The South Carolina Gamecocks will travel to meet the No. 25 Missouri Tigers at Memorial Stadium this week. Players will take the field Saturday, Oct 3 at 12:00 p.m. ET and the game will air on SECN.
Missouri fell to Kentucky 21-13 last week. Maty Mauk had a solid game passing the ball in the loss, completing 15 of 30 passes for 180 yards and one TD. South Carolina is hoping for another victory like last week’s performance when the team beat UCF 31-14 in its matchup. Pharoh Cooper had a solid outing for the Gamecocks, registering four receptions for 69 yards and one TD. Lorenzo Nunez finished with 184 yards and two TDs through the air.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment.
The Tigers are a disappointment this season Against The Spread (ATS) with a 0-4 record, while owning a 3-1 Straight Up (SU) record. The Tigers have the 14th-best pass defense in the nation and give up 146.2 yards per game through the air.
On the other side, the Gamecocks have a record of 2-2 both ATS and SU. The Tigers need to make smart throws against the opportunistic Gamecocks. The defense ranks 22nd in the country in interceptions with 1.5 per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Missouri, ATS Winner – Missouri
Notes
Missouri is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
Missouri is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Missouri’s last 5 games.
Missouri is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Missouri’s last 9 games at home.
South Carolina is 1-0 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Missouri is 3-0 SU when leading at the end of the third quarter.
The Missouri rushing attack is ranked only 117th in the nation, while the South Carolina run defense is ranked 76th. The Gamecocks run game is ranked just 38th, compared to the 25th-ranked rush defense of the Tigers.
