Boston College vs. USC College Football Picks – 2009 Emerald Bowl: The No. 24 ranked Southern Cal Trojans (8-4) of the Pac 10 and Boston College Eagles (8-4) of the ACC will play in today's Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park in San Francisco with kickoff set for 8 p.m. Eastern with ESPN providing nationwide television coverage.
College football picks oddsmakers at Bodog.com have installed Southern Cal as 7 1/2-chalk ATS and -270 moneyline favorites versus BC with a 46 total. Eagles backers are getting +230 underdog's odds on the Bodog moneyline board.
USC is coming off its worst regular season since Pete Carroll's first year. Can it get worse with a loss in its home state to unranked Boston College?
The Eagles won eight consecutive bowls from 2000-08, in part because they slipped to lower-tier bowls in the ACC and Big East's lineup. Thats not the case in this game. USC is Boston College's highest profile bowl opponent since defeating Georgia 20-16 in the 2001 Music City Bowl.
BC is 98th in the nation in total offense averaging 324.9 yards per game. USC led the nation in total defense last season (206.1 ypg) but slipped to 43rd this season (342.8 ypg).
The USC offense is led by true freshman quarterback Matt Barkley, who was inconsistent and threw for 2,385 yards, with 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The leader on defense for BC is true freshman Luke Kuechly who h ad 142 tackles this season to rank second in the nation in the category.
College Football Picks: Overall, USC has the edge talent wise and should win the game – providing they respect their opponent. We believe they will. USC will win and cover as a 7 1/2-chalk favorite.
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