Home-2

USC at

Beaver Stadium

FINAL	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
USC (19)	31	-1.5		5-1	1-5-0	4-2-0	37.3	25.5	27.6	56
Penn ST	23	+1.5	54.5	3-2	2-3-0	2-3-0	32.0	16.0	28.4	-0.9

Pro Picks at a Glance

VSiN Expert	Sport	Event Date	Selection	Score	Result
Mitch Moss	CFB	2026-10-10	Money Line - Penn ST (-120) vs USC	23 - 31	LOSS
Stormy Buonantony	CFB	2026-10-10	Money Line - USC (+102) at Penn ST	31 - 23	WIN
Brad Taylor	CFB	2026-10-10	USC at Penn ST - UNDER (54.5) (-102)	54	WIN
Brad Taylor	CFB	2026-10-10	USC (+1.5) (-110) at Penn ST	31 - 23	WIN
Zachary Cohen	CFB	2026-10-10	Money Line - Penn ST (-118) vs USC	23 - 31	LOSS
Matt Youmans	CFB	2026-10-10	Penn ST (-1) (-110) vs USC	23 - 31	LOSS

Makinen Weekly Ratings

Saturday, October 10	Score	Line	OU	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
		DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
USC Trojans	31	-1.5		55.5		27.6	56.0	26.8	56.0
Penn ST Nittany Lions	23	+1.5	54.5	54.0	-2.1	28.4	-0.9	29.2	-2.4

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
5	Oct 3	VS Washington	-298	-7.5	58.5	25-21	W	L	U	85%	96%	64%	81%	57%	77%
4	Sep 26	VS Oregon	+154	+3.5	60.5	27-41	L	L	O	46%	47%	39%	53%	91%	86%
3	Sep 19	at Rutgers	-2100	-21	59.5	42-35	W	L	O	86%	97%	73%	85%	71%	71%
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
Penn ST			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
5	Oct 2	at Northwestern	-155	-3	47.5	13-34	L	L	U	67%	65%	56%	62%	94%	79%
4	Sep 26	VS Wisconsin	-380	-9.5	43.5	20-24	L	L	O	86%	96%	63%	73%	61%	76%
3	Sep 19	VS Buffalo	-	-39.5	48.5	55-13	W	W	O	0%	0%	84%	69%	82%	87%
2	Sep 12	at Temple	-3600	-24.5	49.5	27-9	W	L	U	76%	91%	89%	90%	78%	85%
1	Sep 5	VS Marshall	-2100	-23.5	53.5	45-0	W	W	U	71%	92%	84%	82%	50%	62%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2024 Oct 12	Penn ST Nittany Lions USC Trojans	33 30	-3.5 +3.5	-180 +150	52	PAST	USC	DOG	Home	Over
2017 Jan 2	USC Trojans Penn ST Nittany Lions	52 49	-7 +7	-305 +245	59.5	USC	PAST	DOG	Home	Over
2009 Jan 1	USC Trojans Penn ST Nittany Lions	38 24	-10 +10	-425 +355	44.5	USC	USC	FAV	Home	Over
2000 Aug 27	USC Trojans Penn ST Nittany Lions	29 5	+1.5 -1.5	- -	46	USC	USC	DOG	Home	Under

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	PSU	Edge	Margin
6	Games	5	USC	1
37.3	Points Scored	32.0	USC	5.3
311.7	Passing Yards	243.6	USC	68.1
13.1	PYPC	13.0	USC	0.1
9.1	PYPA	8.1	USC	1.0
69.4	Completion PCT	62.7	USC	6.8
156.2	Rushing Yards	156.4	PSU	0.2
4.3	RYPA	4.4	PSU	0.0
59.2	PenaltyYards	47.2	PSU	12.0
1.0	Turnovers	0.6	PSU	0.4

Defensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	PSU	Edge	Margin
6	Games	5	PSU	1
25.5	Points Scored	16.0	PSU	9.5
230.7	Passing Yards	119.6	PSU	111.1
13.1	PYPC	8.5	PSU	4.5
8.2	PYPA	4.7	PSU	3.5
63.1	Completion PCT	55.1	PSU	8.0
118.2	Rushing Yards	173.2	USC	55.0
3.9	RYPA	4.8	USC	0.9
41.3	PenaltyYards	53.0	PSU	11.7
0.8	Turnovers	1.8	PSU	1.0

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	PSU	Edge	Margin
1	Games	3	PSU	2
42.0	Points Scored	40.0	USC	2.0
277.0	Passing Yards	235.7	USC	41.3
13.9	PYPC	15.0	PSU	1.2
8.7	PYPA	8.6	USC	0.0
62.5	Completion PCT	57.3	USC	5.2
184.0	Rushing Yards	195.3	PSU	11.3
5.9	RYPA	4.8	USC	1.1
71.0	PenaltyYards	52.0	PSU	19.0
0.0	Turnovers	0.3	USC	0.3

Defensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	PSU	Edge	Margin
1	Games	3	USC	2
35.0	Points Scored	12.3	PSU	22.7
292.0	Passing Yards	132.7	PSU	159.3
15.4	PYPC	8.5	PSU	6.9
7.9	PYPA	4.4	PSU	3.5
51.4	Completion PCT	51.7	USC	0.3
168.0	Rushing Yards	92.3	PSU	75.7
5.3	RYPA	3.0	PSU	2.2
39.0	PenaltyYards	42.3	PSU	3.3
2.0	Turnovers	2.3	PSU	0.3

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	PSU	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
33.3	Points Scored	31.1	USC	2.2
299.1	Passing Yards	221.6	USC	77.5
13.0	PYPC	12.7	USC	0.3
8.8	PYPA	8.5	USC	0.3
67.7	Completion PCT	66.8	USC	0.9
133.8	Rushing Yards	180.5	PSU	46.7
4.0	RYPA	4.8	PSU	0.8
56.8	PenaltyYards	47.2	PSU	9.6
1.0	Turnovers	0.5	PSU	0.5

Defensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	PSU	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
25.6	Points Scored	17.3	PSU	8.3
223.6	Passing Yards	166.2	PSU	57.4
11.4	PYPC	10.1	PSU	1.3
7.6	PYPA	5.9	PSU	1.7
66.6	Completion PCT	58.1	PSU	8.5
129.6	Rushing Yards	144.4	USC	14.8
4.2	RYPA	4.4	USC	0.2
57.8	PenaltyYards	41.1	USC	16.7
0.8	Turnovers	1.2	PSU	0.4

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

USC	Statistic	PSU	Edge	Margin
4	Games	4	-	0
37.3	Points Scored	27.8	USC	9.5
293.3	Passing Yards	265.8	USC	27.5
12.9	PYPC	13.3	PSU	0.4
8.2	PYPA	7.6	USC	0.6
63.6	Completion PCT	57.1	USC	6.5
134.0	Rushing Yards	118.0	USC	16.0
3.8	RYPA	4.1	PSU	0.4
67.5	PenaltyYards	48.0	PSU	19.5
1.0	Turnovers	2.5	USC	1.5

Player	Pos	Injury
USC
Jahkeem Stewart	DE	Undisclosed - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Penn State
Trent Mosley	WR	Knee - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Penn State
Desman Stephens II	LB	Suspension - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Penn State

Player	Position	Injury
Penn ST
Josiah Zayas	CB	Undisclosed - left last game, is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Will Tompkins	OL	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Alex Tatsch	LB	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Cam Smith	LB	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Cristiano Rosa	K	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Mason Robinson	DE	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Joshua Johnson	CB	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Dayshaun Burnett	DE	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Christian Askew	S	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Tyler Armstead	CB	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Cooper Alexander	TE	Undisclosed - is "?" Saturday vs Michigan
Armstrong Nnodim	DT	Undisclosed - is upgraded to probable Saturday vs USC
Koby Howard	WR	Lower Body - is out indefinitely
Max Granville	DE	Undisclosed - is out for season
Lavar Arrington II	LB	Undisclosed - is out indefinitely