Early lines are out for South Carolina vs. Kentucky
Vegas is expecting a close football game when South Carolina hosts Kentucky next weekend at Williams-Brice Stadium.
FanDuel Sportsbook installed Kentucky as an early 2.5-point favorite when early lines were released on Sunday while Circa Sports had the game as a pickem. FanDuel set the over/under at 51.5 points while Circa set it at 52.5 points.
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South Carolina leads the all-time series by a 19-14-1 count, including a 9-6-1 advantage when the two teams have met in Columbia. The Gamecocks won last year’s contest in Lexington by a 24-14 score.
The Gamecocks are currently 4-6 overall and 2-5 in SEC play after a 47-6 win over Vanderbilt this past Saturday. South Carolina has also suffered losses to Texas A&M, Missouri, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina with additional wins over Jacksonville State, Mississippi State and Furman.
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Alabama defeated Kentucky 49-21 on Saturday.
The Wildcats, 6-4 overall and 3-4 in SEC play, have wins over Ball State, Eastern Kentucky, Akron, Vanderbilt, Florida, and Mississippi State with losses to Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Alabama.
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The Gamecocks and Kentucky are set for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Williams-Brice Stadium on the SEC Network.
Injury report: Juju McDowell out for rest of season
South Carolina running back Juju McDowell will miss the remainder of the season.
Gamecock head football coach Shane Beamer said Saturday following the Gamecocks win over Vanderbilt that McDowell has a broken collarbone. The junior was seen going to the locker room in the first half of South Carolina’s 47-6 win over the Commodores.
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The Gamecocks were already short at running back with Dakereon Joyner out with an ankle injury.
“Heart breaks for that kid,” Beamer said. “He’ll be out the next two weeks. He’ll come back stronger than ever. Hate it for him. Obviously, our running back situation right now is a concern with Dakereon being out right now and Juju. So that’s why DJay Braswell and Mario Anderson were in there so much today. And need those guys to continue to go on.
“But hate it for Juju. He brings so much energy. But what a testament to that kid that as soon as, he breaks his collarbone and then I look out there on the field and he’s out there trying to motivate the team to go to timeout on the sideline at the end of the first quarter. So he’s awesome and he’s a great energy booster for our football team as well and will continue to be also.”
