Utah vs. USC Pick Prediction 10/9/2021 by Tony T.
Utah at JSC—Free pick is USC Trojans -3. USC has won and covered two straight against the Utes. Difference here is the play at quarterback. Utah is down to their second string as starter Charlie Brewers exits the team due to ineffectiveness. Cameron Rising is completing 59.6% of his passes for a Utes offense averaging only 5.9 yards per pass attempt. USC passing game is generating 302 yards per game. Quarterback Kedon Slovis is completing 64.6% of his throws for a passing game averaging 7.4 yards per attempt. Utes secondary past two seasons struggled in coverage against the Trojans receivers as USC threw for a combined 632 yards in those two wins. Utah has two losses and haven't covered a point spread. They lost both of their road games dropping a 33-31 overtime decision at San Diego ST and 26-17 at BYU. In those defeats Utah averaged 333 offensive yards with 4.8 yards per pass attempt and 30% conversion rate on third down. Play USC -3.