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UW travels to USC on Saturday for a Big Ten matchup with USC.  It is still so weird to me saying USC is in the Big Ten.

Kickoff is 230 PM CST

USC is favored by -15 and the over under is 51 points.

When I first saw the spread I thought that it was about right and Vegas had it right and USC would throttle them.

But, the more I think about it USC beat a middle of the road LSU team, throttled a bad Utah State team, and lost a close one in the Big House to UM.  In the UM game they gave up just short of 200 yards rushing. UWs OL isn't as good as Michigans OL but UW at times was able to run on Bama so I do think there is hope for running the ball. 

All this being said I am going to call for an upset UW 27- USC 24

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The Badgers defensive line and defense in general is nowhere close to Michigan.  I also don’t think the Badgers running game is as good as the Wolverines.  The only comparison is UWs QB is terrible as is Michigan’s QB.

Unless U$C turns the ball over 2-3 times and UW gets a cheap score this game could get really ugly.  The skill positions for the Trojans are really good.   We saw against Alabama these corners still can’t cover good receivers that can get downfield.  And the Badgers pass rush has been nonexistent.  

If I had to guess I see a 34-17 type score but it could go higher for U$C.   The Trojans QB can sling it.  Branch might be the best WR they face all season.   Not a good combo for Wisconsin.

The hope is Michigan wore them out a bit physically so will there be a hangover effect?    Not sure, but there’s still a big talent disparity and if both teams play their best the line is certainly accurate.

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