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FINAL	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
USC (12)	42	-21		3-0	1-2-0	2-1-0	43.3	18.7	42.1	59.5
Rutgers	35	+21	59.5	0-2	0-2-0	1-1-0	21.0	32.5	17.4	24.7

Pro Picks at a Glance

VSiN Expert	Sport	Event Date	Selection	Score	Result
Jensen Lewis	CFB	2026-09-19	USC at Rutgers - OVER (58.5) (-130) [ 1.5 units ]	77	WIN
Jimmy Ott	CFB	2026-09-19	USC (-21.5) (-115) at Rutgers	42 - 35	LOSS
Wes Reynolds	CFB	2026-09-19	USC at Rutgers - OVER (57.5) (-115)	77	WIN

Makinen Weekly Ratings

Saturday, September 19	Score	Line	OU	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
		DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
USC Trojans	42	-21.0		60.5		42.1	59.5	42.3	60.2
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	35	+21.0	59.5	36.5	23.4	17.4	24.7	17.9	24.4

2026 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
USC			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
2	Sep 12	VS Louisiana	-6500	-30.5	58.5	49-30	W	L	O	83%	97%	91%	91%	69%	67%
1	Sep 4	VS Fresno ST	-2400	-21.5	51.5	39-0	W	W	U	56%	89%	59%	65%	73%	87%
1	Aug 29	VS San Jose ST	-100000	-37.5	60.5	42-26	W	L	O	0%	0%	92%	78%	88%	76%

2026 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Rutgers			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
2	Sep 11	at Boston College	+124	+3	53.5	21-28	L	L	U	80%	45%	57%	40%	57%	55%
1	Sep 3	VS Massachusetts	-8000	-29.5	54.5	21-37	L	L	O	67%	80%	69%	63%	66%	61%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2024 Oct 25	Rutgers Scarlet Knights USC Trojans	20 42	+14 -14	+455 -625	57	USC	USC	FAV	Home	Over

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	RUTG	Edge	Margin
3	Games	2	USC	1
43.3	Points Scored	21.0	USC	22.3
340.7	Passing Yards	274.5	USC	66.2
12.9	PYPC	13.7	RUTG	0.8
10.4	PYPA	8.5	USC	2.0
80.6	Completion PCT	61.5	USC	19.1
172.7	Rushing Yards	92.0	USC	80.7
4.4	RYPA	2.8	USC	1.6
52.0	PenaltyYards	37.0	RUTG	15.0
1.3	Turnovers	4.0	USC	2.7

Defensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	RUTG	Edge	Margin
3	Games	2	RUTG	1
18.7	Points Scored	32.5	USC	13.8
174.3	Passing Yards	224.5	USC	50.2
11.9	PYPC	12.1	USC	0.3
7.6	PYPA	8.8	USC	1.2
63.8	Completion PCT	72.6	USC	8.8
95.7	Rushing Yards	175.0	USC	79.3
3.5	RYPA	4.8	USC	1.3
28.3	PenaltyYards	42.5	RUTG	14.2
0.7	Turnovers	1.5	RUTG	0.8

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	RUTG	Edge	Margin
0	Games	1	RUTG	1
0.0	Points Scored	21.0	RUTG	21.0
0.0	Passing Yards	319.0	RUTG	319.0
0.0	PYPC	14.5	RUTG	14.5
0.0	PYPA	8.4	RUTG	8.4
0.0	Completion PCT	57.9	RUTG	57.9
0.0	Rushing Yards	30.0	RUTG	30.0
0.0	RYPA	1.2	RUTG	1.2
0.0	PenaltyYards	34.0	USC	34.0
0.0	Turnovers	4.0	USC	4.0

Defensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	RUTG	Edge	Margin
0	Games	1	USC	1
0.0	Points Scored	37.0	USC	37.0
0.0	Passing Yards	197.0	USC	197.0
0.0	PYPC	10.4	USC	10.4
0.0	PYPA	9.0	USC	9.0
0.0	Completion PCT	86.4	USC	86.4
0.0	Rushing Yards	200.0	USC	200.0
0.0	RYPA	4.9	USC	4.9
0.0	PenaltyYards	57.0	RUTG	57.0
0.0	Turnovers	0.0	-	0.0

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	RUTG	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
32.2	Points Scored	21.9	USC	10.3
291.5	Passing Yards	252.3	USC	39.2
13.1	PYPC	13.8	RUTG	0.7
8.8	PYPA	8.1	USC	0.6
67.2	Completion PCT	59.0	USC	8.1
136.2	Rushing Yards	131.2	USC	5.0
4.1	RYPA	3.5	USC	0.6
45.3	PenaltyYards	32.1	RUTG	13.2
1.3	Turnovers	1.8	USC	0.5

Defensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	RUTG	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
22.7	Points Scored	35.1	USC	12.4
175.9	Passing Yards	235.6	USC	59.7
9.5	PYPC	12.7	USC	3.3
6.4	PYPA	8.8	USC	2.4
67.6	Completion PCT	69.0	USC	1.4
149.8	Rushing Yards	226.3	USC	76.5
4.6	RYPA	7.0	USC	2.3
58.2	PenaltyYards	43.2	USC	15.0
0.9	Turnovers	1.1	RUTG	0.2

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	RUTG	Edge	Margin
1	Games	1	-	0
42.0	Points Scored	20.0	USC	22.0
308.0	Passing Yards	313.0	RUTG	5.0
15.4	PYPC	11.6	USC	3.8
11.0	PYPA	6.7	USC	4.3
71.4	Completion PCT	57.5	USC	14.0
135.0	Rushing Yards	121.0	USC	14.0
5.9	RYPA	2.9	USC	3.0
43.0	PenaltyYards	9.0	RUTG	34.0
0.0	Turnovers	0.0	-	0.0

Player	Pos	Injury
USC
Dylan Black	LS	Undisclosed - is "?"
Brendan Cho	DT	Undisclosed - is "?"
Taylor Johnson	LB	Undisclosed - is "?"
Elijah Newby	LB	Undisclosed - is "?"
Deshonne Redeaux	RB	Undisclosed - is "?"
Kendarius Reddick	S	Undisclosed - is "?"
Madden Riordan	S	Undisclosed - is "?"
Shaun Scott	LB	Undisclosed - is "?"
Jahkeem Stewart	DE	Foot - is "?"
Roderick Tezeno	WR	Foot - is "?"
Taniela Tupou	TE	Undisclosed - is "?"
Jadyn Walker	LB	Undisclosed - is "?"
Romero Ison	WR	Undisclosed - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Rutgers
Trent Mosley	WR	Knee - is out indefinitely
Kennedy Urlacher	S	Undisclosed - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Rutgers
Kilian OConnor	OL	Leg - is out for season

Player	Position	Injury
Rutgers
Jyon Simon	DL	Undisclosed - is "?"
Kevin Levy	DB	Undisclosed - is "?"
Dino Kaliakmanis	WR	Undisclosed - is "?"
Malachi Davis	DL	Undisclosed - is "?"
Abram Wright	LB	Undisclosed - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs USC
Mikey Munn	DB	Undisclosed - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs USC
Dantae Chin	OL	Undisclosed - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs USC
Antwan Raymond	RB	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs USC
Famah Toure	WR	Knee - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs USC
Dylan Lonergan	QB	Undisclosed - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs USC