South
Carolina Gamecocks (7) @ Florida Gators (2) – Saturday October 20, 2012 3:30PM
EST
This weekend marks the beginning of the
second half of the college football season, and the second half gets kicked off
with a bang when South Carolina heads to Florida. The college football betting
experts are having a great time watching the Florida Gators and Oregon Ducks
battling back and forth for the number two spot in the country and the right to
face Alabama in the BCS championship game. That means that every game in the
second half of the season is critically important to the Florida Gators, which
could cause problems if the Gators get upset by the Gamecocks.
Steve Spurrier has taken the South Carolina
Gamecocks and turned it into a top 10 program. Just two years ago, no one would
have bet that South Carolina would be
in a position to challenge for the BCS title, but that is the opportunity that
this game presents. Considering the instability in the top five (with the
exception of number one Alabama), this game could help the Gamecocks to
leapfrog several teams and thrust itself into the national championship
discussion. A win over the Gators would do wonders for the Gamecocks standing
in the national rankings.
Florida
Gators
The online
betting experts know that the Florida Gators are winning games primarily on
defense. The 14-6 masterpiece that the Gators put together against fourth
ranked LSU in week five is the game that helped to thrust the Gators into the
second ranked position in the country. The dominating win over Vanderbilt the
following week was just icing on the cake. The weakness with the Gators is in
its passing game. The running game and the defense more than make up for a
lackluster passing game, but that may not be enough to hold off the Gamecocks.
South
Carolina Gamecocks
The thing that separates South Carolina
from Florida is that South Carolina lost its game to LSU, but the Gamecocks did
keep the game close. South Carolina has a better defense than Florida, and the
Gamecocks have the potential to score more points than Florida. But Florida can
be so dominating on defense that it is able to smother other teams. The Gators
are also proficient at scoring points on defense and the Gamecocks are not. But
with all of that, the South Carolina Gamecocks are still in a good position to
pull off the upset if it can avoid the mistakes that cost it the LSU game last
week.
The
Bottom Line
The sports betting sites are all
over Florida in this game, but that may not be the bet to make. The Gamecocks
are getting the points, but South Carolina has a shot at winning this game
straight-up. This will be South Carolina’s last chance to get into the BCS
National Championship discussion, and the Gamecocks are ready for the
challenge.
Click
here for more information on the race to see who will
play Alabama for the national championship.
Pick:
South Carolina
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