South Carolina opens as underdog in the Swamp
South Carolina football got bowl-eligible on Saturday night with a 38-27 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville.
If the Gamecocks are going to add another win to their bowl resume this upcoming week, they’ll need to pull an upset over the Florida Gators.
South Carolina Sunday opened as a nine-point underdog to Florida, according to Circa Sports, which released its lines in the afternoon.
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The book set the over/under at 56 1/2 points.
South Carolina (6-3, 3-3 SEC) was a 6.5-point favorite over Vanderbilt at game time Saturday and defeated the Commodores behind 492 yards of total offense.
Florida (5-4, 2-4 SEC) defeated Texas A&M 41-24 on Saturday.
The Gamecocks and Gators are set for a 4 p.m. kickoff on SEC Network.
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South Carolina clinches bowl berth with win over Vanderbilt
By Michael Sauls
South Carolina extended its impressive win streak over Vanderbilt to 14 games on Saturday with a 38-27 victory in Nashville.
The win helps the Gamecocks improve to 6-3 (3-3 SEC) on the year, officially clinching bowl eligibility. This is the fastest South Carolina has gotten to six wins since it beat Vanderbilt on Oct. 28, 2017.
After a less-than-ideal offensive showing last week against Missouri, Marcus Satterfield’s offense seemed to finally find some traction against the Commodore defense.
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South Carolina totaled 492 yards in the game, 289 more than the abysmal 203 it put up last week at home. The Gamecocks also made huge strides in the average yards per play, averaging 7.8 Saturday versus 3.8 last week.
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Spencer Rattler got South Carolina on the scoreboard quickly when he found Xavier Legette wide open in the middle of the end zone for a 29 yard touchdown pass.
The score was set up by an interception from Darius Rush that was one of the few highlights the Gamecock defense could claim in the game.
South Carolina went on to score on six of its 12 drives in the game and only had to punt five times.
The Gamecocks thrived on explosive plays and used them to catapult them to victory. After Rattler got the scoring started with a big play to Legette, Dakereon Joyner got to shine at quarterback with a big touchdown pass to Juice Wells.
