Arizona State at USC: TV info, scouting report, prediction

USC vs. Arizona State

When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: The Coliseum, Los Angeles

TV/Radio: FOX/11; 710 AM

Records: USC (1-3); Arizona State (4-0)

Arizona State stats

QB May Wilkins — 84-125, 1,085 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs

RB Kalen Ballage — 43-277, 9 TDs

WR Tim White — 21-221

LB Koron Crump — 7 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks

DB Armand Perry — 27 tackles

Arizona State injury report: OUT: LB Christian Sam (foot). PROBABLE: DT Alani Latu (undisclosed).

Arizona State wins if: The Sun Devils score 31 points in the fourth quarter like last week against Cal. … An offense that is averaging more than 80 plays per game pushes tempo against a thin USC defense. … It makes big plays. The Trojans have given up 11 plays from scrimmage of 40-plus yards, ranking 124th in the FBS. … It brings pressure. Arizona State has 11 sacks this season, fourth in the Pac-12.

USC stats

QB Sam Darnold — 32-48, 389 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT

RB Justin Davis — 47-261, 1 TD

WR JuJu Smith-Schuster — 19-197, 2 TDs

LB Porter Gustin — 19 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks

DB Adoree’ Jackson — 1 INT, 3 pass breakups

USC injury report: OUT: RB Dominic Davis (thigh), DT Noah Jefferson (academics). QUESTIONABLE: RT Zach Baer (ankle). PROBABLE: CB Jack Jones (ankle), DE Malik Dorton (hip), S John Plattenburg (concussion).

USC wins if: Sam Darnold averages close to the 9.7 yards per pass attempt he clocked at Utah. … Ronald Jones and JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC’s two most dynamic playmakers on offense, make some big plays. … The Trojans’ front seven puts pressure on quarterback May Wilkins, a ruing threat. It had five sacks in its first four games. … The Coliseum offers a comforting setting for a road-weary team that has lost six consecutive games away from Tempe.

Prediction

USC 42, Arizona State 31

— Joey Kaufman