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USC Football: Why the Trojans Are Surprise Favorites vs. Undefeated Utah

It should go without saying—the folks out in Las Vegas usually know what they're doing when it comes to college football.

But the oddsmakers' track records didn't stop one particular Week 8 spread from receiving a massive amount of scrutiny:

USC opened as a 3-point favorite over Utah, per Vegas Insider. That’s something.

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) October 18, 2015

#USC opens as a three-point favorite vs. Utah. Wait, what?!?!?!

— Max Meyer (@TheMaxMeyer) October 18, 2015

Before you get too excited by USC favored over Utah, let me remind you Vegas had Alabama -10 vs.