Alabama opens as three-touchdown favorite
No surprises here but South Carolina is a heavy Vegas underdog for the Gamecocks’ upcoming road matchup with Alabama, according to early betting lines released on Sunday.
South Carolina opened as a three-touchdown underdog early Sunday with the major books setting the line between 20.5 and 21.5, according to VegasInsider.com.
An early consensus on the over/under emerged at 51.5 points.
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The Gamecocks (3-2, 1-2 SEC) are coming off a disappointing 27-3 home loss to Ole Miss. South Carolina has wins this season over Old Dominion, Akron, and Kentucky and a narrow loss to LSU.
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They’ll face an Alabama (4-1, 1-1 SEC) team that entered the week as the No. 1 team in the country fresh off a win over Georgia in arguably the best game of the college football season so far — and that exited the week with a historic loss at Vanderbilt, the Commodores first in school history over a No. 1-ranked opponent.
The Crimson Tide also have wins over Western Kentucky, South Florida, and Wisconsin.
Carolina and Alabama are set for a noon ET kickoff on ABC.
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Analysis: The Day After loss to Ole Miss
By Chris Clark
Less than 24 hours after South Carolina dropped a disappointing home loss to Ole Miss, we have some thoughts on what happened on the field and what it means.
Let’s break it down in all phases, then give a big picture look.
