Live from Las Vegas in Week 1 of NCAA football action, the USC Trojans will host the LSU Tigers in a battle of two ranked teams. LSU is the No. 13 team in the land, and USC is No. 23. Also, both teams have new quarterbacks, as their previous ones went No. 1 (Caleb Williams) and No. 2 (Jayden Daniels) in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Heading into the game, LSU has the edge in the odds. Below, we’ll examine some player props for this matchup and go over our player prop tool. The player prop tool will take you directly to the sportsbook, where new users can take advantage of the sportsbook promotions.
USC vs. LSU player prop tool
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Player props for USC vs. LSU
How Garrett Nussmeier could get to over 2.5 passing TDs
Garrett Nussmeier played in LSU’s bowl game at the end of the 2023-24 season against Wisconsin in relief of Daniels, who was headed to the NFL. In that game, Nussmeier completed 31 of 45 passes for 395 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception.
Here, he’ll take on a USC defense that ranked 120th in the nation in touchdowns allowed last season (4.3 per game) and 93rd in passing yards allowed (246.4 per game). The Trojans also ranked 79th in pass attempts allowed per game with an average of 32.1.
How Garrett Nussmeier could miss over 2.5 passing TDs
Nussmeier has been at LSU since 2021, and the last time he attempted more than 30 passes in a game for the Tigers before last year’s bowl game appearance was 2021. He’s had just four career games with more than 15 pass attempts in a single game.
USC has also added defensive talents like nose tackle Gavin Meyer, linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, safeties Akili Arnold and Kamari Ramsey, and defensive back Greedy Vance Jr.
How Woody Marks could get to an any time TD
Marks joins the Trojans as the starting running back after playing the past four seasons at Mississippi State. There, he had 413 carries for 1,924 yards (4.7 yards per carry), 22 touchdowns, and two fumbles. He averaged a touchdown every 18.7 carries.
The Tigers last season allowed 3.8 offensive touchdowns per game — tied for 105th in the nation.
How Woody Marks could miss an any time TD
In his career at Mississippi State, Marks had just three games with more than 17 carries. Out of the 45 games he appeared in, he had double-digit carries in 18 of them. He also posted just two games with more than 100 rushing yards.
With MarShawn Lloyd at running back last season, the Trojans averaged 27.8 rush attempts per game (ninth fewest).
