USC Trojans Favorites To Win Big Over Boston College

After losing at home to Pittsburgh last week, the Boston College Eagles are expected to have their hands full on Saturday night as they host a heavily favored USC squad.

The Trojans are 17-point favorites against the Eagles for Saturday, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com, and they head into the matchup riding high after following up their season-opening 52-13 win over Fresno State with a big 13-10 win on the road at Stanford last week. That bumped USC up to No. 9 in the updated AP Top 25 poll.

Boston College beat Massachusetts 30-7 in its opener two weeks ago but fell 30-20 at home against Pitt last week, with quarterback Tyler Murphy throwing for just 134 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in the loss. Murphy also ran for 92 yards and a score in the Eagles’ loss to the Panthers.

When USC and Boston College met out west last September, the Trojans came away with an easy 35-7 win as 15.5-point favorites on the college football betting board in a game that went over the posted total. Kickoff for Saturday’s USC vs. Boston College matchup is set for 8 p.m. ET.

Meanwhile, the only game featuring two ranked teams on Saturday has No. 24 South Carolina playing host to No. 6 Georgia with the Gamecocks as 6.5-point home underdogs for the game, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. South Carolina lost to Texas A&M in its opener and fell 41-30 at Georgia when the schools met last year in a game in which the Bulldogs covered the 3.5-point spread.

No. 12 UCLA plays at AT&T Stadium in Arlington against Texas on Saturday as a 7.5-point favorite, while No. 11 Notre Dame takes on Purdue at Lucas Oil Stadium as a 28-point favorite. Texas A&M, up to No. 7 in the rankings, will be looking to keep their offense rolling on Saturday as the Aggies take on Rice as a huge 31.5-point favorite at Kyle Field.

No. 1 Florida State is idle this week. No. 2 Oregon will get a visit from Wyoming at Autzen Stadium with the Ducks set as massive 43-point favorites on the college football odds.

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