushers in Ronald Jones and Stephen Carr. The Trojans have turned the ball over way too much in their first two games and that is certainly something they will need to clean up. Texas absolutely dominated San Jose State 56-0 a week after their surprising loss to Maryland. The Longhorns outgained San Jose State in yards 623-171. It’s tough to draw much for this game as Texas played such an inferior opponent. Texas has one of the best quarterbacks in the country in Shane Buechele but he needs more help from his playmakers. The Longhorns defense allowed over 50 points to a Maryland team that is nowhere near as explosive as USC offensively.
Bottom Line:
The key to this game will be whether the Longhorns front seven can dominate the line of scrimmage and get pressure on Darnold. Darnold has proven to be turnover prone in the first two games. I think this game will be a shootout and USC will come out on top at home.
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