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Week Eight: (21) South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt Gambling Pick
Date/Time: Saturday, October 23, 7.05 pm EST
Venue: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville TN
South Carolina Gamecocks (4-2) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-4) Betting Lines from MySportsbook.com
MoneyLine: South Carolina -460, Vanderbilt +360
NCAA Betting Favorite: South Carolina (-12.5) Vanderbilt (+12.5)
Over/Under: 46
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South Carolina
The Gamecocks have a tricky schedule in 2010 and up until last week, optimism was high in Columbia, but losing to Kentucky last Saturday (even by a tight 31-28 margin) was certainly not a positive. They have a definite opportunity to right the ship in the Commodores.
SC is a little shorthanded, as stud freshman RB Marcus Lattimore won’t start this week, hobbled with an ankle injury. He could still get some touches, however, and a hobbled freshman Lattimore is still more effective than anything Vandy can roll out. Look for a lot of offense to come from veteran pivot Stephen Garcia and athletic marvel WR Alshon Jeffery. This might also be a good game to give Vandy some looks of freshman QB Connor Shaw. 
The defense did not have its finest hour in Lexington last Saturday, but it still has the talent to stifle the home team this week and should rebound nicely.
Vanderbilt
The namesake of this university was a monopolistic tycoon; too bad the school’s football team doesn’t follow suit. The Commodores had a see-saw last couple of weeks, crushing piddling Eastern Michigan 52-6 but losing to the Georgia Bulldogs last week 43-0. Earlier in the season, Vandy narrowly lost to Big Ten competitor Northwestern, but then got crushed the next week by LSU. Indeed, the 2010 season so far has been a head-scratcher.
It would take a valiant effort from all the team’s units to send the visiting Gamecocks away hobbled. The fact that Lattimore isn’t 100% is good news – he’s been shredding defenses. Still, even without flawless offensive balance, the Vandy secondary must worry about SC’s aerial attack.
Basically, everything about Vanderbilt’s team has been pedestrian thus far, and the road doesn’t get any easier next week with a trip to Fayetteville to play Ryan Mallett and the Razorbacks – or a visit from the Florida Gators the week after that. Cliché though it is, Vandy must take this game one play at a time and try to force Carolina into structural mistakes it can capitalize on. Until last week, when SC lost to Kentucky, I would have said it is easier said than done, but therein lies the beauty of college football.
The Pick: Vandy might squeeze a touchdown or two out of junior QB Larry Smith, but SC has too many options for the Commodores to contain, especially if Lattimore comes into the game every once in a while for a different look.
Gambling Trends:
South Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Carolina’s last 6 games when playing Vanderbilt
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vanderbilt’s last 6 games when playing South Carolina
Vanderbilt is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
South Carolina is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Vanderbilt
South Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing South Carolina
Vanderbilt is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against South Carolina
South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt Score Prediction: South Carolina 21, Vanderbilt 10
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