Southern Cal-Stanford Preview

The Southern Cal Trojans and the Stanford Cardinal will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Stanford Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Trojans listed as 24-point favorites versus the Cardinal, while the game's total is sitting at 48. Mark Sanchez threw two TD passes as USC defeated California 17-3 in Week 11. USC failed to cover the 22-point spread, while the 20 points fell UNDER the posted total of 48. Sanchez completed 18-of-29 pass attempts for 238 yards in the win. Tavita Pritchard completed 15-of-22 passes for 138 yards and a score for Stanford as they lost 35-28 to Oregon in Week 11. The Cardinal did cover the 13-point spread, while the final score played OVER the posted total of 56. Current streak: Southern Cal has won 6 straight games. Team records: Southern Cal: 8-1 SU, 6-3 ATS Stanford: 5-5 SU, 6-4 ATS Southern Cal most recently: When playing in November are 10-0 When playing on grass are 10-0 After outgaining opponent are 9-1 When playing within the conference are 9-1 Stanford most recently: When playing in November are 2-8 When playing on grass are 5-5 After being outgained are 4-6 When playing within the conference are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Southern Cal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Southern Cal is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games on the road Southern Cal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Stanford Southern Cal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Stanford Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Stanford is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Stanford's last 7 games at home Stanford is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Southern Cal Next up: Southern Cal home to Notre Dame, Saturday, November 29 Stanford at California, Saturday, November 22