Blitzalytics Gambling Guide
USC Trojans Iowa Hawkeyes
8-4 (2nd PAC-12 South) 9-3 (3rd BIG-10 West)
Offensive PPG (33.2) Offensive PPG (23.8)
Defensive PPG (27.8) Defensive PPG (13.2)
Offensive YPG - 462 (126 Rush, 336 Pass) Offensive YPG - 370 (140 Rush, 230 Pass)
Defensive YPG - 415 (166 Rush, 249 Pass) Defensive YPG - 304 (120 Rush, 184 Pass)
Schedule
Fresno 31-23 Stanford 45-20 Mia-OH 38-14 Rutgers 0-30
@BYU 27-30 Utah 30-23 @Iowa St. 18-17 MTSU 48-3
@Wash. 14-28 @N. Dame 27-30 @Mich. 3-10 Penn St. 12-17
Arizona 41-14 @Col. 31-35 Purdue 26-20 @NWstrn 0-20
Oregon 24-56 @AZ. St. 31-26 @Wisc. 22-24 Minn. 23-19
@Cal. 41-17 UCLA 52-35 Illinois 19-10 @Neb. 27-24
Key Players
K. Slovis 71.8% 3242 yds. 28TD-9INT N. Stanley 58.9% 2738 yds. 14TD-7INT
V. Malepeai 97 Carries 466 Yards 6 TDs T. Goodson 116 Carries 590 Yards 4 TDs
M. Pittman 95 Catches 1222 Yards 11 TDs I. Smith-Marsette 42 Catches 676 Yards 4 TDs
D. Jackson 41 Tack. 11.5 TFL 5.5 Sacks A.J. Epensa 41 Tack. 14 TFL 9 Sacks
Is. Pola-Mao 4 INTs M. Ojemudia 3 INTs
Injuries
CB - Dominc Daniels - Questionable OL - Cole Banwart - Out
LB - Hunter Echols DB - Julius Brents - Out
WR - Kyle Ford - Questionable WR - Jack Combs - Out
LB - Palaie Gaoteote - Questionable RB - Tyler Goodson - Questionable
LB - Jordan Iosefa - Questionable WR - Charlie Jones - Out
OL - Liam Simmons - Out RB - Ivory Kelly-Martin - Out
WR - Velus Jones - Questionable DB - Kaeveon Merriweather - Out
WR - Munir McClain - Out WR - Brandon Smith - Questionable
WR - Bru McCoy - Out
C - Brett Meilon - Out
TE - Ethan Rae - Out
RB - Markese Stepp - Questionable
G - Andrew Voorhees - Out
CB - Chase Williams - Questionable
CB - Max Williams - Questionable
Blitzalytics Analysis
Line Iowa (-2) Over/Under 52 Against the Spread - Iowa (5-7) USC (7-5)
Both teams come into this game winning their last three contests. It will be a battle of opposites in this match-up as USC has a significantly better offense than Iowa but the Hawkeyes have a much tougher defense than the Trojans. Both teams are the epitome of their respective conferences. There is some concern on both teams about the injury list. Especially for USC. Both teams have a hard time against ranked opponents as they are a combined 2-5. Although, of the five losses, four were within a score.
The Degenerate Menace Says: USC is the brand name in this match-up and it would make sense that they would be picked to win this game against a dull Iowa team. However, this will be the toughest defense that the Trojans have faced so far. Another concern is the tremendous amount of injuries that USC is facing. The computer thinks that the Hawkeyes will take care of USC but not by much.
Prediction: Iowa 24 - USC 21