USC Minnesota Betting – USC Travels To Minnesota For First-Ever Meeting
After one of the most tumultuous offseasons in college football betting, the University of Southern California has opened their 2010-11 schedule with a couple of wins, but after all the players and coaches have been through, a perfect start to the season is not enough. The Trojans want to be better, and in many ways, they need to be better to earn the respect that they lost during this process, as the program remains in the national spotlight, but for a completely different reason than when they were there a couple of years ago. USC travels to Minnesota this Saturday afternoon, the first time in the school’s history that they will play the Golden Gophers.
- USC Trojans @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Saturday September 18, 2010 – 3:30 PM ET
- TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Online Sports Betting Odds: USC -11.5
NCAA Football Betting Preview: USC
The 18th-ranked Trojans opened their season with a record-breaking offensive performance, putting up 49 points against Hawaii in a 13-point victory. Not satisfied with their defensive effort, USC traveled to Virginia to knock off the Cavaliers 17-14, a much better defensive effort although they didn’t put up the same numbers on defense. Now, the focus moves to Minnesota, with the national spotlight on the ESPN coverage of the first-ever meeting between the Trojans and the Golden Gophers. The trip will be the first of back-to-back games for USC, who travel to Washington State the week after, before returning home to take on Washington. With only four ranked opponents on their schedule, the Trojans have the chance to improve their standing, and head coach Lane Kiffin will not be satisfied until his team reaches their potential.
NCAA Football Betting Preview: Minnesota
After beating Middle Tennessee in their opener to keep pace with practically every other team in the Big Ten standings, the Golden Gophers took a step back in a 41-38 loss to South Dakota in week two. With a couple of games still to go before Minnesota meets a team inside their conference, the Golden Gophers will have the chance to get their game in order with a tough test against USC, and then a home meeting against Northern Illinois. The Golden Gophers aren’t expected to do much this year in the Big Ten, but this is a competitive bunch capable of putting up points. They will face their second-toughest test of the season, as they play the second-ranked Ohio State with four weeks to go in the season.
The Match Up: USC @ Minnesota
The most surprising part about the Trojans’ season is not the scrutiny they have received from the media, since it was expected, but the attention to detail from within. Coach Kiffin and his players haven’t been happy about their performances through the first two victories of the year, and will look to continue to improve against the Golden Gophers when they travel to Minnesota this Saturday.
NCAA Football Betting Pick: USC
