2009 Mississippi at South Carolina Betting Preview: Odds & Trends

Last Updated on September 23, 2009 1:47 pm by drew

Thursday SEC Clash

No. 4
Mississippi faces its toughest challenge to date, when the Rebels head to

South Carolina to face the Gamecocks Thursday night at 7:30PM ET from Brice Stadium.

Bet Ole Miss at South Carolina

The Rebels have dominated in wins over
Memphis and
Southeastern Louisiana but now face a top-notch defense in the Gamecocks, which has only allowed 19 points in their two wins. The Rebels defensively have only allowed 20 points in two games with two defensive touchdowns, one coming from D.T. Shackelford and Fon Ingram each. Jevan Snead has thrown for 384 yards and five touchdowns in two games while Brandon Bolden has 176 rushing yards with a touchdown. The Rebels lost 31-24 to the Gamecocks last season with Snead throwing for 243 yards and a score.

South Carolina defeated
North Carolina
State 7-3 in the opener before losing 41-37 to

Georgia to open SEC play. The Gamecocks rebounded with a 38-16 win over Florida Atlantic last week. Stephen Garcia has thrown for 683 yards and three touchdowns on the season, while Jarvis Giles has rushed for 149 yards and a score. Brian Maddox has three rushing touchdowns on the season, and also had two receiving touchdowns.

Oddsmakers from online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com have made
Mississippi 3.5-point road favorites over

South Carolina on Thursday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 53.

College Football Week 4 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992

S CAROLINA is 3-2 against the spread versus OLE MISS since 1992

OLE MISS is 4-1 straight up against
S CAROLINA since 1992

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games over the last 3 seasons

S CAROLINA is 1-0 against the spread versus OLE MISS over the last 3 seasons 

S CAROLINA is 1-0 straight up against OLE MISS over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at
S CAROLINA since 1992

OLE MISS is 2-0 against the spread versus
S CAROLINA since 1992

OLE MISS is 2-0 straight up against
S CAROLINA since 1992

OLE MISS: 6-1 ATS off home win

S CAROLINA: 4-1 Under on Thursday nights

Mississippi is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Mississippi is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road

South Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing

Mississippi

South Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Week 4 College Football Injury Report
OLE MISS

No significant injuries.

S CAROLINA

No significant injuries.

Ole Miss at South Carolina Current Odds

Ole Miss Rebels -3.5 Over 53 (-175)

South Carolina Gamecocks +3.5 Under 53 (+155)

Bet Ole Miss at South Carolina

Posted: 9/23/09 1:47PM ET