South Carolina vs. Florida Odds
Steve Spurrier returns to his old stomping grounds on Saturday as No. 22 South Carolina takes on No. 24 Florida in the Swamp at 7:15PM ET.
South Carolina is 6-3 on the season and 4-3 in the SEC while Florida is 6-3 on the year and 4-3 in conference play. The Gators are 3-2 at home on the year while the Gamecocks are 1-2 on the road.
The home team (Florida) is 6-2 against the spread in the last eight in this series while South Carolina is 1-4 ATS in their last five games at Florida.
Oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com have made Florida a 6.5-point favorite at home against South Carolina. The over/under has been set at 51.5.
Opening point spread odds had Florida favored by 6.5 points. The spread grew to 7 before settling back at 6.5. The over/under hasn’t changed since opening at 51.5.
South Carolina is coming off a 41-20 loss to Arkansas last week. The Gamecocks are averaging 395.3 yards per game this year on offense while the defense is giving up 369.2 yards per game. Stephen Garcia has thrown for 2,065 yards and 14 touchdowns this year while freshman Marcus Lattimore has rushed for 752 yards and 11 touchdowns. Alshon Jeffery has added 1,034 yards receiving with seven touchdowns.
Florida has won two straight since snapping a three-game losing streak. The Gators have all three of their losses coming at the hands of ranked opponents. Florida is averaging just 359.2 yards per game on offense while the defense is holding opponents to 292.6 yards per game. John Brantley has thrown for 1,616 yards and eight touchdowns on the year while Jeffrey Demps has rushed for 488 yards and three scores. As a defense, Florida has a total of 17 interceptions with three of them being returned for touchdowns.
South Carolina cornerback C.C. Whitlock is doubtful for Saturday with a concussion while center T.J. Johnson is doubtful with a knee injury. Florida kicker Caleb Sturgis is doubtful for the game as well with a back injury.
Florida is getting 62% of the public bets in this game at -6.5 against South Carolina on Saturday.
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