Rose Bowl: Penn State vs. USC Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions

The 95th Rose Bowl looks to be one of the more exciting bowl games of this postseason, as the 5th ranked USC Trojans battle the 6th ranked Penn State Nittany Lions on New Years Day.

The Trojans are participating in their fourth consecutive Rose Bowl, their 33rd ever, and have played in a BCS game in each of the past seven seasons. USC has an incredible 30-16 record in bowl games in school history.

The Trojans have won eight straight against Big Ten teams. Penn State has it’s own success concerning this game, currently sporting the nation’s No. 2 bowl winning percentage of 67 percent. The Nittany Lions, who also have an 11-1 record this year and are playing off their third Big Ten title, second in the last four years, have a 26-12-2 historical record in bowl games, and the team leads all Big 10 teams in bowl wins, appearances and win percentage.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have the USC Trojans posted as 9 point betting odds favorites against the Penn State Nittany Lions in this year’s Rose Bowl with the games over/under sitting at only 45 total points.

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Here are some betting trends to consider for this year’s Rose Bowl:
Nittany Lions are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games.
Nittany Lions are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a SU win of more than 20 points.
Nittany Lions are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.
Trojans are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 vs. Big Ten.
Trojans are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS loss.
Trojans are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games in January.

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