Monday, May 21st, 2012
We came in with a rock solid free pick winner on Thanksgiving as the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens easily go under the total of 40 points as field goals outnumber the touchdowns by a 5-1 margin.
Our free pick on Saturday comes from the cross town rivalry game as the UCLA Bruins heads to the LA Coliseum to face the USC Trojans.
The Bruins and Trojans will begin from Los Angeles at 10PM Eastern Time and you can watch it nationally on FSN.
The free college football pick is playing on the USC Trojans -16 points against the UCLA Bruins.
This UCLA versus USC rivalry game suddenly took a different dynamic on Friday afternoon for the Bruins.
With the Utah unlikely home defeat yesterday to Colorado it clinched the PAC 12 south division for the UCLA Bruins.
Next week the Bruins will play either Oregon or Stanford for the PAC 12 title game and a trip to the Rose Bowl.
UCLA will know about three hours before kickoff whether they will play Oregon or Stanford.
Suddenly the USC game becomes a look ahead spot for the Bruin players.
I know the alumni would love to beat USC but the Bruin players eye on the prize is next week when they have a shot to win the PAC 12 title game and with that a trip to the Rose Bowl.
Going to the Rose Bowl is what the UCLA players dream about when they sign their letter of intent to go to the school.
You have young 19, 20 and 21 year old kids excited on Friday as their focus is now on next week’s game.
UCLA has been atrocious on the road this season as the club allows 36 points a game.
They have had ugly losses at Arizona, Utah and Stanford by big margin in their past three road games.
The Trojans have been on fire averaging 42 points per game over their past four games.
What has been impressive has been the play of the Trojans defense.
When UCLA falls behind in this game I don’t expect much of a fight to get back in this game.
The Bruins coaching staff won’t push the team too hard here as the team wants to be healthy next week as they play for a berth into the Rose Bowl.
USC will send off quarterback Matt Barkly with a solid performance in his final game of the year.
Expect huge passing numbers from Barkly as he possibly will be playing in the NFL next year.
If he stays at USC, Barkly will be a Heisman candidate in the 2012 season. USC Trojans are eligible for a bowl next season.
Barkly would likely be the first pick of the 2013 NFL draft if he stays one more year at USC. Close strong and the buildup will be huge for him next season.
USC big here.
Bet USC Trojans -16 points.
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