Week 4 · College Football

Oregon vs USC prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Oregon a 64% chance to beat USC in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#3 Big Ten Conference

Oregon

65% to make the 12

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#8 Big Ten Conference

USC

31% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadOregon −5.5Vegas
Projected scoreOregon 29USC 23

Oregon is the pick by 5.5, but it's live — 64% on the model.

Chaos meter72 · LIVE
72/ 100
CalmMayhem

Oregon

64%

to win

USC

36%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Oregon
vs
USC
#12Offense · EPA/play#4
#13Defense · EPA/play#65
#20Explosiveness#21
#16Success rate#8
19%Returning production37%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

64 meetings all-time

USC leads 39–23–2

Last met 2025 · Oregon 4227 USCOregon won

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What Oregon is hearing

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