South Carolina game time against Charlotte announced
South Carolina starts a three-game home stand this weekend, and the Gamecocks know now when they’ll kick off in the second game.
The Gamecocks’ game against Charlotte will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU, the SEC announced Monday afternoon.
It’s the Gamecocks’ second night game of the season. South Carolina is 1-0 in night games this season and 0-1 in noon games.
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The Gamecocks opened the year with a 35-14 win over Georgia State at night before losing 44-30 to Arkansas in a noon ET kickoff.
Charlotte has struggled out of the gate, dropping its first three games to Florida Atlantic, William and Mary and most recently to Maryland.
South Carolina has a 98.6 percent chance to beat the 49ers, according to ESPN’s FPI after week two.
Before South Carolina takes on Charlotte, the Gamecocks host top-ranked Georgia Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for noon on ESPN.
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The Gamecocks wrap up their home stand after Charlotte with a home game against SC State.
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Charlotte is at Georgia State, who South Carolina played to open the year. Kickoff there is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN Plus.
South Carolina opens as underdogs to Georgia
by Wes Mitchell
South Carolina football was no doubt going to be a big underdog this week as the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs come to town and that was confirmed on Sunday afternoon as the initial lines for next Saturday’s matchups came out.
The Gamecocks opened as 26-point underdogs to the Bulldogs, according to Circa Sports, which is usually first to release lines.
The bookie installed the over/under for the game at 48 1/2 points.
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Vegas seemed torn on the line with some discrepancies across the various sites.
The VegasInsider Consensus tabbed Georgia as a 23.5-point favorite as of 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
BetRivers had the line as low as 16 points, according to Vegas Insider.
The Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1 SEC) were defeated at Arkansas 44-30 on Saturday afternoon after defeating Georgia State 35-14 in their opener.
Georgia (2-0, 0-0 SEC) defeated Sanford 33-0 in Week 2 after defeating Oregon 49-3 in Week 1.
South Carolina and Georgia are set for a noon kickoff Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium on ESPN.
Gamecock Central will have complete coverage throughout the week.
