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Overview:

On Saturday, September 17th, at 8:00 P.M. the USC Trojans will be on the road to take on the #7 Stanford Cardinals.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Stanford 32.4 – USC 25.1 with an over/under of 57.5.  The Vegas Line has a final score of Stanford 31.3 – USC 21.8 with an over/under of 53.0.

2016-17 Statistics (127 total teams):

Stanford is (1-0) after beating Kansas State in week one of the 2016 NCAA Football season.  USC is (1-1) with a win over Utah State and a completely embarrassing 52-6 loss to #1 Alabama.

Passing offense: USC 187.0 YPG > Stanford 167.0 YPG

Rushing offense: USC 121.0 YPG > Stanford 105.0 YPG

Scoring offense: Stanford 26.0 PPG > USC 25.5 PPG

Scoring defense: Stanford 13.0 PPG > USC 29.5 PPG

Passing defense: USC 213.5 YPG > Stanford 243.0 YPG

Rushing defense: Stanford 92.0 YPG > USC 145.5 YPG

Turnover Margin Per Game: Stanford +1 > USC +0.5

Summary:

USC was obliterated by number one Alabama in week one but they bounced back nicely with a convincing win over Utah State.  Max Browne has the makings of a solid quarterback and he has plenty of weapons on offense.  Juju Smith-Schuster is a beast at the wide receiver position.  Alabama gashed USC’s defense for 52 points but they do have a few nice players on that side of the ball.  Corner Adoree Jackson is a preseason All-American.

Stanford is still the class of the Big 12 even though they lost their quarterback Kevin Hogan to the NFL.  Running back Christian McCaffrey is one of the Heisman trophy frontrunners this year and can beat you in a multitude of ways.  Stanford is always strong along the offensive line and they return enough pieces on defense to be one of the better units in college football.  Stanford has owned USC in recent memory and I expect that to continue Saturday.

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