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South Carolina vs. Auburn Week 14 Gambling Preview & Pick

The South Carolina Gamecocks vs Auburn Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win in Week 14 on Saturday when they battle at the Georgia Dome. Odds have the Tigers listed as 6-point favorites the game’s total is 61.5…

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Week 14: SEC Title Game: (19) South Carolina vs. (1) Auburn Gambling Pick

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Date/Time: Saturday, Dec. 4, 4 pm EST
Venue: Georgia Dome, Atlanta GA
South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) vs. Auburn Tigers (12-0) Betting Lines from Sportsbook.com
MoneyLine: South Carolina +200, Auburn -240
NCAA Betting Favorite: South Carolina (+6) Auburn (-6)
Over/Under: 61.5
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The Gamecocks represent the SEC East division in this weekend’s championship. The East had an especially pronounced year of every team beating up on one another – out emerged a three-loss SC team. Still, one shouldn’t take away from what has been an excellent season for head coach Steve Spurrier and Co.

Carolina’s effectiveness stems from the dynamic offensive duo of WR Alshon Jeffery and super freshman RB Marcus Lattimore; the rest of the equation is comprised of all other units on the team doing enough to get by. The defense is good – it just scrapes the Top 25 (25th, actually) in the nation in points allowed – but without the balance of Lattimore’s running and the routine mis-matches Jeffery presents, the Gamecocks aren’t the same team. Between them, the duo is responsible for 25 TDs and it is their presence that makes life easier for veteran QB Stephen Garcia, who has been a whipping boy in Columbia more than every once in a while.

To knock off the unbeaten Tigers, SC’s defense must play its usual strong style and Garcia must stay upright and play a smart game. In Auburn’s Iron Bowl game versus Alabama last week, ’Bama pivot Greg McElroy played great in the first half, but Auburn eventually got to him and knocked him out of the game en route to an Auburn comeback. If the keys wind up being entrusted to freshman QB Connor Shaw should Garcia suffer an injury – he’s already banged up with shoulder and finger ailments from the Clemson game last week – the ’Cocks are in deep trouble.

Auburn

Conveniently right before the SEC Championship game, the saga of “is Cam Newton eligible or isn’t he?” seems to have solved itself in the positive. There are enough people grumbling about the NCAA’s handling of the potential Newton malfeasance, but the show must go on – and it is Newton that makes the game a marquee show.

Auburn’s superstar QB almost certainly locked up the Heisman Trophy last week with a gutsy performance against hated Alabama in a shocking come-from-behind victory. Newton is without a doubt the single most valuable player to a team in the nation; there is no way Auburn would even be a double-digit win team without him. His presence means that Auburn is the favorite in this game and there’s no reason to believe that, even with the off-field distractions, he won’t work some more magic.

Auburn’s defense has proved itself vulnerable over the course of the season and several teams – South Carolina included in an earlier 35-27 Auburn win – have been able to match the Tigers nearly score for score. This means that in order for the unbeaten dominance to continue, Newton must be on his game. It almost sounds silly talking so exclusively about one player in a team game like football (one mustn’t forget, for instance, the effectiveness of Auburn’s O-line clearing lanes for Newton and RB Michael Dyer) but the Heisman-caliber pivot really is the prime example of a kid putting a team entirely on his shoulders and carrying them to greatness.

The Pick: Jeffery should terrorize the Auburn secondary much the same as Alabama WR Julio Jones did last week and Auburn’s D should yield somewhat to the onslaught of Lattimore. But betting against Newton this season just hasn’t been good business. This will be a close game – SC might even get out in front – but after the Iron Bowl comeback last week it feels like Auburn knows they’re going to win every game. I like Auburn to keep the unblemished record intact.

Score Prediction: South Carolina 29 Auburn 35

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By James Hayes

James has been naming every player on the EA Sports video game rosters for half a decade now, he’s finally putting his knowledge to better use writing for us here at CappersPicks.com. Your comments are welcome below…Give Us Your Take!