The late Keith Moon once referred to Led Zeppelin, ironically, as a band that was “going down like a lead [balloon].” Some several decades later, the same comparison can be made to the USC Trojans. Ranked No. 1 by the AP a little over the month ago, head coach Pete Carroll and his team have been imitating a balloon made of lead and currently sit tied for the No. 9 spot in the AP and No. 12 in the BCS.
“USC fell a long way after that loss to Stanford and I am surprised,” stated Point-Spreads.com College Football Predictions Expert Reno Goldberg when asked about the USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks PAC 10 showdown. “I know the trend is to go with the Ducks and that makes me a little nervous. The Trojans are very talented and I might lean towards taking USC and the points. They seem to show up in big games.”
A loss to 39-point underdog Stanford has thrown a wrench into their visions of a BCS title but with the way the season has been you never know. The Trojans were on a three game ATS skid, but got back to their winning ways when they covered the 16½-point spread in a 38-0 win over Notre Dame.
This week USC faces conference rival Oregon and SportsBetting.com has the road team Trojans listed at +3, which has the majority of action flowing in on the road dog at a clip of 65%.
Will USC continue to drop like a lead zeppelin or will they gain momentum from the ND win and rise like a phoenix from the ashes?
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