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Andy Staples picked Penn State over USC — and missed (USC won)

Published by Pundits.Pro · Source published Oct 5, 2026 · On Pundits Oct 7, 2026 · Graded Oct 11, 2026

Receipt · Andy & Ari On3 — PICKING College Football Week 6 · Oct 5, 2026
Miss
“Yeah, I'll take Penn State to cover. … if they play the way they played against Rutgers … they will lose this game”
Andy Staples
Andy Staples
On3
Snapshot USC 49¢ (≈ +104) / Penn State 52¢ (≈ -108) · as of Oct 6, 2026
Final USC 31, Penn State 23 · Graded Oct 11, 2026

Why Andy Staples picked them: USC struggles in the Eastern time zone; the market is signaling Penn State.

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Josh Pate and Pat McAfee also picked Penn State. Ari Wasserman, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, and Joel Klatt picked USC. The full split is on the game page.

Result
USC won 31–23.
Grading
The original evidence names a point spread. The tracked result on Pundits.Pro is the straight-up winner, not whether a spread covered.
Record
Andy Staples is 5–4 on graded picks this season. Full record →

The matchup

USC at Penn State. Full game card →

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