Derry City will go into this game 17-12-3, scoring 63 goals and having a 37 goal difference. Shamrock is (20-8-5), with a 39 goal difference and has scored 68 goals this year. In previous matches, Derry City has looked pretty good against a very solid Shamrock team. This year Derry City drew shamrock twice (0-0 and 1-1) and won 1-0 at home back in July. They did however lose to Shamrock 1-0 on the road back in June. So, with Shamrock at home this game makes me a little nervous. Shamrock has played very well at home overall, but past records indicate Derry City has played well agianst a team with such a high caliber team in their league. More than likely it will be a draw, or one of these teams will lose by 1. Probably Derry City.
Confidence rating: 65% in Derry City win or draw; 45% in Shamrock to win
Pick #2 Detroit Red Wings
With Detroit (2-0-0, 8pts this year) at home against Vancouver (1-1-1, 10pts this year), it is a little hard to go against Detroit at the moment. Although we don't really know where every NHL team is at, Detroit looks good right now, Vancouver looks about average. Granted, their two games struggled were against a strong Penguins and Flyers team, they still have not been able to do anything that impressive besides keeping a close 4-5 loss with the Flyers on the road. Detroit opened the season with a 5-3 win against Ottawa (1-2-0) and then followed that with a 3-0 road win against the Colorado Avalanche (2-1-0). Detroit should take this in a close one.
Confidence rating: 70% for Detroit; 30% for Vancouver
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Pick #3 USC Trojans
I can't stand USC, but I think tonight I may be a fan. Amazing how SFTC can mess up your priorities in sports. Anyway, USC is 4-1 so far this year, with their lone loss came to #18 Arizona State on the road. California is 3-2, with both of their losses on the road to #9 Oregon and Washington (4-1). California so far has had quality losses, but is still in search of a quality win. Looking on paper, statistically these teams look pretty even. USC has had better looking wins against better teams, but looked awful against Arizona State in their 22-43 loss, and looked bad against a 1-5 Minnesota team in a 19-17 ugly win. All in all, I would take USC. California will definitely have an advantage playing at home, but USC should take this in a close one.
Confidence rating: 65%
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Matchup
USC | California | |
|---|---|---|
W-L | 4-1 | 3-2 |
Avg Points | 30.0 | 34.6 |
Avg Points Allowed | 26.4 | 28.0 |
Home Record | 4-0 | 2-0 |
Road Record | 0-1 | 1-2 |
Division Record | 2-1 | 0-2 |
Conference Record | 2-1 | 0-2 |
| Complete Standings | ||
Team Averages & NCAA Ranks
| Offense | Team | Per Game Average / NCAA Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Yards | 454.4 / 29th | |
| 458.0 / 26th | ||
| Passing Yards | 322.8 / 17th | |
| 314.4 / 20th | ||
| Rushing Yards | 136.6 / 70th | |
| 157.6 / 57th | ||
| Points Scored | 30.0 / 55th | |
| 34.6 / 33rd | ||
| Full Team Stats: USC | California | ||
This Week's Line
Favorite | Spread | Underdog | Over/Under |
|---|---|---|---|
USC | 3 | CALIFORNIA | 58 |
| Full Daily Lines | |||
Passing Leaders
USC | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70.7 | 1587 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
California | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | |
| 51.4 | 1291 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 41.4 | 179 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rushing Leaders
USC | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | 338 | 4.7 | 2 | ||
24 | 203 | 8.5 | 1 | ||
California | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | |
91 | 499 | 5.5 | 4 | ||
27 | 126 | 4.7 | 3 | ||
Receiving Leaders
USC | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | 747 | 13.6 | 6 | ||
21 | 323 | 15.4 | 3 | ||
California | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
39 | 668 | 17.1 | 4 | ||
29 | 441 | 15.2 | 3 | ||
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