The California Golden Bears and the USC Trojans will face off in a Pac-12 clash at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday night at California Memorial Stadium. Both teams are 4-7; the Golden Bears are 3-2 at home, while USC is 2-2 on the road. This is a makeup of a regular-season game that was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. USC will be coached by interim Donte Williams one more time before new hire Lincoln Riley takes charge.
The Golden Bears are favored by four points in the latest California vs. USC odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 57.5. Before entering any USC vs. California picks, you’ll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,700 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters Championship Week 2021 on a 42-28 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Cal vs. USC. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several college football odds and betting lines for USC vs. Cal:
- USC vs. California spread: California -4
- USC vs. California over-under: 57.5 points
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What you need to know about California
California has to be hurting after a devastating 42-14 loss at the hands of the UCLA Bruins last time out. This game was a close 17-14 at the break, but unfortunately for California it sure didn’t stay that way.
Quarterback Chase Garbers had a tough game: despite one touchdown, he threw two interceptions with only 125 yards passing.
What you need to know about USC
There was early excitement for USC after they claimed the game’s first points last Saturday, but it was the BYU Cougars who ended up claiming the 35-31 win. USC’s defeat came about despite a quality game from QB Jaxson Dart, who passed for one TD and 248 yards on 35 attempts in addition to punching in one rushing touchdown.
How to make California vs. USC picks
The model is leaning under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins USC vs. Cal? And which side of the spread holds all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the advanced model that has crushed its college football picks, and find out.
