UCLA Bruins (6-4) vs. USC Trojans (4-5)
November 20, 2021 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: USC Trojans +3 / UCLA Bruins -3; Over/Under: -65.5
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The USC Trojans battle the UCLA Bruins on Saturday in Pac-12 conference college football action from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The UCLA Bruins come into this game looking to build on a 44-20 win over Colorado in their last game. Dorian Thompson-Robinson has thrown for 1,896 yards, 14 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 60.3% passing while Zach Charbonnet has a team-high 864 rushing yards with 11 touchdowns and Brittain Brown has 626 rushing yards with 7 TDs on the ground. Kyle Phillips leads UCLA’s receivers with 47 grabs for 627 yards and 6 scores and Greg Dulcich has 34 catches for584 yards and 4 scores this season. On defense, Qwuantrezz Knight leads the Bruins with 54 total tackles while Datona Jackson has a team-high 3.5 sacks on the year.
The USC Trojans will be out to rebound from a 31-16 loss to Arizona State in their last game. Kedon Slovis has thrown for 2,153 yards, 11 touchdowns and 8 interceptions on 65% passing while Keaontay Ingram leads the Trojans in rushing with 815 rushing yards and 5 scores. Drake London leads the Trojans with 88 receptions for 1,084 yards and 7 TDs while Tahj Washington has 41 catches for 474 yards and Gary Bryant has 362 receiving yards with 5 TDs this season. On defense, Kana’I Mauga has a team-high 65 total tackles while Drake Jackson has a team-high 5 sacks this season.
UCLA is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games following a bye week. USC is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games in November.
I get the allure of USC at home, but I recently saw a picture of the stands at Trojan home games and it’s sparse to say the least. The Trojans are just not doing well this year to put it nicely. UCLA’s taken big strides this season and I think they keep it going, winning this game by at least a touchdown so I’ll lay the points here.
