USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/23/24

The USC Trojans and UCLA play for the 92nd time in their historic crosstown rivalry game, but this will be their first time suiting up as fellow Big Ten conference members. This has been a contentious rivalry throughout the years, and the road team has been a rude guest lately. The away side has won 4 consecutive meetings since Dec. 12, 2020. The last time the home team won in this series was a USC 52-35 victory at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 23, 2019. The last time UCLA won at home was the year prior to that on Nov. 17, 2018, so it’s been a hot minute.

Both of these teams are still mathematically alive for a bowl game, as USC needs one more win in the final 2 games and UCLA needs to win out in the final 2. With Notre Dame looming on the schedule for the Trojans, this game is huge. USC has dropped all 4 true road games this season, although this is simply a bus ride and not a plane ride like the others. Still, USC is 0-4 against the spread on the road this season, and that’s a concern. UCLA lost 31-19 at Washington last week, halting a 3-game winning and cover streak — but head coach Deshaun Foster’s team has really been getting much better and trending in the right direction. UCLA is 6-2 ATS in the past 8 games, too. To make matters worse for the Trojans, there is as flu outbreak on the team — so they could have some personnel issues. The Bruins are the safer play.

USC vs UCLA prediction: UCLA +4.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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