Arizona State-Southern Cal Preview

The fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will be treated to a game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Southern Cal Trojans when they take their seats on Saturday. Oddsmakers currently have the Trojans listed as 28½-point favorites versus the Sun Devils, while the game's total is sitting at 47. Rudy Carpenter went 20-for-35 for 165 yards with a TD and two picks for Arizona State in its 24-14 loss to California in Week 6. Cal covered as 8-point home favorites as the game played under the 56.5-point total listed by sportsbooks. Mark Sanchez threw three touchdown passes to lead USC to a 44-10 win over Oregon in Week 6, as 16-point favorites. The 54 points fell UNDER the posted total of 57. Sanchez completed 19-of-28 for 323 yards for the Trojans. Stafon Johnson had eight catches for 57 yards and a TD in the win. Current streak: Arizona State has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Arizona State: 2-3 SU, 1-3 ATS Southern Cal: 3-1 SU, 3-1 ATS Arizona State most recently: When playing in October are 6-4 When playing on grass are 6-4 After being outgained are 8-2 When playing within the conference are 7-3 Southern Cal most recently: When playing in October are 7-3 When playing on grass are 9-1 After outgaining opponent are 7-3 When playing within the conference are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona State's last 5 games on the road Arizona State is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona State's last 6 games when playing Southern Cal Arizona State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Southern Cal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Southern Cal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona State Southern Cal is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Southern Cal's last 9 games at home Next up: Arizona State home to Oregon, Saturday, October 25 Southern Cal at Washington State, Saturday, October 18