SEC Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 8

SEC schedule and previews for all of the Week 8 games including Ole Miss at LSU and Mississippi State at Alabama

SEC schedule and previews for the Week 8 games highlighted by Ole Miss at LSU and Mississippi State at Alabama


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Results So Far
Straight Up 57-14, ATS 43-26, o/u 37-31

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Saturday, October 22

UT Martin at Tennessee

12:00 SEC Network
Line: TBA, o/u: TBA

Ole Miss at LSU

3:30 CBS
Line: LSU -1.5, o/u: 66.5

Vanderbilt at Missouri

4:00 SEC Network
Line: Missouri -14, o/u: 52.5

Mississippi State at Alabama

7:00 ESPN
Line: Alabama -21, o/u: 61

Texas A&M at South Carolina

7:30 SEC Network
Line: Texas A&M -3.5, o/u: 44.5

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Texas A&M vs South Carolina Prediction, Game Preview

Texas A&M vs South Carolina game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

Texas A&M vs South Carolina prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22


Texas A&M vs South Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
How To Watch: SEC Network
Record: Texas A&M (3-3), South Carolina (4-2)
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Texas A&M vs South Carolina Game Preview

Why Texas A&M Will Win

It’s not a question of whether or not the South Carolina turnovers will come. They’ll be there, but how many? It has yet to go a game this year without turning it over at least twice.

Texas A&M tends to play relatively low scoring, tight games with mistakes like the obligatory Spencer Rattler giveaway baked into the gameplan.

Now it’s up to the Aggies to not give them back. The two turnovers in row load to Appalachian State were part of the problem, and the four against Mississippi State helped turn the game into a rout.

Grind away with the running game against a defensive front that gives up 175 yards per game, keep the score low, and win the mistake battle.

South Carolina is 0-2 when it’s -3 in turnover margin. Texas A&M was +3 against Alabama, but …

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Why South Carolina Will Win

The Aggie defense doesn’t take the ball away in bunches.

South Carolina can’t be conservative, but it can’t force anything. Rattler wasn’t able to do much of anything in the loss to Georgia, but he got time against Charlotte and South Carolina State to tune up a bit, and he was sharp enough to complement the ground game in the win over Kentucky.

He’ll turn it loose a few times to stretch the A&M secondary, but as long as he’s able to hit the third down throws and come up with a few early scores, he’ll be doing his job.

Texas A&M is struggling to score – it’s last in the SEC in points per game. That’s partly because of the style, and partly because it’s missing the high-octane playmakers.

South Carolina is getting the O going at just the right time, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

The Gamecocks got Kentucky without Will Levis. No excuses, win with what you’ve got, but that wasn’t the same Wildcat team without the top five overall draft pick QB.

They beat Charlotte and South Carolina State, and they started the season off by taking down Georgia State.

Again, win no matter what, you are what your record says you are, and …

It’s not like South Carolina has beaten a slew of killers, losing to Arkansas by 14 and Georgia by 41.

Texas A&M was at least competitive against Alabama, and it was fine against Mississippi State before the turnovers kicked in. Beating Arkansas and Miami isn’t amazing, but it’s something.

This is the fourth straight game away from home for the Aggies, and they’ll be fine as long as they can come up with a few first half scoring drives.

It’ll be tight until the end with A&M’s defense holding up in the final few minutes with a takeaway.

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Texas A&M vs South Carolina Prediction, Line

Texas A&M 24, South Carolina 20
Line: Texas A&M -3.5, o/u: 44.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Texas A&M vs South Carolina Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5
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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 8

College football expert picks and predictions for Week 8 highlighted by UCLA at Oregon, Syracuse at Clemson, and Texas at Oklahoma State

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 8, including UCLA at Oregon, Syracuse at Clemson, and Texas at Oklahoma State


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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 8

* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
Click on each game for the game preview and CFN Prediction

Week 8 College Football Expert Picks
Georgia St at App St | Virginia at Ga Tech
Troy at South Alabama | Tulsa at Temple
UAB at WKU | Iowa at Ohio State
Syracuse at Clemson | Cincinnati at SMU
Kansas at Baylor | UNLV at Notre Dame
Ole Miss at LSU | UCLA at Oregon
Texas at Ok State | BC at Wake Forest
BYU at Liberty | Purdue at Wisconsin
Miss State at Alabama | Minnesota at Penn St
Texas A&M at South Carolina | Kansas St at TCU
Washington at Cal | SDSU at Nevada
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Georgia State at Appalachian State

Line: Appalachian State -10, o/u: 59

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: App State
Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: App State
Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: App State
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: App State*
Pete Fiutak, CFN: App State*
Cami Griffin, LonghornsWire.com: App State*
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: App State*
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: App State
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com App State*
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: App State*
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN App State*
E, CFN App State*
Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com App State
Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com App State*
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: App State
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: App State*
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: App State*
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: App State
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: Georgia State
CONSENSUS PICK: App State*

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