College Football Odds Week 9: USC vs California Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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USC and California meet up for a Pac-12 battle in Week 9 of college football as the Trojans try to end a two-game slide. Betting odds see the Trojans as 10.5-point road favorites against the Golden Bears. Coverage begins from Berkeley on Saturday, October 28 at 4:00 p.m. ET on Pac-12 Network.

Here's everything you need to know about the college football odds for Week 9 USC vs California: the opening lines, spreads, betting trends and more. Check back regularly for updates and use our BetMGM bonus code to get the most out of your action.

No. 24 USC vs California Odds

• Opening point spread: USC -10
• Opening moneyline: USC -385/California +300
• Opening total: Over/Under 67 points scored
• Time: 4 p.m. ET Saturday (Pac-12 Network)

UPDATE 1:30 P.M. ET SATURDAY: With kickoff 2.5 hours out, Southern Cal is 10-point chalk at Caesars Sports. That's where the line opened Sunday, before going to -11 early Monday. On Thursday, the Trojans receded to -10.5/-10, then returned to -10.5 early Friday before going to -10 again Friday afternoon.

Spread ticket count is almost 4/1 USC, but spread money is 2/1 California.

The total opened at 67, peaked at 68 Wednesday, bottomed out at 66 Thursday and is now 67. Current Caesars splits aren't available.

UPDATE 2 P.M. ET FRIDAY: BetMGM moved the Trojans from -10 to -11 Monday, backed up to -10.5 (-115) Tuesday and went to -10.5 flat Thursday. Underdog California is nabbing 56% of bets/59% of dollars on the spread so far.

The total moved from 67.5 to 66.5 Wednesday, with no movement since. Ticket count is 2.5/1 and money 4/1 on the Over.

UPDATE 2 P.M. ET MONDAY: Southern Cal (6-2 SU/2-6 ATS) is on a two-game losing skid. In Week 8, the Trojans rallied from a 28-14 late-third-quarter deficit to Utah, pulling ahead 32-31 on a touchdown with 1:46 remaining.

But USC then gave up a final-seconds field goal, losing 34-32 as a 7-point home favorite.

California (3-4 SU/2-5 ATS), coming off a bye week, is on an 0-5 ATS purge. In Week 7 at Utah, the Golden Bears were catching 9.5 points and lost 34-14.

USC is already up a point to -11 in Caesars Sports' college football odds Week 9 market.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full College Football Odds Week 9 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every Top 25 matchup.

Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson