USC at UCLA - 2018 Matchup Preview

USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins

Saturday, November 17th 2018 (3:30 PM EST)
USC -2.5 (55.0)
UCLA 34 - USC: 27 (Pac-12)

Trojans (5 - 7) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 36 - 23 (27 - 29 on Road)
'18 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

UCLA is playing their 8th straight game
USC is playing their 6th straight game
Our Line: -2.5 (SP+ USC -10)
Projected Score: USC: 33 - UCLA: 23 (56)
USC Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
USC Travel: 12 miles

Bruins (3 - 9) (5 - 6 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 18 - 33 (20 - 35 @ Home)
'18 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
USC Players
UCLA Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

USC's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	USC vs UNLV	-24.0	58.5	W 43 - 21	O	N
Sat 9/8	USC at Stanford	+4.5	54.5	L 3 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/15	USC at Texas	+4.0	47.0	L 14 - 37	O	N
Fri 9/21	USC vs Washington State	-4.5	51.0	W 39 - 36	O	N
Sat 9/29	USC at Arizona	-3.5	61.0	W 24 - 20	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/13	USC vs Colorado	-7.0	57.0	W 31 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/20	USC at Utah	+6.5	48.0	L 28 - 41	O	N
Sat 10/27	USC vs Arizona State	-3.0	52.5	L 35 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/3	USC at Oregon State	-15.0	64.5	W 38 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/10	USC vs California	-5.5	45.5	L 14 - 15	U	N
Sat 11/17	USC at UCLA	-2.5	55.0	L 27 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/24	USC vs Notre Dame	+12.5	54.0	L 17 - 24	U	Y

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Predictions for USC's Schedule

UCLA's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	UCLA vs Cincinnati	-14.0	62.0	L 17 - 26	U	N
Sat 9/8	UCLA at Oklahoma	+31.0	66.0	L 21 - 49	O	Y
Sat 9/15	UCLA vs Fresno State	+2.5	50.5	L 14 - 38	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Fri 9/28	UCLA at Colorado	+9.0	56.5	L 16 - 38	U	N
Sat 10/6	UCLA vs Washington	+21.0	53.5	L 24 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/13	UCLA at California	+6.5	53.5	W 30 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/20	UCLA vs Arizona	-10.0	55.0	W 31 - 30	O	N
Fri 10/26	UCLA vs Utah	+10.5	54.5	L 10 - 41	U	N
Sat 11/3	UCLA at Oregon	+10.5	59.5	L 21 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/10	UCLA at Arizona State	+11.5	64.5	L 28 - 31	U	Y
Sat 11/17	UCLA vs USC	+2.5	55.0	W 34 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/24	UCLA vs Stanford	+7.0	61.0	L 42 - 49	O	Y

Important Stats (2017)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
USC	.24	47%	35.8	45%	2.99	185	46%	299	3.45	.14	41%	23	44%	36%	3.34	69.6	1.9	1.8
UCLA	.22	46%	18.2	44%	2.54	116	45%	341	4.26	.23	47%	33.4	47%	42%	3.87	75.2	1.7	1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
USC		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
UCLA		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2017

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
USC Offense	14	35.8	27.4	46.6%	3.45	1.9	24	484	185	299	4.8	48%	50%	45%	46%	14%	.24
UCLA Defense	13	33.4	34.7	46.6%	3.87	1	-	-	-	-	-	61%	37%	47%	42%	13%	.23

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
USC Defense	14	23	28.8	40.6%	3.34	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	47%	52%	44%	36%	18%	.14
UCLA Offense	13	18.2	19.5	46%	4.26	1.7	23	458	116	341	3.8	39%	59%	44%	45%	18%	.22

Additional Stats 2017

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
USC	14	30:54	24.3	41%	44%	7.6	69.6	1.9	1.8	5.8	3.1	5	29.6
UCLA	13	26:28	23.4	41%	65%	8.2	75.2	1.7	1	5.9	1.7	2	28.3

Run Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
USC Offense	14	48%	45%	38.8	185.1	4.8	29	.12	2.99	71%	9%	0.97
UCLA Defense	13	61%	47%	-	-	-	-	.24	3.23	79%	9%	1.04

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
USC Defense	14	47%	44%	-	-	-	-	.14	3.01	65%	10%	1
UCLA Offense	13	39%	44%	30.5	116.4	3.8	19	.11	2.54	74%	11%	0.99

Pass Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
USC Offense	14	50%	46%	22.1	35.1	299	8.5	13.6	26	13	.36	1.6	31%	35%	.38	5%	2
UCLA Defense	13	37%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.24	1.6	30%	34%	.33	5%	1.7

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
USC Defense	14	52%	36%	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	.14	1.7	35%	32%	.28	8%	1.9
UCLA Offense	13	59%	45%	25.9	41.2	341.5	8.3	13.2	31	10	.31	1.5	33%	35%	.29	7%	1.8

USC's Power Ratings
USC's Power Rating: NR
USC's Offense Rating: NR
USC's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #4
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
USC's 2018 Expected Record: -
USC's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 9.7 #34
USC's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.7 #46
USC's Defense SP+ Rating: 22.5 #34

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
USC: UCLA: 2.3

SP+ Ratings Matchup
USC: 9.7 UCLA: -0.4

UCLA's Power Ratings
UCLA's Power Rating: 2.3 NR
UCLA's Offense Rating: NR
UCLA's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #19
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
UCLA's 2018 Expected Record: -
UCLA's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -0.4 #76
UCLA's Offense SP+ Rating: 30.7 #50
UCLA's Defense SP+ Rating: 32.4 #97

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

USC Scoring
Offense: 35.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 27.4
Defense: 23 PPG
Defense on Road: 28.8

USC's 2018 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
USC 33
UCLA 23

Projected Total Points: 56

UCLA Scoring
Offense: 18.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 19.5
Defense: 33.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 34.7

UCLA's 2018 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 5 - 6 - 1
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record at home: 2 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 1
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 4 - 1
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 1

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/29	USC	29	UCLA	10	USC -21.0	UCLA	59.0	Under
2024	11/23	UCLA	13	USC	19	USC -5	USC	53.0	Under
2023	11/18	USC	20	UCLA	38	USC -6	UCLA	65.5	Under
2022	11/19	UCLA	45	USC	48	USC -2.5	USC	76.5	Over
2021	11/20	USC	33	UCLA	62	UCLA -4.5	UCLA	66.5	Over
2020	12/12	UCLA	38	USC	43	USC -3.5	USC	64.0	Over
2019	11/23	USC	52	UCLA	35	USC -12.5	USC	66.0	Over
2018	11/17	UCLA	34	USC	27	USC -2.5	UCLA	55.0	Over
2017	11/18	USC	28	UCLA	23	USC -14.5	UCLA	70.5	Under
2016	11/19	UCLA	14	USC	36	USC -10.5	USC	53.0	Under
2015	11/28	USC	40	UCLA	21	USC -3.5	USC	61.0	Push
2014	11/22	UCLA	38	USC	20	UCLA -3	UCLA	0
2013	11/30	USC	14	UCLA	35	USC -3.5	UCLA	0
2012	11/17	UCLA	38	USC	28
2011	11/26	USC	50	UCLA	0
2010	12/04	UCLA	14	USC	28
2009	11/28	USC	28	UCLA	7
2008	12/06	UCLA	7	USC	28
2007	12/01	USC	24	UCLA	7
2006	12/02	UCLA	13	USC	9
2005	12/03	USC	66	UCLA	19
2004	12/04	UCLA	24	USC	29
2003	11/22	USC	47	UCLA	22
2001	11/17	USC	27	UCLA	0
2000	11/17	UCLA	35	USC	38

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
UCLA	7	7	5 Overs
USC	18	6	5 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	14 - 11	4 - 9	3 - 4	1 - 5
Road Teams	11 - 14	9 - 4	5 - 1	4 - 3

(#) USC at (#) UCLA

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	USC	UCLA
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#34	#76
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#4	#19
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

USC Injury Report

UCLA Injury Report

USC on Offense


CategoryCat	USC Off	UCLA Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#46	#97
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

USC Run Game


CategoryCat	USC Off	UCLA Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

USC Pass Game


CategoryCat	USC Off	UCLA Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

UCLA on Offense


CategoryCat	UCLA Off	USC Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#50	#34
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

UCLA Run Game


CategoryCat	UCLA Off	USC Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

UCLA Pass Game


CategoryCat	UCLA Off	USC Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
UCLA 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Top G5

USC 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Rose Bowl
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 12
USC 2.5 (55.0)
UCLA won vs USC this year (34-27)

Previous Matchups
USC beat UCLA last year (29-10)
USC beat UCLA in 2024 (19-13)
UCLA beat USC in 2023 (38-20)

USC's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

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USC's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

UCLA's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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UCLA's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

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Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD