8:20 PM EST, NFL Network - Line: Panthers -6.5, Over/Under: 49.5 Division Rivals looking to avoid disappointing 0-2 starts clash on a short week, as the Carolina Panthers play host to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. After years of mediocrity and on the verge of yet another rebuilding project, the Buccaneers (0-1, T-4th in NFC South) ultimately decided to hit the proverbial button anyway, … [Read more...]
(8) USC vs (5) Ohio State
8:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Ohio State -7.5, Over/Under: 64.5 This year the Cotton Bowl Classic has a Rose Bowl feel to it, featuring a matchup between the respective champions of the Pac-12 and Big Ten, as the Eighth-Ranked Southern California Trojans battle the Fifth-Ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Typically, this would be an encounter reserved for the pageantry of the Rose Bowl, but due to that particular … [Read more...]
(12) Stanford @ (10) USC
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: USC -3.5, Over/Under: 58 The Pac-12 will be decided tonight at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, as the Twelfth-Ranked Stanford Cardinal and the Tenth-Ranked USC Trojans meet for the second time this season, this time with conference bragging rights, along with a trip to most likely the Fiesta Bowl on the line. Stanford (9-3, 7-2 in Pac-12) overcame early season struggles (a 1-2 start) to win eight of their … [Read more...]
(9) USC vs. (5) Penn State
5:00 PM EST, ABC - Line: USC -7, Over/Under: 60 With the National Semifinals behind them, today's combatants can put 2016 squarely in the rearview mirror, for this particular Rose Bowl Game is all about the future as the ninth-ranked Southern California Trojans battle the fifth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in a matchup of very promising teams. For a team finishing in the Top-Ten for the first time in five years, USC (9-3, 7-2 in Pac-12) … [Read more...]
(20) USC @ (1) Alabama
8:00 PM EST, ABC - Line: Alabama -12, Over/Under: 53 College Football Giants collide on Opening Weekend as the twentieth-ranked Southern California Trojans battle the top-ranked, defending National Champions, the Alabama Crimson Tide at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. As successful as these two programs have been over the last fifteen years, tonight's meeting marks their first encounter since the 1985 Aloha Bowl; since that tryst the … [Read more...]