Missouri vs. South Carolina Free Pick
COLUMBIA, SC (The Spread) – No. 13 South Carolina will look to pick up its third win in the SEC when it hosts a Missouri team tonight at 7:00PM ET that was shocked by Indiana last week.
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MISSOURI: The Tigers fell to 3-1 on the year with a shocking 31-27 loss to Indiana as a 14-point home favorite last Saturday. They’re now 2-2 against the spread as they’ve failed to cover as a 25-point favorite over South Dakota State in Week 1 and last week versus the Hoosiers. Quarterback Maty Mauk has thrown for a team-high 978 yards while Russell Hansbrough has rushed for 377 yards and Jimmie Hunt has five touchdowns.
SOUTH CAROLINA: The Gamecocks improved to 3-1 on the year with their 48-34 win over Vanderbilt, although they failed to cover as a 23-point road favorite. They’re now 1-3 against the spread this season as they’ve failed to cover as a 9.5-point favorite, as a 14-point favorite, and as a 23-point favorite last week. The over is also 3-1 in South Carolina games this season as Dylan Thompson has thrown for 1,140 yards and Nick Jones leads the team with three touchdowns.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, South Carolina is a 6-point favorite over Missouri while the total is currently sitting at 61.5 points. The Gamecocks opened as 6-point favorites and that’s where the line presently sits, while the total opened at 63 before being bet down.
NCAA FREE PICK: Take the over. According to latest college football trends, the over is 4-0 in the Tigers’ last four games on grass, 8-1 in their last nine road games and 8-3 in their last 11 games versus a team with a winning record. The over is also 4-1 in the Gamecocks’ last five games overall, 11-4 in their last 15 conference games and 5-2 in their last seven games in September.
2014 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 FREE PICK: SOUTH CAROLINA/MISSOURI OVER 61.5
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