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Have only really looked at SCAR vs. UNC so far more picks to come...
SCAR -3
For full disclosure, I went to South Carolina for college, and some may consider me biased towards the school. However, I have bet against them in the past. I bet with my mind, not my heart.
That being said, I don't see the Gamecocks losing tomorrow night. South Carolina was way too hyped up last year and got embarassed by A&M at home. While this is in North Carolina, it's closer to Columbia, SC than it is to Chapel Hill. Lots of Gamecocks will be filling up the stadium, giving the Gamecocks the home field edge. There's a lot of uncertainty with this young team, but the new QB Connor Mitch has looked decent in previous games as well as during practice. I see him potentially getting rattled the first few drives, but settling down. Players like Pharoh Cooper will definitely need to step up and want to shine.
Players aside, let's look at the Ol' Ball Coach. Spurrier is 23-2 on first games of the CFB season (with one of those losses coming last year). He doesn't like to lose the first game and is proud of that record.
I've seen all of the stats - the Gamecocks are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 September games while the Tarheels are 6-1 ATS in their last Thursday games. While I understand the stats and get what it might look like on paper, I don't see the Gamecocks dropping this one.
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