PREMIUM
Rogers' Game of the Week (10* NCAAF) >> TOP PLAY!
(NCAAF) USC vs. Washington,
11/12/2016 2:30 PM, Score: 26 - 13
Point Spread: -8.50 | -110.00 Washington (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -8.50 | -110.00 Washington (Home)
Result: Loss
The set-up: 9-0 Washington moved up to the No.4 spot in last Tuesday's CFP rankings but the Huskies still have critics because of their strength of schedule. USC opened the season No. 20 in the AP's preseason poll but a 52-6 loss to Alabama in its season-opener, as well as the team's 1-3 start has kept the Trojans outside of the AP's top-25 despite a five-game winning streak. However, USC was ranked No. 20 in the latest CFP rankings which is a bonus for Washington if the Huskies get earn their 12th straight win, going back to last season.
Washington: Sophomore QB Jake Browning matched his own school record with six TD passes in last week's 66-27 win over California. He already owns the single-season mark of 34 passing TDs (in just nine games), throwing only three INTs in 220 attempts. He's completing 67.7 percent for 2,273 yards, leading an offense averaging 48.3 PPG (3rd). RB Myles Gaskin (952 yards on 6.3 YPC with 8 TDs) leads a running game averaging 231.0 YPG (23rd), providing outstanding balance. Washington's defense does a nice job keeping opposing scores low, allowing just 17.0 PPG ((11th) on 329.8 YPG (18th).
USC: Washington head coach Chris Petersen believes USC is for real. "USC is right back to being USC," he said. "You just watch the tape." USC's season turned when when head coach Clay Helton inserted redshirt freshman Sam Darnold as his starting QB in the fourth game, a 31-27 loss to the Utes, who scored in the final minute. However, the Trojans have ripped off five consecutive wins since (4-1 ATS), winning four by at least 21 points. Darnold is ranked seventh nationally (first among freshmen) in QB rating with a mark of 168.1. He has completed 146 of 215 passes for 1,874 yards, with 20 TDs and only four interceptions. USC ranks 38th defensively in both scoring 23.6 PPG on 373.1 YPG.
The pick: Two of the best young QBs in the country will face off for the first time but Darnold will face the strength of the Washington defense, its pass D. The Huskies allow just 5.6 yards per pass attempt, the fifth-best mark in the country. USC held the Ducks to 288 total yards, their lowest total since 2009, in last week's 45-20 win but slowing Washington's offense is a ‘horse of a different color.' The Huskies have scored 41 p;points or more in seven of nine games and I say they get their lucky 13th straight win with plenty of "margin of error!" Washington is a 10* play.
Washington: Sophomore QB Jake Browning matched his own school record with six TD passes in last week's 66-27 win over California. He already owns the single-season mark of 34 passing TDs (in just nine games), throwing only three INTs in 220 attempts. He's completing 67.7 percent for 2,273 yards, leading an offense averaging 48.3 PPG (3rd). RB Myles Gaskin (952 yards on 6.3 YPC with 8 TDs) leads a running game averaging 231.0 YPG (23rd), providing outstanding balance. Washington's defense does a nice job keeping opposing scores low, allowing just 17.0 PPG ((11th) on 329.8 YPG (18th).
USC: Washington head coach Chris Petersen believes USC is for real. "USC is right back to being USC," he said. "You just watch the tape." USC's season turned when when head coach Clay Helton inserted redshirt freshman Sam Darnold as his starting QB in the fourth game, a 31-27 loss to the Utes, who scored in the final minute. However, the Trojans have ripped off five consecutive wins since (4-1 ATS), winning four by at least 21 points. Darnold is ranked seventh nationally (first among freshmen) in QB rating with a mark of 168.1. He has completed 146 of 215 passes for 1,874 yards, with 20 TDs and only four interceptions. USC ranks 38th defensively in both scoring 23.6 PPG on 373.1 YPG.
The pick: Two of the best young QBs in the country will face off for the first time but Darnold will face the strength of the Washington defense, its pass D. The Huskies allow just 5.6 yards per pass attempt, the fifth-best mark in the country. USC held the Ducks to 288 total yards, their lowest total since 2009, in last week's 45-20 win but slowing Washington's offense is a ‘horse of a different color.' The Huskies have scored 41 p;points or more in seven of nine games and I say they get their lucky 13th straight win with plenty of "margin of error!" Washington is a 10* play.
