Thanks to NCAA sanctions, this will be USC’s last game this season. UCLA has a chance to beat USC and represent the South Division in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game next week.
First, though, UCLA must break a recent losing streak against its rival, when they visit USC on Saturday. A UCLA win punches the ticket to the Pac-12 title game and a shot at the league's automatic BCS bid. A loss opens the door for either Utah or Arizona State (Utah hosts Colorado; ASU hosts Cal).
USC has won the last the last four meetings overall, and has taken the last six at home against its crosstown rival. The last UCLA win at the Coliseum came in 1997.
In this year’s game of UCLA vs. USC, the college football odds show the Trojans favored by 16 points, while the over/under has been set for 58.5 points.
UCLA
The Bruins are in this position thanks to winning three of its last four games, including a 45-6 home win over Colorado last week. UCLA, however, is 1-4 on the road this year, with two losses to teams currently ranked in the BCS top 10.
The Bruins currently rank 76th nationally in scoring (25 points per game), while compiling 394 yards per game (200 rushing, 194 passing). Johnathan Franklin and Derrick Coleman anchor the running game for this offense, combining for 1,416 yards and 13 touchdowns on 5.7 yards per carry.
Kevin Prince has completed 57 percent of his passes this season for 1,202 yards and eight touchdowns with six interceptions in nine games. The offensive line has allowed 16 sacks. The top receiver is Nelson Rosario, who has 48 catches (21 more than anyone else) for 890 yards and two touchdowns.
On defense, UCLA ranks just 81st nationally in points allowed (29 ppg) and gives up 397 yards per game (216 passing, 181 rushing) while recording 12 sacks and forcing 18 turnovers.
Pat Larimore keys the defense with a team-best 67 tackles, with a forced fumble; while Eric Kendricks adds 54 stops with two sacks. Datone Jones has three sacks and 30 tackles, Andrew Abbott has four interceptions with 32 tackles and Sheldon Price has two forced fumbles to go with 31 tackles and one pick.
USC
Though the Trojans aren’t eligible for the BCS, they have risen to No. 10 in the AP poll thanks to last week’s stunning 38-35 win at Oregon, which gave the Trojans a current three-game win streak. USC is 5-1 at home, with the lone loss being the triple-overtime thriller versus Stanford.
USC currently ranks 22nd nationally in scoring (34 ppg), while recording 446 yards per game (282 passing, 164 rushing). Matt Barkley leads this offense by completing 68 percent of his passes for 3,105 yards and 33 TDs with seven interceptions. The offensive line has allowed just seven sacks.
Fred Biletnikoff Award finalist Robert Woods is the top receiving threat, with 99 catches (39 more than anyone else) for 1,179 yards and 13 TDs. On the ground, Curtis McNeal and Marc Tyler have combined for 1,418 rushing yards and nine TDs on 5.7 yards per carry.
Defensively, the Trojans rank 58th nationally in points allowed (26 pg) and surrenders 374 yards per contest (264 passing, 110 rushing) while compiling 26 sacks and forcing 16 turnovers—three of which were returned for TDs (Torin Harris and Jawanza Starling one fumbles; Nickell Robey on an interception).
Dion Bailey leads the unit with 76 tackles, with two sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble, while Hayes Pullard adds 72 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles. Nick Perry has 8.5 sacks, 51 tackles, three forced fumbles and a recovery, while Starling has two fumble recoveries to go with 39 tackles.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/955615-usc-football-trojans-16-point-favorites-versus-ucla-bruins
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