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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">USC is set to host Rutgers in a late-night showdown, and both teams are coming off rough weeks. The Trojans are two-touchdown favorites, looking to rebound after a surprising road loss to Maryland. Meanwhile, Rutgers is reeling from back-to-back blowout losses and now faces the tough task of traveling to Southern California.</span></p>
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<h2>Rutgers vs USC Odds</h2>
<div id="attachment_58768" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-58768" class="wp-image-58768 size-full" src="https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/USC.webp" alt="" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/USC.webp 1920w, https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/USC-300x169.webp 300w, https://wp.bettingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/USC-1024x576.webp 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><p id="caption-attachment-58768" class="wp-caption-text">Does USC have what it takes to cover a 14-point spread against Rutgers?</p></div>
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<h2>Spread</h2>
<p>Rutgers: +14.0 (-115)</p>
<p>USC: -14.0 (-105)</p>
<h2>Total</h2>
<p>Over: 56.0 (-115)</p>
<p>Under: 56.0 (-105)</p>
<h2>Moneyline</h2>
<p>Rutgers: +430</p>
<p>USC: -550</p>
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<h2>Rutgers vs USC Predictions</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Late night in Southern California, where the Trojans host the Scarlet Knights. USC enters Friday as two-touchdown favorites, looking to bounce back after an embarrassing road loss to Maryland.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rutgers, meanwhile, has looked lost for two straight weeks. Last week, they let UCLA do whatever they wanted in a game Rutgers should have easily won and covered. Their defense couldn’t get a stop, wasting their offense’s production. The week before, they got blown out by 35 points against Wisconsin—back-to-back home losses. Now they have to travel across the country to face a Trojans squad that’s out for blood after that brutal loss to Maryland, a team that hasn’t faced any real competition.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This should be a game where USC can run it up. The Trojans are averaging nearly 40 points a game at home and have been battle-tested against ranked teams like LSU, Penn State, and Michigan. Rutgers, on the other hand, has yet to face a ranked opponent and has allowed 77 points over the last two weeks at home. Now, they travel to SoCal—it won’t be easy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">USC’s defense has drastically improved, holding teams to under 20 points a game at home. Rutgers has struggled to even score 17+ on the road.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Give me the Trojans to cover the spread.</span></p>
<h3>Prediction: USC Wins &amp; Covers</h3>
<h3>Best Bet: <a href="https://affiliates.bettingnews.com/register/betonline/">USC (-14) on BetOnline</a></h3>
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