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I'm looking for the Rose Bowl to be the most entertaining game of the day, and despite both teams featuring great defenses, I see lots of points being scored. Penn State has been scoring in bunches against every team it's faced during a nine-game win streak that has seen the Nittany Lions go 8-0-1 ATS. USC's defense has kept games Under in seven of its last eight, but will have its hands full with PSU QB Trace McSorley, who gets better weekly. Look for a shootout. The top play here is the Over.
Classic matchup in the Rose Bowl. Penn State has to avoid a slow start against one of the hottest teams in college football. Defensively, the Trojans can apply pressure and cover extremely well on the back end. Penn State defensively also will apply pressure. It won’t be enough to win, but it’ll be enough to cover.
Maybe the Nittany Lions deserved to be in the playoff, and maybe they didn't. Either way, they're offering great value as a full touchdown underdog against USC in the Rose Bowl. My projections show Penn State covering 66 percent of the time and quite possibly winning outright.