NCAAF Showdown – Georgia Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks
The Georgia Bulldogs begin their SEC Conference schedule this Saturday when they invade South Carolina to take on a Gamecocks squad that was beat, yet again, by the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Bulldogs have looked fantastic in their past two games, but South Carolina is an actual team while Central Michigan and Georgia Southern, well, they’re not exactly online football betting powerhouses. Then again, is Georgia?
The Bulldogs have a difficult schedule ahead of them and there’s no doubt that the Bulldogs will have to be the number one team in college football in order to navigate that schedule. They play ASU, Alabama and Tennessee in succession. Then, they play LSU, Auburn and Florida, the Tigers and Gators back to back, within a month. That’s incredible.
So, it appears that South Carolina could very well be the upset play this Saturday as Georgia no doubt will be peeking into the future. ASU next week is a huge game for Georgia. What are the real chances that the Bulldogs will approach their game versus South Carolina as a real meaningful one?
Here are the BetUS Sportsbook online NCAAF betting odds for this game:
Kick-off: 9/13/2008 3:30 pm est.
Georgia Bulldogs – 8 ½ – 110 – 290
South Carolina + 8 ½ – 110 + 240
Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game:
The Georgia Bulldogs are 5 and 0 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
The Georgia Bulldogs are 5 and 2 against the spread in their last 7 SEC Conference games.
The South Carolina Gamecocks are 2 and 6 against the spread in their last 8 games overall.
The South Carolina Gamecocks are 1 and 4 against the spread versus a team with a winning record.
Even with Georgia probably looking ahead in this game, I just don’t see how they lose to South Carolina. In fact I don’t see how Georgia doesn’t win this game by close to three touchdowns.
The problem South Carolina has is that they can’t move the football. Their offense is dreadful. They lost to Vanderbilt, again, because they couldn’t score more than 17 points. How are they going to keep pace with the mighty Bulldogs who have Knowshon Moreno carrying the ball and quarterback Matthew Stafford throwing it to what figure to be wide open wide receivers?
The Bulldogs should run away with this thing. I really believe that they are an excellent online wager to cover the BetUS 8 ½ point spread. Obviously, I’m not the only one who believes that as the Bulldogs opened up as 7 point online betting favorites. The line has already shifted a point and a half in about three days.
