Actually... USC should have been a monster play without even thinking of anything. I don't know why i didn't put it in... probably cuz I lost on OKLAH ST and was pissed about losing money.
Utah is actually no bum. I thought they were... and I bet on TCU when they went up against Utah. Losing bet, I was outdrawn by that FG but still a losing bet. Getting 9.5 is a hefty amount for this game. I understand your meaning of PSU/USC but this game isn't relevant to that one. Penn State got ROLLED by Iowa imo.
Iowa's got a good defense and an a mutant RB in Greene. Penn St was overmatched by USC and I'm not sure how they even put up 21 on USC. I had that game set at 10-31. That OKIE state game I had at 38-28--way off >:\
Coming back to our point, UTAH +9.5 is the "more correct" bet for me and I'm probably gonna lay a little on the side to hedge. Before I started looking deeper, I also thought the Tide was gonna roll... but we won't find out til later tonight. Goodluck on whichever you choose. OVER is my play, lean on Utah.