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The North Carolina Tar Heels and the South Carolina Gamecocks open the regular season on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we look at North Carolina vs. South Carolina odds from BetMGM Sportsbook. Also see: SportsbookWire’s college football picks and predictions.
The Tar Heels welcome back ACC Player of the Year QB Drake Maye to lead the UNC offense, and he provided a lot of fireworks in an exciting freshman season. While Maye no longer has WR Josh Downs to lean upon, incoming transfer WRs Nate McCollum and Tez Walker will help ease the pain.
UNC’s D stood more for disaster than defense last season, but it should be much improved from a season ago. The Heels added some key parts via the transfer portal (of course!), especially along the back end.
The Gamecocks enter feeling a little disrespected after being left out of both of the major Top 25 polls. QB Spencer Rattler is back to lead the offense, and this Gamecocks team is looking to take another step after posting 8 regular-season wins, including signature home wins over Kentucky and Tennessee, and a road win at Clemson.
North Carolina is No. 20 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
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North Carolina vs. South Carolina odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 7:49 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): North Carolina -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | South Carolina +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Against the spread (ATS): North Carolina -2.5 (-110) | South Carolina +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 64.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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2022 betting stats
- ML: North Carolina 9-5 | South Carolina 8-5
- ATS: North Carolina 7-7 | South Carolina 7-6
- O/U: North Carolina 6-8 | South Carolina 8-5
North Carolina vs. South Carolina head-to-head
The teams last played Dec. 30, 2021, in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, with the Gamecocks picking up a 38-21 victory. Those 38 points by the Gamecocks represented their highest point total against the Tar Heels in the 69-game history of this series.
Prior to that, these 2 schools met in the season opener at Bank of America Stadium, with UNC edging South Carolina 24-20 on Aug. 31, 2019.
The Gamecocks have won 4 of the past 5 meetings in this series, and South Carolina has picked up 7 wins in the past 9 meetings overall dating back to 1988.
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