College Football East Carolina vs. South Carolina Picks & Predictions
By Anthony Rome
COLUMBIA, SC (The Spread) - After getting embarrassed at home by Texas A&M in its opener, No. 9 South Carolina looks to rebound tonight versus East Carolina at 7:00PM ET.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, East Carolina is a 15.5-point road underdog versus South Carolina, while the total is currently sitting at 65 points. The Gamecocks opened as 15.5-point favorites, while the total opened at 63 before being bet up two full points.
East Carolina had no problem disposing FCS I-AA North Carolina Central in its opener, winning 52-7 as a 39.5-point favorite. The combined score also went over the posted total of 57.5. Quarterback Shane Carden threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns in the victory, while Isaiah Jones had a game-high 10 catches for 150 yards and a score.
In one of the bigger surprises of Week 1, South Carolina was stomped 52-28 in its home opener as Texas A&M rolled to victory as a 9.5-point underdog. Dylan Thompson completed 20-of-40 passes for 366 yards with four touchdowns and one interception, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a Gamecocks defense that allowed A&M signal-caller Kenny Hill to throw for 511 yards and three touchdowns on 44-of-60 passes.
NCAA FREE PICK: Take South Carolina. According to latest college football trends, the Gamecocks are 4-1 against the spread in their last five non-conference games, 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games following an ATS loss and 5-2 ATS in their last seven games overall. The Pirates, meanwhile, are 5-14 against the spread in their last 19 games following a straight up win, 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games following an ATS win and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 2 FREE PICK: SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS -15.5