USC vs. Oregon State: TV Info, Spread, Injury Updates, Game Time and More

The Oregon State Beavers find themselves once again in an advantageous position against the USC Trojans on Friday from Reser Stadium.

A loss to No. 6 Stanford last week hurts for the Beavers, but an up-and-down Trojans team coming to town is nothing but good news, especially considering USC has not won in Reser Stadium since 2004.

USC enters the contest riding a wave of momentum after a big win over Utah a week ago, but needs this victory more than ever to break a 2-2 record in Pac 12 play and get back to contention.

Here is everything fans need to know about the critical Pac 12 battle.

When: Friday, Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. ET

Where: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR

Television: ESPN 2

Live Stream: ESPN3

Betting Lines (via Vegas Insider)

• Over/Under: 52
• Spread: Oregon State (-5)

Trojans Injury Report (via USA Today)

Player	Pos.	Date	Details	Status	Injury
Dion Bailey	LB	10/28/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against Oregon State	Questionable	arm
Zach Banner	OL	09/27/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	hip
Victor Blackwell	WR	10/27/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against Oregon State	Questionable	ankle
Gerald Bowman	S	10/24/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	shoulder
Morgan Breslin	LB	10/29/2013	is expected to miss Friday's game against Oregon State	Out	hip
Anthony Brown	CB	10/29/2013	is expected to miss Friday's game against Oregon State	Out	knee
Max Browne	QB	10/27/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against Oregon State	Questionable	illness
Sua Cravens	S	10/28/2013	is probable for Friday's game against Oregon State	Probable	groin
Justin Davis	RB	10/24/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	ankle
Lamar Dawson	LB	10/24/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	knee
Kevin Graf	T	10/27/2013	is doubtful for Friday's game against Oregon State	Doubtful	ankle
Xavier Grimble	TE	10/27/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against Oregon State	Questionable	shoulder
Marqise Lee	WR	10/27/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against Oregon State	Questionable	knee
Steven Mitchell	WR	08/08/2013	will miss the entire season	Out	knee
D.J. Morgan	RB	10/27/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against Oregon State	Questionable	knee
Taylor Ross	RB	10/27/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against Oregon State	Questionable	leg
Devian Shelton	CB	09/27/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	foot
Jordan Simmons	G	10/23/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	leg
Shane Sullivan	TE	10/27/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	knee
Randall Telfer	TE	10/29/2013	is expected to miss Friday's game against Oregon State	Out	knee
Greg Townsend Jr	DL	09/27/2013	will miss the remainder of the season	Out	knee

Beavers Injury Report (via USA Today)

Player	Pos.	Date	Details	Status	Injury
John Braun	DT	10/28/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against USC	Questionable	shoulder
Michael Doctor	LB	09/11/2013	will miss at least 6-8 weeks	Out	foot
J.C. Grim	WR	10/28/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against USC	Questionable	wrist/arm
Connor Hamlett	TE	10/28/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against USC	Questionable	knee
Roman Sapolu	G	09/11/2013	is expected to miss the remainder of the season	Out	foot
Caleb Smith	TE	10/28/2013	is questionable for Friday's game against USC	Questionable	back

Can USC Slow Sean Mannion?

Beavers junior quarterback Sean Mannion has been the definition of unstoppable this season. He is the nation's leading passer, averaging a ludicrous 408 yards per game—Oregon State as a whole possesses the nation's best passing attack.

In eight games this season, Mannion has thrown for over 400 yards and four or more touchdowns on five occasions.

USC's pass defense has been stout all year and has allowed just two quarterbacks to break the 300-yard mark, although both Arizona's B.J. Denker and Arizona State's Taylor Kelly reside in Mannion's neighborhood talent-wise.

When tasked with shutting down the elite aforementioned quarterbacks, the USC defense has surrendered 31 points to Arizona and 62 to Arizona State. It's a small blemish on a unit that overall has been great with only 19.3 points allowed per game, but a problem worth nothing against the Beavers.

Prediction

This one won't end well for the Trojans. 

Reser Stadium is clearly an extremely hostile environment, and the Beavers are a week removed from almost knocking off a top-10 team in the very same building.

Things have been slowly improving for USC under interim head coach Ed Orgeron, but his defense has yet to prove it can slow elite offenses, not to mention it has never met the No. 1 passing attack in the land.

Cody Kessler and the Trojans offense averages only 24.6 points per game and simply does not have the firepower to keep up, especially in a noisy environment. The Beavers notch another impressive win over the Trojans.

Final Score 

Beavers win 36-28

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