MIT Simulator - CFB Saturday Notre Dame vs USC Winner
MIT Simulator Score - Trojans 34.88, Fighting Irish 30.71 - Projected Margin of Victory: 4.17 - Current Line: +4 - Variance to Line: 8.17 - MIT Simulator shows Edge Factor of 8.17 points. Value in excess of a touchdown! Projected box-score shows Fighting Irish rushing edge of 54.71 yards in excess of Trojans rushing total. Key factors noted: Even though this is not a Pac-12 game it is still an important game for the Trojans as they look to keep their hopes alive for possibly being included in the CFB playoffs. Although Notre Dame is off of a bye week and, like USC, only has 1 loss on the season, the Irish did not fare well versus top teams. Only 2 of the teams the Fighting Irish have faced currently have a winning record. One was Georgia and Notre Dame lost that game. The other was Michigan State and the Irish won that one big but gave up nearly 500 yards to the Spartans. Notre Dame won that game on turnovers. Only one of the teams Southern Cal has faced has a losing record on the season. The Trojans have a huge edge in the passing game and outgained the Fighting Irish by over 100 yards in their last visit to Notre Dame (in 2015) but lost the game by 10 points. USC did win last year's game but still has "South Bend revenge" on their minds in this one. Projected box-score shows Southern Cal passing edge of 102.62 yards in excess of Notre Dame passing total. Net yardage edge for underdog Trojans of 47.91 total yards equating to victory by 4.17 points per MIT Simulator. Play: USC