USC astatine Cal
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley
TV/Radio: Fox Sports 1/AM 790
Records: USC 4-7, 3-5 successful Pac-12; Cal 4-7, 3-5
USC stats
QB Jaxson Dart: 100-163, 1,162 yards, 8 TDs, 5 INTs
RB Keaontay Ingram: 156 carries, 911 yards, 5 TDs
WR Gary Bryant Jr.: 44 recs., 579 yards, 7 TDs
LB Kana’i Mauga: 88 tackles, 1 sack, 2 PBU, 1 INT
DL Tuli Tuipulotu: 42 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 PBUs, 2 FFs
USC wounded report: QUESTIONABLE: OT Courtland Ford (undisclosed), RB Keaontay Ingram (ribs), OT Jalen McKenzie (undisclosed), CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart (undisclosed); DOUBTFUL: QB Kedon Slovis (lower leg), CB Jaylin Smith (undisclosed), CB Chris Steele (undisclosed)
USC wins if: Its corners get steadfast rapidly and assistance fastener down a Cal passing crippled that averages lone 225.8 yards per game, making the Golden Bears person to trust connected the tally exclusively. … USC doesn’t crook the shot implicit erstwhile against a Cal squad that is bully astatine protecting the football. … Dart throws for much than 350 yards.
Cal stats
QB Chase Garbers: 205-327, 2,354 yards, 16 TDs, 8 INTs
RB Christopher Brooks: 102 carries, 558 yards, 2 TDs
WR Trevon Clark: 29 recs., 604 yards, 4 TDs
S Daniel Scott: 72 tackles, 2 PBUs, 3 INTs
LB Cameron Goode: 41 tackles, 6 sacks, 4 PBUs
Cal wounded report: N/A
Cal wins if: The Golden Bears’ violative enactment allows less than 4 tackles for nonaccomplishment and paves the mode for 200 rushing yards. … Cal holds USC without a touchdown successful 50% of the Trojans’ visits to the reddish zone. … The Golden Bears clasp USC beneath 40% connected third-down conversion attempts.
Prediction
Cal 28, USC 24