This article provides a preview of the Las Vegas Bowl matchup between the USC Trojans and Texas A&M Aggies, focusing on prop picks, particularly in the passing game. It highlights Makai Lemon's potential to fill Zachariah Branch's void and suggests opportunities for the Texas A&M quarterback to succeed against a vulnerable USC defensive line.
Marcel Reed has been leaning on his legs since taking over the starting job at Texas A&M, and our Las Vegas Bowl prop picks expect more of the same from him against USC tonight.The USC Trojans and Texas A&M Aggies will meet in Sin City for the Las Vegas Bowl as the end of the year approaches. My Texas A&M vs. USC prop picks are mostly interested in the passing game in this matchup. Find out why in my college football picks for Friday, December 27 below.
That's all been significantly reduced with the departure of edge tackles Nic Scourton and Shemar Stewart. With that in mind, I suspect QB Jayden Maiava will have more time to find his receivers downfield — and that's where Makai Lemon comes in. Makai Lemon is probably the best candidate left to fill Zachariah Branch's void. He displayed his big-play ability a few times this season in a limited role, with long catches of 64 yards against UCLA and 70 yards against Rutgers. That's been consistent for Lemon, as he has a catch of 30+ yards in nearly half of the games he's played in. Keep in mind that it came in a limited role, which won't be the case tonight. While he doesn't have quite the speed that Branch does (I'm not sure many do), Lemon can still certainly put the burners on. He's now the fastest player on the team without Branch, and I'd like him to be used similarly.The other part is his big-play ability, and it may take one or two catches for him to break one of those WR screens like Branch.I like the Texas A&M signal-caller to find the end zone. His running ability could be used well against a vulnerable USC defensive line. The Trojans come into this game missing two critical pieces on the defensive line, Alexander and Elijah Hughes, to a lesser extent. It was already a group that ranked in the bottom of college football in line yards and the 70s in EPA per rush. Looking at the game on paper, you'd give the offensive line of the Aggies a reasonably strong advantag
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