Sat, Oct 3, 7:30 PM ET· Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum· USC -9.5 · O/U 58.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 965 mi / 0 miForecast: 93°F · wind 10 mph · Clear
Market context
USC -9.5 · O/U 58.5
total opened 56.5, now 58.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Washington as road underdog
2026 overall: 0-4 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 3-9 ATS (12 games) · 2-10 O/U (12 games)
USC as home favorite
2026 overall: 1-4 ATS (5 games) · 4-1 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 4-3 ATS (7 games) · 4-3 O/U (7 games)
Since 2020: 17-20 ATS (37 games) · 23-14 O/U (37 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalUSC · 5 of 9
395.8
Yards / game
489.4
2.27
Points / drive
3.88
3.3
TDs / game
4.8
34.0
3rd-down %
56.1
59.1
RZ TD %
67.9
1.3
Turnover margin
-0.2
2.3
Sacks / game
1.6
7.0
TFL / game
4.0
15.0
Havoc / game
8.4
54.9 / 45.1
Pass / Rush split
48.7 / 51.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Washington has the ball
Washington's early-down offense ranks 43rd of 138. USC's early-down defense ranks 96th of 138.
Washington's passing-down offense ranks 92nd of 138. USC's passing-down defense ranks 137th of 138.
Washington's third-down offense ranks 126th of 138. USC's third-down defense ranks 127th of 138.
Washington's red-zone offense ranks 99th of 138. USC's red-zone defense ranks 63rd of 138.
When USC has the ball
USC's early-down offense ranks 26th of 138. Washington's early-down defense ranks 47th of 138.
USC's passing-down offense ranks 1st of 138. Washington's passing-down defense ranks 28th of 138.
USC's third-down offense ranks 7th of 138. Washington's third-down defense ranks 65th of 138.
USC's red-zone offense ranks 83rd of 138. Washington's red-zone defense ranks 78th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.046 last 3 vs 0.023 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.069 last 3 vs -0.095 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.233 last 3 vs 0.248 season)
▼Defense form0.145 last 3 vs -0.067 season (+0.212)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingDemond Williams Jr. — 1129 yd, 7 TD
RushingDemond Williams Jr. — 165 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingDezmen Roebuck — 308 yd, 1 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJayden Maiava — 1499 yd, 14 TD
RushingKing Miller — 412 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingKayden Dixon-Wyatt — 372 yd, 3 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Washington offense
43rdof 1380.085188 plays
vs
USC defense · allowed
96thof 1380.033164 plays
Washington defense · allowed
47thof 138-0.084vs
USC offense
26thof 1380.159236 plays
Passing downs
Washington offense
92ndof 138-0.04673 plays
vs
USC defense · allowed
137thof 1380.505104 plays
Washington defense · allowed
28thof 138-0.17495 plays
vs
USC offense
1stof 1380.586103 plays
Third down
Washington offense
126thof 138-0.26751 plays · small sample
vs
USC defense · allowed
127thof 1380.30754 plays · small sample
Washington defense · allowed
65thof 138-0.01855 plays · small sample
vs
USC offense
7thof 1380.59857 plays · small sample
Red zone
Washington offense
99thof 138-0.09558 plays · small sample
vs
USC defense · allowed
63rdof 138-0.07950 plays · small sample
Washington defense · allowed
78thof 1380.01324 plays · small sample
vs
USC offense
83rdof 1380.00474 plays
Field advancement
Washington offense
80thof 13847.9%vs
USC defense · allowed
107thof 13848.1%Washington defense · allowed
53rdof 13837.6%vs
USC offense
4thof 13870.4%Away
Home
Washington Offense vs USC DefenseWashington · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.13#105
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#90-0.04
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.001#80
241 plays
EPA/Play
#1100.076
allowed · 213 plays
0.051#64
133 plays
EPA/Pass
#1250.213
allowed · 104 plays
-0.066#106
108 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#57-0.054
allowed · 109 plays
46.9%#75
241 plays
Success Rate
#10447.4%
allowed · 213 plays
49.6%#41
Pass Success Rate
#11748.2%
allowed
43.5%#114
Rush Success Rate
#11450.7%
allowed
47.9%#80
Available Yards %
#10748.1%
allowed
69.4#53
Net Field Position
#1575.3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.085#43
188 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#960.033
allowed · 164 plays
6.9#69
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#927.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Washington Defense vs USC OffenseUSC · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.03#62
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#70.38
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.106#38
allowed · 223 plays
EPA/Play
#90.241
294 plays
-0.072#56
allowed · 98 plays
EPA/Pass
#40.433
143 plays
-0.133#38
allowed · 125 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#590.060
151 plays
41.7%#41
allowed · 223 plays
Success Rate
#1055.1%
294 plays
42.0%#67
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#659.4%
42.4%#41
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#4551.0%
37.6%#53
allowed
Available Yards %
#470.4%
71.0#82
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#5269.3
-0.084#47
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#260.159
236 plays
7.6#51
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#125.9
2026 · Situational EPAUSC · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.001
241 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.243
303 plays
-0.096
231 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.113
226 plays
-0.095
58 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.004
74 plays
0.013
24 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.079
50 plays · small sample
-0.267
51 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.598
57 plays · small sample
-0.018
55 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.307
54 plays · small sample