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College Football Picks: Southern Cal getting early betting action versus Nebraska

by Thomas Jensen on Friday, September 14th, 2007

Online sportsbook SportsBetting.com has 85% of the college football picks being placed on the Souther Cal vs Nebraska game are coming in on the Trojans -10 points as a heavy road favorite. If you’re looking for the center of the college football picks universe this weekend, head to the middle of the country and take a left (or right, depending on which Interstate you’re on), when you hit Memorial Stadium, you’ll be there.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are hosting the number one ranked team in the nation, as those cool kids from Southern Cal head to middle America, and for the first time in years, the Huskers are playing a home game that has National Championship implications.

"I really think the Nebraska program is on the rise but when challenged, Southern Cal always seems to step up. That defense has had two weeks to prepare for Nebraska and the Huskers aren't where they want to be," stated Point-Spreads.com College Football Picks Expert Reno Goldberg. "Anything can happen in a game but if USC plays up to potential they will cover the 10-points."

For the last two weeks, Husker-fans and USC-fans have been relentless in their attacks on each other on the Jim Rome show and other syndicated talk radio programs. The exchanges relied heavily on the obvious stereotypes each has for the other, with Nebraska’s faithful liberally referencing Botox, sushi, two-pound dogs, blonde bimbos and silicon, while the SoCal crew stuck pretty close to the agricultural grab-bag of insults (farm accidents and veiled references about bestiality), sprinkling in shots about chewing tobacco, obesity, etc.

It’s been a pretty even tête-à-tête on the airwaves, with both giving as good as the other, but when it comes to the betting public, there’s been nothing equal about this marquee matchup.

Heading into the weekend’s NCAA schedule, as might be expected, this Nebraska – USC match up has garnered the most wagering action of any game by far, and it’s been a very one-sided affair. College football bettors at SportsBetting.com are heavily backing the always popular Southern Cal Trojans.

This is going to be a real test for a USC program that didn’t look sharp as a 45-point favorite vs. Idaho opening weekend. There’s plenty of speculation that Nebraska has a team that can make a real run at the victory in this one. It’ll be a great day of college ball, and who knows, we could see a number one unseated when the smoke clears Saturday night.

Worth noting is the fact the USC Trojans have covered the point spread the last six years in their first game as a visitor, and they haven’t lost to a non-conference team in the regular season since back in 2002.