The South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0) and Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0) meet Saturday at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the South Carolina vs. Arkansas odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Gamecocks had a rather sluggish start last weekend against Georgia State of the Sun Belt, including a scoreless first quarter. South Carolina led just 12-7 at halftime before turning on the jets in the second half, outscoring the Panthers 23-7 en route to a 35-14 win and cover as the Under connected.
The Razorbacks were locked in a Top-25 battle last week against Cincinnati, a playoff team from a season ago. Arkansas opened the scoring with a 15-yard TD run by QB K.J. Jefferson, and it led wire to wire against the Bearcats in a 31-24 win and cover as the total pushed at most shops.
Arkansas is No. 17 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
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South Carolina at Arkansas odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 10:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): South Carolina +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Arkansas -340 (bet $340 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): South Carolina +8.5 (-110) | Arkansas -8.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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South Carolina at Arkansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Arkansas 38, South Carolina 20
Money line
Arkansas (-340) will cost you nearly 3 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s rather risky despite the fact it looked rather impressive in last week’s opening win.
PASS.
Against the spread
ARKANSAS -8.5 (-110) should be able to handle a South Carolina side that really struggled to move the ball against a Sun Belt opponent.
Jefferson showed why he is one of the rising stars in the SEC, posting 223 passing yards, 3 TDs and 0 INTs while running for 62 yards and another score. The Gamecocks’ defense will have a tough time containing him, especially in a road game with a raucous crowd spurring on the Hogs.
Arkansas has lost the past 3 meetings in this series, but these schools haven’t met since Oct. 2017, when most of the coaching staff and all of the players were somewhere else, so don’t put too much stock into the head-to-head numbers.
Over/Under
OVER 52.5 (-110) is the play in this SEC opener for both teams.
The Over has cashed in the past 4 road games for South Carolina and has gone 7-3 in its last 10 games inside the SEC.
For Arkansas, the Over is 3-1-1 in its past 5 games in the month of September, with that lone push coming last week. And, for what it’s worth, the Over is 5-0 in the past 5 meetings. Again, these teams haven’t met in 5 years, but it’s still worth noting.
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