The No. 19 South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4) take on the No. 20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) Friday. Kickoff from TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville is at 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the South Carolina vs. Notre Dame odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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After a strong start to his tenure in 2021, coach Shane Beamer has had an even better season in 2022 for the Gamecocks. South Carolina is in a 2nd straight bowl game with transfer QB Spencer Rattler leading the offense. Few Gamecocks will be unable to play in this game other than their top 2 TE, and this gives them an advantage over the Irish who will be without star TE Michael Mayer.
Notre Dame will not only be without Mayer as starting QB Drew Pine has decided to transfer and will not play. The Irish are forced to turn to QB Tyler Buchner, who began 2022 as their starter but was sidelined by a shoulder injury that required surgery. He will be rusty and, with Mayer out, will have few options on the offensive side to count on in this game.
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South Carolina vs. Notre Dame odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): South Carolina +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Notre Dame -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): South Carolina +3 (-109) | Notre Dame -3 (-111)
- Over/Under (O/U): 50.5 (O: -111 | U: -109)
South Carolina vs. Notre Dame picks and predictions
Prediction
South Carolina 24, Notre Dame 20
Moneyline
BET SOUTH CAROLINA (+135).
South Carolina will have a fuller complement of weapons while Notre Dame will be without Pine and Mayer, and this will make all the difference
This will be a lower-scoring affair but South Carolina will prevail and taking them on the moneyline is my favorite play in this game.
Against the spread
PASS.
Stick with the better value on the South Carolina moneyline.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 50.5 (-109).
The Irish will struggle to keep up their end of the bargain with their missing weapon, and the defense for the Irish is good and will be able to hold down the Gamecocks. Both teams scoring in the low 20s should be expected, and we’re more likely to see the UNDER 50.5 (-109) connect than we are to see Buchner knock off the rust after missing 4 months.
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