Latest College Football Lines – BounceBack Time for South Carolina

Those who are reviewing the latest college football betting lines know that it’s bounce-back time for South Carolina after the Gamecocks blew a huge lead last time out. On Saturday they travel to Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores in NCAA action that is set to begin at 7 PM ET at Vanderbilt Stadium (natural turf).

It’s time for the old "ball coach" to get his team back on the winning track. In the latest college football lines, South Carolina is a 12.5-point favorite, with the total at 45.5 points.

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South Carolina Gamecocks (4-2 SU, 3-2 ATS) at Vanderbilt Commodores (2-4 SU, 3-3 ATS)

Live at Vanderbilt Stadium

Nashville, TN

Saturday, October 23 –  7 PM ET

TV:   ESPN

Latest College Football Lines:

South Carolina  -12.5

Vanderbilt  +12.5

Total  45.5

Here are some of the trends as they might impact the latest college football lines:

• South Carolina has won four of its last six games SU
• South Carolina has played four of its last five games UNDER the total
• South Carolina has covered one of its last five road games
• South Carolina has lost its last six road games SU
• South Carolina has played eight of its last eleven road games OVER the total
• Vanderbilt has lost 12 of its last 14 games SU
• Vanderbilt has played ten of its last 14 games UNDER the total
• Vanderbilt has covered two of its last eight home games
• Vanderbilt has lost seven of its last eight home games SU

Key stats for South Carolina — The Gamecocks are one of the best in the country in defending the run, allowing just three yards a carry and just barely a hundred yards a game. They’re second in the nation in sacks with 22, but oddly, they’re 110th in pass defense, yielding 271 yards a contest. Stephen Garcia (70% completions) is fifth in the nation in passing efficiency.

Key stats for Vanderbilt — The Commodores are not efficient offensively, ranking 102nd nationally in total offense. They are 31st in pass defense (187 yards a game) and twelfth in tackles for loss (averaging 7.5 per game). Junior quarterback Larry Smith has completed 54% of his passes, with an average of 6.5 yards per completion.

Here are some of the head-to-head trends that may involve the latest college football lines:

• South Carolina has won eight of the last ten meetings SU
• Four of the last six meetings have gone UNDER the total
• Vanderbilt has covered five of the last eight meetings
• South Carolina has own four of the last five meetings SU as the road team

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South Carolina’s program just can’t seem to be able to handle success. A week after pulling the upset over #1-ranked Alabama, the Gamecocks went to Lexington, and could not be accused of letting down because they were ahead 28-10 at the half,. But then they allowed 21 unanswered points to the Wildcats,. suffering a major disappointment as a 5.5-point favorite in the latest college football lines, and they let Mark Hartline look like the star (32 of 42, 4 TD’s). What now for Steve Spurrier’s team. which turned the ball over four times in that game?

Well, Vanderbilt moved the ball pretty well against Eastern Michigan (558 yards) but has had trouble against all quality stop units. The 2008 season, which saw the ‘Dores go to a bowl, is just a distant memory. You can expect USC to force Vandy to pass, stopping the limited Commodore running backs and leaving things in the hands of Smith, who was 5 of 14 in the 43-0 shutout loss to Georgia. South Carolina has the triumvirate that will move the chains here, with QB Garcia, with elite receiver Alshon Jeffery (fourth in receiving yards) and freshman running back Marcus Lattimore (212 rushing-receiving yards last week). With the latest college football lines showing the Gamecocks as 12.5-point favorites, we’ll lay the points.

JAY’S PLAY:  SOUTH CAROLINA -12.5 **

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