USC vs. Rutgers Odds - College Football Week 9 Lines

USC Trojans CFB Week 9 Betting Lines

Now in its third season, the Lincoln Riley project at USC is not succeeding as originally expected. Riley arrived from Oklahoma with universal acclaim but has overseen the erosion of a program that expects to contend for national championships. This week, the Trojans will clash with one of the toughest and most tenacious teams in college football. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and head coach Greg Schiano are not flashy, but they will physically punish anyone they face. Most importantly, Rutgers is on pace to make a bowl game.

College Football Week 9 Betting Lines

Rutgers Scarlet Knights +14

USC Trojans -14

Total 56

USC Trojans Weekly Matchup

In Week 9 college football action, on Friday, October 25, 2024, the USC Trojans will host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. Kickoff time is set for 11 p.m. ET and television coverage on FOX.

USC is the more public betting on college football using crypto brand, but Wise Guys will look hard at tougher and more fundamentally sound Rutgers.

Last game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights lost 35-32 against the UCLA Bruins as 4-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 42.5. Rutgers has a record of 4-3 straight up, 3-3-1 against the spread, and 4-3 over/under the total. Rutgers ranks 77th for total offense, 104th for passing, 37th for rushing and 79th for scoring. Defensively they rank 90th overall, 67th against the pass, 102nd against the rush, and 52nd for points allowed. Also, Rutgers ranks 37th for fewest turnovers lost and 86th for takeaways.

USC Trojans Weekly Recap

Last game, the USC Trojans lost 29-28 against the Maryland Terrapins as 7-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 56. USC has a record of 3-4 straight up, 4-3 against the spread, and 4-3 over/under the total. USC ranks 36th for total offense, 22nd for passing, 82nd for rushing and 56th for scoring. Defensively they rank 69th overall, 80th against the pass, 60th against the rush, and 49th for points allowed. Also, USC ranks 92nd for fewest turnovers lost and 46th for takeaways.

Miller Moss threw an interception in the third quarter, the defense allowed two touchdown drives in the fourth — including one after a blocked field goal — and USC blew another late lead, losing 29-28 at Maryland on Saturday to extend its season-sinking skid to three.

The Trojans have lost their four games by a combined 14 points — all after being ahead in the second half. This time, they were up 28-14 before collapsing excruciatingly.

“That’s the tale of the last several weeks for us is doing some good things, get a lead and we obviously just have not been able to finish these games,” USC coach Lincoln Riley said. “It eats at you.”

Michael Lantz's field goal attempt with two minutes left that would have sealed the game was blocked by Maryland's Donnell Brown, and a costly pass interference penalty on John Humphrey on the ensuing drive paved the way for Billy Edwards Jr.'s go-ahead 3-yard touchdown run with 53 seconds left. Moss' incomplete pass on fourth down with 11 seconds remaining ended it, and fans stormed the field to celebrate after the first meeting between the schools.

Riley called it a “tough one to swallow” after a “heartbreaking way to end it."

The Terrapins overcame some miscues that could have added up to another deflating defeat. Instead, Roman Hemby’s TD run and the ensuing 2-point conversion set the stage for a double-digit comeback, which happened with many of the 43,013 in attendance long gone.

Coach Mike Locksley joked he would have left, too, but said those who remained learned something about his team.

2024 USC Trojans Football Schedule

The USC Trojans are on the top level of college football blue blood and traditional power programs as the greatest program on the west coast. USC has 11 claimed national championships with six unclaimed titles. The Trojans have won 39 conference championships.

Howard Jones was the first big winner at USC with three nattys from 1925 through 1940. And then, John McKay offered the second era of glory with four national titles in his reign from 1960 through 1975. McKay’s top assistant, John Robinson, won a natty in 1978. And then Pete Carroll won his two championships in a tenure that ran from 2001 through 2009.

There has been a litany of superstars that have played for the Trojans. Namely, Carson Palmer, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Charles White, Mike Garrett, OJ Simpson, and Marcus Allen rocked Heisman Trophies. Other superstar Men of Troy included Frank Gifford, Ron Yary, Lynn Swann, Ronnie Lott, Rickie Bell, Ron Mix, Willie Wood, Junior Seau, and Troy Polamalu.

Yes, this is one special and storied program trying for a return to glory under Lincoln Riley.

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