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The South Carolina Gamecocks host the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the first televised college football game on ESPN at 7:30 EDT. The Steve Spurrier Gamecocks take on an upstart team in the Golden Eagles. South Carolina is favored by -13.5 points, with a total of 46 points expected tonight.
South Carolina came into this season with high expectations, which makes all the off field distractions all the more disappointing. On top of the off field drama, coach Spurrier has also made some news when he announced that the starting QB position would be filled by 2 QB's, not just Stephen Garcia. Freshman Connor Shaw is also going to get his reps, as he is the CO-starter. The Gamecocks are at home for their first 3 games this year, highlighted by a game against Georgia next week. South Carolina is expected to finish as high as 3rd in the SEC East division, so expectations are running high. South Carolina is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Thursday night games, so clearly this team enjoys being in the national spotlight. Defensively, the Gamecocks have shined against unfamiliar teams. South Carolina has played to the Under in 8 of their past 11 non-conference games.
The Gamecocks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games in September. The Under is 8-3 in Gamecocks last 11 non-conference games.
Southern Mississippi is a team that many experts are picking to be a surprise conference winner. The Golden Eagles are attempting to become more of a defensive team, truly a new identity for a team known for throwing the football around offensively. The Golden Eagles are projected to finish 2nd in the East division of Conference USA. Southern Miss ended the year with a loss to MTSU in the New Orleans Bowl, finishing the season with a 7-6 record. Coach Larry Fedora has spent all offseason working on this new hyper defense. The Golden Eagles are also going to have to get accustomed to life without RB Damion Fletcher in the backfield. Fletcher was a record breaking running back for Southern Mississippi, and someone the Golden Eagles could look to to fill a leadership role. Southern Miss has struggled against the SEC of late, going 2-6 ATS against the brutal conference. The Golden Eagles have also played to the Under in 8 of their past 11 games against SEC schools.
The Golden Eagles are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 road games. The Under is 8-3 in Golden Eagles last 11 games against the SEC conference.
Pregame.com projects the final score to be 28-13 in favor of the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Under 46 Points is the Total of the Day!
