Last Updated on October 30, 2010 1:00 pm by drew
Tennessee vs. South Carolina Odds
Tennessee seeks its first win in the SEC as it heads to South Carolina to take on the No. 17 Gamecocks at Noon ET in Week 9.
Bet Tennessee vs. South Carolina Odds
Tennessee is 2-5 on the season and 0-4 in the SEC while South Carolina is 5-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play. The Volunteers are 22-4-2 all-time against South Carolina.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL have made South Carolina a 17.5-point favorite at home on Saturday. The over/under has been set at 49.
South Carolina opened as a 17.5-point favorite this week and it finished that was before going as high as 18 and as low as 17. The over/under hasn’t changed since opening at 49
South Carolina bounced back after a loss to Kentucky two weeks ago as it beat Vanderbilt 21-7 last weekend. The Gamecocks are averaging 404 yards of offense per game this season and giving up 353.7 yards per game on defense. The Gamecocks have yet to lose at home, winning all games by double digits. Stephen Garcia has thrown for 1,681 yards and 12 touchdowns while Marcus Lattimore has rushed for 538 yards and 10 touchdowns despite missing last week’s game. Alshon Jeffrey has added 848 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
Tennessee has lost three straight, giving up 41 points in their last two losses. The Volunteers have scored 17 points or less in all five losses this season. The offense is averaging just 320.9 yards per game while the defense is giving up 403.1 yards per game. Matt Simms has thrown for 1,253 yards and seven touchdowns on the season, but he was injured last week. Tauren Poole has rushed for 595 yards and six touchdowns to lead the team.
Trends favor Tennessee in this game as the Volunteers are 5-1 against the spread in their last six meetings at South Carolina and the road team is 9-3-1 ATS in the last 13 games of this series. Tennessee is also 8-1 ATS in their last nine games as a road underdog of 10.5 points or more.
Tennessee quarterback Matt Simms will play despite getting injured last week while receiver Denarius Moore is questionable with a head injury. South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore is probable to play with his ankle injury.
Just under 4,000 public bets have been made on this game with South Carolina getting 57% of the wagers at -17.5 against Tennessee.
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