South Carolina opens as early favorite over Mississippi State
South Carolina football opened Sunday as an early 4-point favorite over Mississippi State for this upcoming Saturday’s matchup with the Bulldogs, according to the odds released by Circa Sports.
The book set the over/under at 44.5 total points.
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South Carolina (1-2, 0-1 SEC) took a 14-3 lead over No. 1 Georgia into halftime on Saturday afternoon but the Bulldogs rallied back with 21 unanswered points in the second half on their way to a 24-14 win.
The Gamecocks got into the win column the prior Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium with a 47-21 win over Furman after opening the season with a 31-17 loss to North Carolina in Charlotte.
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Mississippi State (2-1, 0-1 SEC) suffered a 41-14 blowout loss to LSU in its SEC opener on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs opened the season with a 48-7 win over SE Louisana in Week 1 and then a 24-7 victory over Arizona.
South Carolina last faced Mississippi State in 2016 with the Bulldogs grabbing a 27-14 win over the Gamecocks in Starkville. Prior to that, South Carolina had won seven straight in the series.
This year’s matchup is set for a 7:30 kickoff at Williams-Brice Stadium with SEC Network carrying the action.
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What Shane Beamer said after loss versus Georgia
By Jack Veltri
After South Carolina’s 24-14 loss versus No. 1 Georgia, head coach Shane Beamer met with the media to discuss the team’s performance.
Here’s everything he had to say.
Beamer congratulates Georgia. They showed what a championship team looks like. Proud of his players for fighting their butts off. Wasn’t surprised at all by the first half success.
Had four keys to the game and one of them was making Georgia earn it. They didn’t do that in the second half. Lots of issues with penalties and miscues that were costly. Didn’t play clean football and that’s frustrating.
South Carolina helped Georgia in a lot of ways, which is frustrating. Beamer is more convinced than ever about what kind of a team he has. Had a chance to compete and win in the fourth quarter. Proved they are a much better football team than they were two weeks ago in Charlotte.
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