While plenty of ranked favorites fell last weekend, the Michigan Wolverines grinded out another Big Ten West win, with attention now turning to the Pac-12. The USC Trojans suffered their first defeat before going on bye, but are still a top-15 team per SP+ (higher than Michigan), featuring what that metric considers the nation’s top offense.

As a result, analytics narrowly favor the Trojans when the teams meet in Los Angeles on Saturday. Traveling west has historically been a trouble for this program, including last season’s loss in Seattle, but stylistically the Wolverines might feel good about their chances. This is probably the biggest test left on the schedule before The Game for Sherrone Moore’s squad, who is suddenly becoming a Big Ten contender.

No. 15 Michigan (4-1, 2-0) at South

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