USC Trojans vs. Colorado Buffaloes Odds and Match Details
Team | Spread | Total | ML |
USC | -21.5
-110 |
O73.5
-110 |
-1450 |
Colorado | +21.5 -110 |
U73.5
-108 |
+850 |
- Fixture: USC Trojans vs. Colorado Buffaloes
- Date and Time: September 30, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.
- Location: Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado
- Weather Forecast: Overcast and 53 degrees
- Field Surface: Grass
USC Trojans vs. Colorado Buffaloes Injury Report
USC Trojans Injuries
- Raleek Brown (WR)-Undisclosed: Questionable
Colorado Buffaloes Injuries
- Travis Hunter (CB/WR)-Abdominal: OUT
- Myles Slusher (S)-Undisclosed: Questionable
- Xavier Weaver (WR)-Undisclosed: Questionable
- Louis Passarello (TE)-Knee: OUT
USC Trojans Key Stats
The USC Trojans have been one of the deadliest offensive teams in college football as they average 55 points on 569.3 total yards per game. A huge reason for the dominance has been the connection between coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams. Williams is looking to win his second consecutive Heisman Trophy and is off to an incredible start.
Williams is completing 74.3 percent of his throws for 1,200 yards with 15 touchdowns and zero interceptions. However, their defense has been struggling this year. They are allowing 20 points on 364.5 total yards per game and have struggled to keep mediocre offenses off the board with late life.
Colorado Buffaloes Key Stats
The Colorado Buffaloes have an incredible amount of hype surrounding them as they have already tripled their win total from 2022. The offense is doing well as they are scoring 32.5 points on 409 total yards per game. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been showcasing his pinpoint accuracy as he has a 76.9 completion percentage for 1,410 yards with 11 touchdowns to just one interception.
The defense is going to need to figure out how to get stops as they are allowing 33.3 points on 475.8 total yards per game. They have been struggling as this program is giving up 200 rushing and receiving yards and need to bounce back after their terrible defensive showing last week, allowing six touchdowns on the first seven drives.
Game Prediction
This game is going to be exciting and should threaten to hit the over in this game with two elite quarterbacks and weak defensive teams. However, that is the exact reason we are going to be backing the Colorado Buffaloes to cover the spread in this matchup.
Both teams are 2-2 against the spread this season and the Buffaloes had a taste of what these tough opponents can do last week. The Trojans do not have a good defense and if either team was to make a stop, we would expect the Buffaloes to do it. Even without Travis Hunter as he is going to be out for this game at least, despite wanting to play, this defense should keep it close.
Deion Sanders has shown the ability to get his team motivated and Folsom Field is going to be electric with all the fanfare going before this game. Expect the Colorado Buffaloes to cover the spread as this is way too many points to be laying with a not-so-great defense.