Two weeks to prepare and a defense Colby Dant ranked with Georgia’s: that was the Indiana case on the show, and it carried two of the three votes. USC and Indiana kick off Saturday, November 14 at 12:30 PM PT / 3:30 PM ET in Bloomington, IN. Ryan and Colby laid Indiana -7.5, the number when the guys taped on November 10, while Sean took USC +7.5. The whole argument is on the College Football Picks Week 11 episode.
USC vs Indiana Odds
Indiana was a 7.5-point favorite over USC with a total of 49.5 when the guys taped on November 10.
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- Ryan Kramer (@KramerCentric): Indiana -7.5
- Sean Green (@SeanTGreen): USC +7.5
- Colby Dant (@TheColbyD): Indiana -7.5
The segment actually opened leaning the other way. The first instinct on air was USC and the points. The guys noted Indiana is 1-8 against the spread, and laying seven and a half against a USC team with a pretty good offense looked like a lot to ask.
Colby pushed back. He put the Indiana defense in a class with Georgia’s and called the defensive line the best in the league. The guys added that EPA per play has that defense number one. His other point was preparation: Indiana’s head coach gets two weeks to get ready for a USC team traveling in from LA.
The USC side held for the reason that started the segment. Indiana’s offense, which Colby conceded has been bad, couldn’t be trusted to put up enough points to cover. “It is not a fun experience laying a bunch of points with Indiana” summed it up. The three-hour time zone difference got its due, and the pick stayed USC +7.5.
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