The Iceman's Free Pick
(NCAAF) Arizona State vs. USC, 10/01/2016 4:30 PM, Score: 20 - 41
Total: 64.00 | -107.00 Under
Result: Loss
This is a Free 2-Team (7.5-point) Teaser W/USC+OVER.

The Trojans are 1-3, hosting the undefeated Arizona State Sun Devils, and to the untrained eye it might seem odd that USC is a double-digit favorite here. This game actually reminds me of last season, when a 3-3 USC squad was a home favorite to the then #3 ranked Utah Utes who were 6-0 at the time.

The Trojans went on to win that game by a score of 42-24, and went on to win four of their next five games, punching a ticket to the PAC12 Championship game versus Stanford. You can bet that Trojans coach Clay Helton will remind his team of that heading into this weekend's game.

Arizona State has looked terrible on defense, especially last week allowing Cal to gain a total of 637 yards. They managed to come back from a double-digit deficit by scoring 31 points in the fourth quarter to remain undefeated.

The Trojans can take a lot of positives from last Friday's loss at Utah. Freshman quarterback Sam Darnold threw for 253 yards on 18-of-26 passing, and ran for 41 yards and a TD. He looked pretty solid in his first start on the road against one of the top defenses in the conference.

Arizona State has failed to cover in seven of it's last nine road games, and the over is 6-1 in it's last seven overall.

Take USC+OVER

GL,

Jesse Schule