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USC football predictions & picks

Big Ten

2026 record: 7-2
Big Ten: 4th
PPG: 32.4
Streak: W1
Last 5: Lost 27–41 vs Oregon · Sat, Sep 26 Won 25–21 vs Washington · Sat, Oct 3 Won 31–23 at Penn State · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 7–24 at Wisconsin · Sat, Oct 24 Won 30–18 vs Ohio State · Sat, Oct 31

USC next game

Wk 11

USC @3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Indiana

Best pick IU ML−294 93% confidence See the prediction: USC at Indiana

USC 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs San José State San Jose St W42–26 —

Wk 1Fri, Sep 4Sep 4 vs Fresno State Fresno St W39–0 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Louisiana Louisiana W49–30 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Rutgers Rutgers W42–35 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Oregon Oregon L27–41 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Washington Washington W25–21 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Penn State Penn State W31–23 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Wisconsin Wisconsin L7–24 USC +5.5−256✗ USC at Wisconsin prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Ohio State Ohio State W30–18 OSU +1.5−263✗ Ohio State at USC prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Indiana Indiana 3:30 PM ET IU ML−294 USC at Indiana prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs Maryland Maryland TBA Pick coming soon

USC team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 32.4/ game 39th

Total yards 424.0/ game 33rd

Passing yards 294.6/ game 12th

Rushing yards 129.4/ game 106th

Third-down conversions 49.5% 16th

Giveaways 1.0/ game 36th

Time of possession 30:51 46th

Defense

Points allowed 24.2/ game 66th

Yards allowed 346.0/ game 62nd

Passing yards allowed 221.2/ game 81st

Rushing yards allowed 124.8/ game 42nd

Takeaways 0.8/ game 120th

Penalties 6.2/ game 62nd

USC leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Jayden Maiava 2,525yds 20 TD · 5 INT · 66.9% comp. · 9 games

Rushing King Miller 681yds 5 TD · 4.9 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Trent Mosley 512yds 32 catches · 6 TD · 6 games

Tackles Deven Bryant 55 9 games

Sacks Kennedy Urlacher 3 9 games

Interceptions Prophet Brown 2 3 passes defended · 9 games

USC picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

0.0% 0 won · 2 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big Ten standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 UCLA UCLA 900 9-0 1.000 302127 +175 W9

2 Indiana Indiana 810 8-1 .889 292112 +180 W2

3 Iowa Iowa 720 7-2 .778 250110 +140 W2

4 USC USC 720 7-2 .778 292218 +74 W1

5 Ohio State Ohio State 630 6-3 .667 321165 +156 L2

6 Oregon Oregon 630 6-3 .667 307199 +108 W2

7 Northwestern Northwestern 630 6-3 .667 279174 +105 L2

8 Wisconsin Wisconsin 630 6-3 .667 220147 +73 W1

9 Illinois Illinois 630 6-3 .667 256207 +49 W4

10 Nebraska Nebraska 540 5-4 .556 272149 +123 L4

11 Penn State Penn State 540 5-4 .556 260174 +86 W2

12 Washington Washington 540 5-4 .556 237197 +40 L1

13 Michigan Michigan 540 5-4 .556 176146 +30 L1

14 Minnesota Minnesota 540 5-4 .556 222198 +24 L2

15 Purdue Purdue 360 3-6 .333 265291 −26 L3

16 Maryland Maryland 360 3-6 .333 249282 −33 W1

17 Michigan State Michigan St 360 3-6 .333 174212 −38 W1

18 Rutgers Rutgers 270 2-7 .222 232292 −60 L3

USC FAQ

Who does USC play next?

Next up for USC: on the road at Indiana, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is USC’s record this season?

USC is 7-2, 4th in the Big Ten.

Who leads USC in passing yards?

Jayden Maiava, with 2,525 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (20 TD · 5 INT · 66.9% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking USC games?

Its best pick is 0-2 in USC games this season (0.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big Ten rivals

All teams

Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Oregon Penn State Purdue Rutgers UCLA Washington Wisconsin

USC this week

USC is 7-2, 4-2 in Big Ten play. Its last game was a 30–18 win over Ohio State at home on October 31. Its offense averages 32.4 points a game (tied for 39th in FBS), and its defense allows 24.2 (66th).

Next up, USC visits Indiana on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, USC is a 7.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 49.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the USC vs Indiana prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.