A couple of nationally-ranked teams excited to get their 2019 campaigns underway, the Fresno State Bulldogs (+14) are set to face off against the Usc Trojans (-14) at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. ESPN is scheduled to broadcast the action and the game gets underway at 10:30 p.m. ET.
Betting Preview: Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans
Fresno State is a live dog and is currently getting 14 points in this game. If they are wanting to play the moneyline, gamblers would currently need to put up $600 in order to win $100 back on the Trojans (-600). The Bulldogs are getting +425 moneyline odds. Multiple good live betting possibilities could present themselves during this game, and oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 52.5 points.
The early action has slanted toward both the Trojans and the over. The opening line was initially -11 and the O/U was originally placed at 51.5.
Against the spread (ATS) last season, the Bulldogs went 10-4. The under hit in 11 of their games while the over cashed in two. The Trojans assembled an ATS record of 4-8 with an O/U record of 6-6.
The Bulldogs were 12-2 straight-up (SU) last season while the Trojans could only manage a 5-7 SU record in 2018. When playing against in-conference competition, the Bulldogs were 7-1 SU while the Trojans were 4-5 SU against Pac-12 squads. The Bulldogs were 3-1 SU against out-of-conference teams and the Trojans were 1-2 SU against non-conference competition.
The Bulldogs logged 287.1 passing yards per game and 140.1 rushing yards per game against their eight in-conference opponents last year. They managed to score 31.9 points per game against those opponents and gave up 10.9 per contest. When playing out-of-conference competition, they averaged 45.0 points-for and 18.8 points-against, in addition to 274.3 pass yards per game and 165.5 rush yards per game.
In matchups against non-conference competition, the Trojans passed for 317.7 yards per game and rushed for 102.7 per game on their way to 24.7 points per outing. When facing just Pac-12 opponents, the offensive unit registered 26.6 points per game by averaging 226.2 passing yards and 143.8 rushing yards. The Trojans defense allowed 27.3 PPG to non-conference foes and 26.9 to teams in conference in 2018.
Fresno State Bulldogs at USC Trojans Free NCAA Betting Tip
SU Winner: USC, ATS Winner: USC, O/U: Over
Team Betting Notes
- The Bulldogs put up 26 passing touchdowns last season.
- The Trojans threw for 18 passing touchdowns last season.
- The Bulldogs created a whopping 31 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Trojans put up 17 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Bulldogs offensive line yielded 12 sacks last season. Their defense created 24 sacks.
- USC quarterbacks were sacked 27 times last year. Their defense was able to sack opposing QBs on 29 occasions.
