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#16USC at Wisconsin

Prediction · week 8, 2026 · Sat Oct 24, 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET · Camp Randall Stadium

Updated Mon Oct 19, 8:04 AM CT

USCUSC · 6-1 Sat Oct 24, 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET WISWisconsin · 4-2

61%Our win chance39%

Our win chance: USC 61% · Wisconsin 39% · experimental, see how it is tested

The prediction

Our call: USC by 4.1Lean

All three models favor USC (SP+ from the week 7 snapshot). The line, shown for comparison only, has USC by 2.5.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has USC by 1.4, Elo has USC by 3.3, and Our model has USC by 7.5. They are within 6.1 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
USC +14.4 vs Wisconsin +10.5 · week 7 ratings
USC by 1.4
Elo
USC 1804 vs Wisconsin 1658
USC by 3.3
Our model · experimental
USC +15.6 vs Wisconsin +5.6
USC by 7.5
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
USC by 2.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Lean
USC by 4.1

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

USC

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Wisconsin

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Last 5 meetings

USC leads 7–1 · last: USC 38–21, 2024

SeasonResultSite
2024USC 38–21Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2015Wisconsin 23–21neutral site
1966USC 38–3—
1965USC 26–6—
1962USC 42–37neutral site

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