USC vs Arizona | Predictions

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USC Trojans at No. 18 Arizona Wildcats
Saturday, November 13, 2010  at 8:00 PM EST on ABC

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What has happened to the vaunted Wildcats’ defense? No. 18 Arizona dropped its last game to Stanford, 42-17 on the road, and with just one loss at home, will now host the Trojans who are 3-1 away from the Coliseum and coming of a clutch 34-33 win over struggling Arizona State.

While the Trojans are playing for pride, the Wildcats are playing for a bowl berth and trying to stay in the tail of Stanford, should they stumble this weekend against ASU.

The ‘Cats defense had been allowing just 17.4 PPG, but was steamrolled for 510 yards by the Cardinal last week. Has the defense packede it in?

They’re going to find out in hurry as the USC offense is no cupcake, averaging a 14th best 36.4 PPG while QB Matt Barkley has had an impressive season throwing for 2,348 yards and 24 TDs.

USC’s problems still remain its defense that has struggled to maintain consistency since the start of the season, especially in the latter half of games.

Both defenses seem to have its problems, but Barkley is the better of the two young guns.

Prediction: USC – Bet Now

Odds: USC: +4 – Arizona: -4 – Over/Under: 59.5

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Team records:

• Southern Cal: 6-3 SU, 3-6 ATS
• Arizona: 7-2 SU, 3-5 ATS

USC Trojans most recently:

• When playing in November are 9-1
• When playing on grass are 5-5
• After outgaining opponent are 6-4
• When playing within the conference are 5-5

Arizona Wildcats most recently:

• When playing in November are 5-5
• When playing on grass are 7-3
• After being outgained are 7-3
• When playing within the conference are 6-4

A few betting trends to consider:

• Southern Cal is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
• Southern Cal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
• Southern Cal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Cal’s last 5 games when playing Arizona
• Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing Southern Cal
• Arizona is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
• Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Southern Cal

Next up:

• Southern Cal at Oregon State, Saturday, November 20
• Arizona at Oregon, Friday, November 26