USC vs Georgia Southern Prediction: Can the Trojans Keep Doing That?

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Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
TV: FS1
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
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Why Georgia Southern’s Defense Had Better Make the Trip

Fresno State lit up the Eagles like a Christmas tree. The Bulldog ground game gashed the Georgia Southern defensive front, rushing for 351 yards and averaging eight yards per carry.

No, the Eagle defense won’t get the job done, so the explosion on offense has to show up.

Quarterback JC French is a strong all-around playmaker, but he was contained last week after the first few drives. There were plenty of opportunities to take over, but it didn’t happen. In this, French and the passing game have to get going early.

Missouri State’s Jacob Clark was able to dink-and-dunk a little bit, but in this, the Eagle offense has to control the tempo right away. However …

USC’s Offense Will Be Flawless Again

Jayden Maiava threw for almost 300 yards with two scores, the running game rumbled at will, and overall, if the attack is as focused and sharp as it was last week, getting to 500 yards won’t be a breeze.

Georgia Southern forced Fresno State takeaways, and it didn’t matter. The Bulldogs ran at will, and USC’s ground game will do the same. Run well, set up the quarterbacks for easy throws, repeat. The Trojans will own third downs.

USC Won’t Roll Like Last Week, But It Won’t Be Far Off

Again, Georgia Southern is way better than it showed last week. Helton’s offenses can move, they have explosion, and none of that was apparent up the road in Fresno. There will be a little more pop early in this.

USC will come out a little rocky, and Georgia Southern might even have an early lead, and then everything will settle in, and bad things will happen from there.

USC vs Georgia Southern Prediction, Betting Lines

USC 48, Georgia Southern 17
Line: USC -28.5, o/u: 62
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Rating: 2

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