Southern California Trojans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Free Cotton Bowl Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
December 29, 8:30 pm
Location:
AT&T Stadium
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Ohio State -7
Total:
67.5
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It’s a defacto Rose Bowl as the B1G Champions will meet with the Pac-12 Champions. The location is the only alteration. The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) will lock horns with the Southern California Trojans (10-2) at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. Kick-off is set for 8:30 PM EST and will be televised on ESPN. These two teams are familiar with each other as they have met in several post-season bowl games in their illustrious histories. The last two meetings took place in a two-game series over the span of the 2008 and 2009 regular seasons where USC would win both outings respectively.
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Southern California Trojans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Overview<br />
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Both teams are two of college football’s blue bloods. USC sat as high as #4 in some polls at one point this season. After losing to both Washington State and then the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, the Men of Troy were all but an afterthought. Nevertheless, USC would run the table in the Pac 12 and emerge as its favorite son to earn the bid. Ohio State was snubbed of a potential playoff bid despite winning the B1G Championship on Saturday against a then undefeated #4 Wisconsin.
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USC vs. Ohio State Betting Trends<br />
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Southern California has won their previous four matches against Ohio State.
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Ohio State is 2-4 ATS in their last six fixtures.
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Southern California is 2-7-1 ATS in their previous ten matches.
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Ohio State has won their last four outings overall.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In the early going, we have seen an initial lean on the Buckeyes reflected in a one-point line move upward from the opening bell. 60% of the cash has come in on Ohio State. In Over/Under markets, the number has remained idle. The Over is currently accompanied by a +107 tag.
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Southern California Trojans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction
Situationally, this scenario sets up ideally to back the Trojans. Ohio State’s psyche heading into this game remains in question. After all, the Buckeyes were stiff-armed out of the playoff and this game may seem like a pale consolation prize. The opposite is the case for USC. The Trojans were one of the most highly touted teams in the beginning of the 2017 season and failed to live up to the hype. Some had dared to call Southern California National Champion material and penciled in their quarterback Sam Darnold as a consensus Heisman Trophy winner. Whilst the perception of this outfit was inflated, this is the opportune scenario for USC to at least justify some of that hype. Typically, we would expect to pay a hefty price to back the Men of Troy in a bowl game of this magnitude. However, given the fact Ohio State has been gaining a lot of national attention as of late the Trojans may offer tremendous value for the first time in a long time in any bowl game.
Free Pick:
Take Southern California +7
