Over the past few years, one betting strategy for USC football has been simple (whether you’re actually betting or just observing):
Take the under. Assume the Trojans will win less games than projected and never depend on them to cover.
There has been good reason for that. Clay Helton’s USC has underachieved often enough for the strategy to hold up, particularly on the road against strong teams.
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But this offseason warrants a reevaluation of that policy, at least when it comes to projected win totals which dropped this week.