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The North Carolina vs. South Carolina College Football betting line for August 29 had the Gamecocks as an -11.5 point favorite at SportsBettingOnline.com, which was offering 10 percent weekly cash back WIN or LOSE plus a FREE CASH bonus.
The last meeting between these two school was in 2007 where South Carolina won by 6 points.
The Tar Heels are 4-0 Against The Spread in their last 4 Thursday games.
The Gamecocks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. ACC.
The Gamecocks are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games.
Scout.com notes that South Carolina will be better this season if the ground game works against everyone. The receiving corps is talented, and the quarterbacks are a plus, but they’re not going to be good enough to carry the offense to an SEC title. The offensive line is big, experienced, and knows what it’s doing, but it’s not great in pass protection and it’s not nasty enough on a regular basis against the better SEC defensive fronts. That has to change. USC’s two worst rushing days last year by far came against Florida (36 yards) and LSU (34 yards), and those just so happened to be the only two losses. The only other game with fewer than 100 yards on the ground was in the bowl win over Michigan, and that took a last-second touchdown pass to get the job done.
As for North Carolina, Carolina gets a primetime chance to showcase its progress under Larry Fedora. Scout.com notes that, if the visitors can hang with their hosts from a bordering state, it could provide a confidence boost that lasts a very long time in Chapel Hill.
The Tar Heels lost five players to the NFL Draft.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
