{"id":446187,"date":"2026-08-28T14:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/446187\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:50:10","slug":"usc-vs-san-jose-state-odds-proven-model-reveals-picks-for-week-0-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/446187\/","title":{"rendered":"USC vs. San Jose State odds: Proven model reveals picks for Week 0 game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coach Lincoln Riley and the 14th-ranked USC Trojans kick off the 2026 season against the visiting San Jose State Spartans on Saturday. USC, which finished fourth in the Big Ten at 7-2 and were 9-4 overall, is looking to challenge for the conference championship for the first time since joining the Big Ten in 2024. San Jose State, meanwhile, is looking to improve on its 3-9 overall and 2-6 mark in the Mountain West last year. The Spartans tied for ninth in 2025.\u00a0Visit our\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0review and\u00a0get $200 in bonus bets as a new user after $5+ in wagers here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans are 38.5-point favorites in the latest San Jose State vs. USC odds, while the over\/under is 61.5. Before making any San Jose State vs. USC picks,\u00a0check out the San Jose State vs. USC predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. It is on a 31-19 run on top-rated CFB money-line picks since the 2024 season, and it has been upgraded for the 2026 season to even better factor in the transfer portal to help nail\u00a0college football betting<\/a>\u00a0picks at\u00a0sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0betting sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, the model has set its sights on San Jose State vs. USC<\/a>. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks<\/a>. Here are the FBS college football odds<\/a> and trends for USC vs. San Jose State:<\/p>\n

USC vs. San Jose State spread<\/p>\n

USC -38.5<\/p>\n

USC vs. San Jose State over\/under<\/p>\n

61.5 points<\/p>\n

USC vs. San Jose State money line\u00a0<\/p>\n

USC -100000, SJSU +9000<\/p>\n

USC vs. San Jose State picks<\/p>\n

See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n

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Top USC vs. San Jose State predictions<\/p>\n

After simulated San Jose State vs. USC 10,000 times, SportsLine model is going Over (61.5 points) on the total. These teams scored a combined 84 points when they last met in 2023. The total has gone Over in two of the three all-time meetings. The total has also gone Over in seven of the last 10 San Jose State games, as well as three of the last five USC contests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Redshirt junior quarterback Jayden Maiava will look to build on his 2025 season. In 13 games last season, he completed 65.8% of his passes for 3,711 yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also carried 54 times for 157 yards and six touchdowns. The Trojans finished with the eighth-best offense in Division I, averaging 465.5 yards and 35.8 points per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Redshirt senior transfer Luke Weaver takes over for the San Jose State offense. At Hawaii last season, he completed 60% of his passes and threw for six touchdowns with three interceptions. The model is projecting 65 combined points as the Over hits 57% of the time. See the model’s spread and money-line picks at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to make San Jose State vs. USC picks<\/p>\n

In addition to going Over on the total, the model also says one side of the spread hits 60% of the time.\u00a0You can only get the pick at SportsLine.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

So who wins San Jose State vs. USC, and which side of the spread hits 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that’s on a 31-19 run on top-rated CFB money-line picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coach Lincoln Riley and the 14th-ranked USC Trojans kick off the 2026 season against the visiting San Jose…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":446188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[3256,3250,88,90,89,997,176769,176770,176771,13670],"class_list":["post-446187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-betting","tag-college-football-picks","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-san-jose-state-spartans","tag-san-jose-state-usc-odds","tag-san-jose-state-usc-picks","tag-san-jose-state-usc-prediction","tag-usc-trojans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}