College Football Week 1: USC vs Hawaii Odds - 11:05pm EST on ESPN
The Lane Kiffin era begins Thursday night as the USC Trojans travel to face the Hawaii
Warriors in the night cap of action for the first day of the new season with kick-off set for 11:05pm EST for the game that can be seen on ESPN. Online sportsbooks opened with USC as 21-point favorites in week 1 college football betting odds with the over/under total at 53.5. Perhaps USC would have been well advised to play this game at the end of the year since they will be banned from a bowl game due to the Reggie Bush fiasco. The Trojans are still one of the most talented teams in the nation and this could be the best team that they field for the next few years as the affects of their 3-year probation are yet to be felt.
The Men of Troy have 5 starters back on each side of the line and will be led in college football odds for week 1 by sophomore quarterback Matt Barkley, who was up and down in his freshman season in which he passed for 2,735 yards with a 15/14 TD/INT ratio. USC lost their top running back, receiver, tackler, interception man and ace punt returner from last year to add to the new look flavor with Kiffin as coach. USC has gone 26-10 against the spread in non conference action while going just 3-9 ATS as a road favorite since 2008.
Hawaii finished 6-7 in college football odds last year and had a 3-season bowl string snapped. They have had the recent distraction of their membership in the Western Athletic Conference being open for debate as the league has lost 3 members for next year. Junior QB Bryant Moniz returns to lead and offense that dropped to 23 PPG last year after averaging 43.4 PPG just 2 seasons ago as coach Greg McMackin seems to be overseeing a deterioration of the program since its BCS run under June Jones in 2007.
College Football Week 1: USC vs Hawaii Odds - 11:05pm EST on ESPN