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Northwestern Wildcats vs. USC Trojans
The Northwestern Wildcats and the USC Trojans will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at United Airlines Field at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Trojans as -16.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 51.5.
USC was a 21-17 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Cornhuskers. They earned a push of the -4-point spread as favorites, while the total score (38) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Northwestern lost its last outing, a 28-21 result against Cornhuskers on October 25. Northwestern earned a push in that game as a +7-point underdog, while the 49 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Northwestern:
Team record: 5-3 SU,5-2-1 ATS
Northwestern is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Northwestern is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games
USC:
Team record: 6-2 SU,4-4 ATS
Southern California is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Southern California is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern California's last 6 games
Next up:
Northwestern home to Michigan Saturday, November 15
USC home to Iowa Saturday, November 15