New South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is as high-energy as Will Muschamp was boring. That passion was evident in the opener as they flattened Eastern Illinois, 46-0. New signal caller Zeb Noland looked sharp, a former North Dakota State and Iowa State quarterback. Also, the ground game had 258 yards despite not playing star RB Kevin Harris. Harris missed the game with a mild illness, but he will play in this one. The Gamecocks are 13-6 ATS following a victory of 20+ points. East Carolina went 3-6 last year, including one-sided losses when they stepped up to face Central Florida (51-28) and Cincinnati (55-17). The Pirates come off a 33-19 opening loss to Appalachian State as the defense surrendered 259 yards passing and 226 rushing, while the offense had 2 turnovers and ran for just 3.6 yards per carry. East Carolina is 4-13 ATS as a home underdog of 3 points or less. And college football teams like South Carolina that outrushed the previous opponent by 200+ yards are 46-17 ATS versus a team that was just outrushed by 125 or more yards. Make the play on South Carolina.
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Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on South Carolina Gamecocks on the -3 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Carolina would win by a score of 31.1 to 29.5 with South Carolina winning on the moneyline, East Carolina winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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South Carolina at East Carolina
12:00 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 58% of the public bets were on East Carolina Pirates on the +3 ATS. 72% of the public money was on East Carolina Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Carolina would win by a score of 27.1 to 25.7 with South Carolina winning on the moneyline, East Carolina winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on South Carolina Gamecocks on the -14.5 ATS. 62% of the public money was on South Carolina Gamecocks to win on the moneyline. And, 73% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Carolina would win by a score of 39.0 to 24.1 with South Carolina winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 51% of the public bets were on South Carolina Gamecocks on the -21 ATS. 50% of the public money was on South Carolina Gamecocks to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that South Carolina would win by a score of 38.4 to 15.2 with South Carolina winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on South Carolina Gamecocks on the -21 ATS. 54% of the public money was on East Carolina Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that South Carolina would win by a score of 46.4 to 22.9 with South Carolina winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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South Carolina at East Carolina
7:00 PM Eastern
This game is at a neutral site in Charlotte, North Carolina. South Carolina (9-5 SU/7-6 ATS in 2010) is loaded on both sides of the ball so Steve Spurrier will have some fun with this offense. He will have a lot of fun against this horrendous East Carolina defense that allowed 44 points per game last fall. They gave up 49, 76, 42, 62, 45 and 51 in their final six games (five losses). The 2010 Pirates were equally ineffective stopping the rush (5.3 yards per carry allowed) and the pass (8.1 yards per attempt allowed). In addition, they were unable to consistently make big plays, making just 15 sacks. They step-up in competition here against an SEC team that is loaded. South Carolina senior QB Stephen Garcia (20 TDs, 14 INTs, 3,059 yards) is joined by his top skill position players - a unit that averaged 30.9 points, 238.4 yards passing and 154.4 yards rushing. They have balance on offense because of sophomore RB Marcus Lattimore, who ran for 1,197 yards, 4.8 yards per carry as a freshman. He was one of the nation’s top running back prospects coming out of high school. The passing game returns 6-foot-4 junior WR Alshon Jeffery (1,517 yards) and junior WR Tori Gurley (465) and return as the top two targets. Six starters are back on defense, a unit that allowed 23.1 ppg. Spurrier is 19-11 ATS on the road at South Carolina, though this is a neutral site. Meanwhile the Pirates are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 non-conference games. Play South Carolina.
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