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USC vs Notre Dame Odds: Trojans Favored By Three Possessions

By Alicia de Artola

Nov 5, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Silhouette of Southern California Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold (14) with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Olympic torch as a backdrop during a NCAA football game against the Oregon Ducks. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Silhouette of Southern California Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold (14) with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Olympic torch as a backdrop during a NCAA football game against the Oregon Ducks. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oddsmakers set the line for USC vs Notre Dame at 16.5 points in favor of the Trojans, who are looking to finish the regular season on an eight-game win streak.

USC is set to finish the regular season facing a similar foe — a traditional rival whose 2016 season has resembled a train wreck.

After besting a struggling and now bowl-ineligible UCLA team at the Rose Bowl, the Trojans now prepare to take on a struggling and bowl-ineligible Notre Dame team at the Coliseum.

Reflecting the fortunes of both programs this year, oddsmakers in Las Vegas do not expect the contest between the red-hot Trojans and ice-cold Irish to be close.

The opening line set USC as a 16.5-point favorite over Notre Dame on Sunday. The line has since settled up to 17 points.

Notre Dame is 4-7 on the season and against the spread despite being favored in ten of their 11 games played in 2016 so far. They’re coming off a heartbreaking loss to Virginia Tech in which they gave up a ten point lead going into the fourth quarter, conceding 13 unanswered points.

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USC on the other hand improved their record to 8-3 on the season and 7-4 against the spread with a thorough victory over UCLA on Saturday. The Trojans have won seven straight and are 6-1 against the spread since September.

Notably, USC’s one failure to cover the spread during that time involved JuJu Smith-Schuster opting to go down and run the clock near the end of the game against Colorado rather than finishing an open touchdown to clear the five-point margin.

The Trojans have been favored by double-digits five times this season have have covered those spreads in each case. Most recently, they were projected to beat UCLA by 13.5 points and ultimately won by 22.

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