Rece Davis picks USC to beat Illinois, pointing to injuries, offensive power, and a chance for the Trojans to prove themselves in Big Ten play. USC enters 4-0 while Illinois looks to rebound from a tough loss.

The Trojans have rolled up 4 wins in 4 games, scoring at least 33 points in each outing. In 2 conference games, USC has gone for 39.0 points per game, but it's 0-2 against the spread (ATS) in those Big Ten contests. The Over has hit 3 of 4 games, too.

The Illini are tough to beat at home: Illinois will be happy to return to the newly-christened Gies Memorial Stadium, becuase they're 8-1 at home since the start of last season. Their only loss came to Minnesota last year, and two of the wins they picked up were against teams ranked at the time like USC currently is ( Kansas and Michigan ).

Injury updates as the No. 21 USC Trojans will be back on the road as they face the No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini in a much-anticipated showdown in Champaigne, Illinois. Injury updates for USC receiv

The Trojans will have to take care of business Saturday against a wounded Illinois team which lost 63-10 and might have a chip on its shoulder

The unbeaten Trojans have an early Big Ten kickoff Saturday against the Illini, their first ranked opponent of the season as their schedule begins to ramp up.

The goal had been to draw ESPN's 'College GameDay' to Champaign, but now any attention on Illini football feels a tad cringey

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Check out what to watch for when No. 21 USC takes on No. 23 Illinois on the road Saturday during a key Big Ten showdown.