Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks 2010 NCAAF Week 2 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: The South Eastern Conference football season begins for the Ole Ball Coach’s South Carolina Gamecocks and the Georgia Bulldogs at 12:00 Noon ET on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Gamecock coach Steve Spurrier heads the team and is looking for better offensive production from his offense and plans to use two quarterbacks. As a Heisman quarterback himself he has been a master of offensive schemes and high scoring teams in his tenures as a football coach. Georgia and South Carolina will be looking to get an early advantage in the tough SEC East. Vegas odds makers have the South Carolina Gamecocks a -3 1/2 point favorite at home against the Georgia Bulldogs.
Head football Coach Mark Richt’s Bulldogs blew out over matched Louisiana-Lafayette 55-7 at home last weekend in their opener. Freshman quarterback Aaron Murray had 160 passing yards with three touchdowns and a pick along with 42 yards rushing and another touchdown. “He played a game and he played a game in front of a big crowd,” Richt said. “He got a chance to get hit a little bit here and there and make plays and make some mistakes and all that kind of thing, but I think next week is gonna be another new experience for him, playing away, playing in a hostile environment, playing against a Southeastern Conference opponent, playing against maybe a little different brand of athlete, on defense especially.” He’ll need his A game against the Gamecocks. Vegas odds makers have the Georgia Bulldogs +3500 odds to win the 2011 BCS National Championship.
The Gamecock’s opened last Thursday with an impressive effort and a 41-10 victory over Southern Mississippi. Quarterback Stephen Garcia played going 16-23 for 193 yards while also running for 38 yards and two touchdowns on just 5 carries. Freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore carried the ball 14 times for 54 yards and two touchdowns in his debut with the gamecocks as the offense was impressive. “I was thinking for the first time ever here we might score 50,” Spurrier said. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of South Carolina’s last 9 games when playing Georgia and the Gamecocks are 4-1-1 ATS in the last six contest against the Bulldogs. . Odds makers at SGB Global have the over/under for the total score at 49 points combined of the Georgia Bulldogs and South Carolina Gamecocks.
An SEC conference opening win would be a huge springboard early in the season for either team but I predict a close win by the home Gamecocks by the wily veteran coach Spurrier. Give the points and look for the score to stay UNDER. Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NCAA College Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.