The No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs (5-2 overall, 5-2 SEC) head to Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday to play the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-6, 2-6) in a conference game at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Georgia-South Carolina college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The Bulldogs are No. 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Georgia at South Carolina: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:16 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Georgia -1250 (bet $1,250 to win $100) | South Carolina +750 (bet $100 to win $750)
- Against the spread/ATS: Georgia -21.5 (-106) | South Carolina +21.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 49.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Georgia at South Carolina: Three things to know
- Georgia has been shaky of late. The Bulldogs squeaked by Mississippi State last week 31-24 as 26.5-point favorites. The week prior, they lost by 16 points to then-No. 8 Florida.
- South Carolina went into Athens and beat Georgia in double overtime 20-17 last season as a 20.5-point road underdog. Will Muschamp was South Carolina’s head coach then. He was fired earlier this month after a 59-42 loss to Ole Miss.
- The Gamecocks promoted offensive coordinator Mike Bobo to interim head coach. He lost his debut at home against Missouri 17-10 last week as South Carolina failed to cover as a 4.5-point underdog.
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Georgia at South Carolina: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Georgia 38, South Carolina 14
Money line (ML)
PASS. South Carolina’s program is in flux. It upset then-No.3 Georgia last season, which makes for a bad combination if you’re looking at the dog. No one should ever risk more than three times your potential return, let alone 12-plus times, on any side in most college football conference games.
Against the spread (ATS)
Now that Georgia QB JT Daniels is fully recovered from a torn ACL, the Bulldogs pass game could take off. Daniels balled in his first start as a Bulldog after transferring to the program from USC, completing 28 of 38 passes for 401 yards, 4 touchdowns and no picks in last week’s win vs. Mississippi State.
Plus, South Carolina’s pass defense is getting torched this year: 111th in opponent’s completion percentage, 116th in opponent’s yards per pass and 98th in sack rate.
I only lean GEORGIA -21.5 (-106) for a half-unit because the backdoor should be wide open for the Gamecocks if the Bulldogs (2-5 ATS) are rolling early. Don’t get me wrong, South Carolina’s offensive is awful, but Georgia gave up 24 last week to an even worse Mississippi State offense.
Over/Under (O/U)
I “LIKE” OVER 49.5 (-110) for 1 unit. Daniels is an upgrade over the previous Georgia starting quarterback and he’s got weapons to throw to in WRs Kearis Jackson and George Pickens.
Also, doesn’t South Carolina just go bleep-it mode against Georgia? The Gamecocks are 2-6 and playing under an interim head coach who used to be the offensive coordinator. Maybe Bobo dials up some trick plays that connect for South Carolina’s offense?
Even if Georgia tramples South Carolina, the Over could cash. It doesn’t need to be a back-and-forth game to win this bet.
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