USC vs. Washington St. - Easy Side and Total?

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We all know that after it's east first two gimmes, USC has actually struggled more than people expected. Still a fantastic team obviously, just not blowing others away, as expected. But the line is still being set quite high.

Last 4 games:
Only won by 10 against an easy Arizona State team
Only won by 21 against a very easy Arizona team
Barely won by 3 in a crazy Notre Dame game
Finally won by 27 against a really, really easy Washington team

This week, they face Washington St, who is much better than Washington or Arizona. 2 more wins than either of those teams, and very tight games against UCLA, Stanford, and Cal.

The spread? A whopping -30 for USC. I am very much thinking about taking +30 for Washington here. SC has not covered that in their last 5 games, even against easier opponents.

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Now, for the total. SC's totals record: 80, 87, 58, 66, 63, 65, 75.
Wash St.'s totals record: 64, 76, 55, 77, 45, 85, 80

The total is high at 70.5, but with neither team playing defense, I still like the Over.