College Football Betting Predictions - Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans

The USC Trojans won’t be headed to the Rose Bowl after they conclude their regular season but that doesn’t mean that No. 18 USC won’t be playing in a good bowl game. They can improve their chances by winning on Saturday as they host the Arizona Wildcats in a game that can be seen on ABC at 3:30pm EST. USC is a 7-point favorite in college football predictions at online sportsbooks with a total of 50. USC comes into this game at 8-3 overall in college football betting while Arizona is 7-4. The Trojans won last week against UCLA while Arizona got past Arizona State.

USC has owned this series against Arizona, winning 26 of the 32 all-time meetings including the last seven in a row. The Wildcats actually have the better offense compared to USC this season. The Wildcats are averaging 30.5 points per game in college football betting odds. Quarterback Nick Foles has been solid this season throwing for 2,181 yards and 17 touchdowns. The problem has been the Arizona defense which is allowing 23.7 points per game. Bet USC -7 as home favorites in college football predictions against Arizona Saturday's college football match-up on ABC.

USC may not be able to take advantage of the Arizona defense though. Quarterback Matt Barkley has been up and down this season and the USC running game has been nothing special. USC is averaging 27.5 points per game this season. The defense for the Trojans finally showed up last week as they had four takeaways. Overall the Trojans are allowing 20.4 points per game in college football betting stats and that is one of the worst numbers for a USC defense in a long time. Arizona has been a good underdog in college football predictions as of late. The Wildcats are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog. The problem for Arizona has been on the road as they are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 road games.

Arizona has done well at USC recently as they are 4-1 ATS as a favorite in college football predictions for their last 5 meetings at Southern California. USC has poor college football betting numbers all the way around. The Trojans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in December. The Trojans are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 conference games. The Trojans are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite. The Under is 4-1 in the Wildcats last 5 games overall. The Over is 5-2 in the Wildcats last 7 road games. The Under is 18-7-1 in college football odds for the Trojans last 26 home games. Bet Arizona +7 as road underdogs against the Trojans for Saturday's game on ABC at 3:30pm EST.