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One of the top rushers in college football will be on display when Kyle Monangai and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-3) take on the USC Trojans (3-4) on Friday, October 25, 2024.
The Scarlet Knights are expected to lose by at least two TDs (currently +14.5) versus the Trojans (with an over/under of 56.5 points).
Below you can find our betting preview for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
USC -14.5 vs. Rutgers
USC vs. Rutgers Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Trojans (-14.5)
- Moneyline: Trojans (-641), Scarlet Knights (+450)
- Total: 56.5 points
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
USC vs. Rutgers Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Trojans have won four times out of seven. When favored by 14.5 points or more, the Trojans have covered the spread in all one game. In five games as a moneyline favorite, USC has gone 2-3. Rutgers has one win against the spread this season (1-3-0). This is the second time this year Rutgers is an underdog on the moneyline. The Scarlet Knights lost the first one.
USC vs. Rutgers Recent Stats and Trends
USC Trojans
- USC has covered the spread once, and is 0-3 overall, in its past three contests.
- In its past three games, USC has gone over the total once.
- USC has averaged a total of 51.5 combined points over its last three games, five less than this matchup’s total of 56.5.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
USC vs. Rutgers Key Players
USC Trojans
- Miller Moss has thrown for 1,954 yards (183-for-284), with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions (279.1 YPG).
- Jo’Quavious Marks has put up a team-leading 661 yards (94.4 per game) and scored five touchdowns. He also averages 26.6 receiving yards, hauling in 25 passes for 186 yards.
- Quinten Joyner has rushed for 300 yards (42.9 YPG), with three touchdowns on the ground.
- Ja’Kobi Lane has been targeted 46 times and has 27 catches, leading his team with 303 yards (43.3 ypg) while hauling in five touchdowns.
- Kyron Ware-Hudson’s stat line this year reveals 26 catches for 303 yards and two touchdowns. He puts up 43.3 receiving yards per game and has been targeted 41 times.
- Zachariah Branch has 276 receiving yards on 27 receptions (47 targets), averaging 39.4 yards per game.
- This season Eric Gentry leads the team with two sacks and has added five TFL and 23 tackles.
- Kamari Ramsey’s 34 tackles, three TFL, and two sacks mean he’s the team’s leading tackler.
- Easton Mascarenas has a team-high two interceptions and has tacked on 32 tackles, two TFL, one sack, and two passes defended in seven games this season.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- This year Athan Kaliakmanis has racked up 1,337 passing yards (191 per game) while going 104-for-195 (53.3%) and throwing for eight touchdowns with five interceptions. He has tacked on 126 rushing yards on 44 carries with one touchdown.
- Monangai has 154 attempts for a team-high 845 rushing yards (120.7 per game) and 10 touchdowns.
- So far this year Samuel Brown V has run for 201 yards on 40 carries (33.5 yards per game), with three touchdowns.
- This season Dymere Miller has 26 receptions for a team-high 349 yards (49.9 per game) and one touchdown.
- Ian Strong has hauled in 16 catches for 267 yards (38.1 per game) and one touchdown.
- KJ Duff is averaging 25.4 receiving yards per game, racking up 10 receptions (16 targets) for 178 yards and one touchdown.
- Kyonte Hamilton has collected a team-leading 2.5 sacks, while adding two TFL and 17 tackles.
- Dariel Djabome has collected 33 tackles, one TFL, and one sack, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- Shaquan Loyal has a team-high two interceptions and has tacked on 17 tackles, one TFL, and three passes defended in six games this season.