Texas A&M Aggies vs South Carolina Gamecocks Betting Pick & Prediction 11/2/24
ABC is covering this week ten matchup between the Texas A&M Aggies and South Carolina Gamecocks, set to kick off at 7:30 ET from Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The over/under line is at 44.5 points, and the Aggies are the -2.5-point favorites on the road. The Aggies come in with a 7-1 record, while the Gamecocks are 4-3 on the season.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES VS SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS BETTING PICK
The Pick: South Carolina Gamecocks +2.5
This game will be played at Williams-Brice Stadium at 7:30 ET on Saturday, November 2nd.
WHY BET THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS:
- We have the South Carolina Gamecocks winning this one by a score of 21 to 16
- Not only do we have the South Carolina Gamecocks winning straight-up, we have them covering the spread at +2.5
- We see this game finishing below the line of 44.5 points
Will The Texas A&M Aggies Pick Up A Win On The Road?
Texas A&M enters Week 10 with a 7-1 record, ranked 12th in our power rankings. They have a 100% chance of being bowl-eligible and a 16.3% chance of winning the Southeastern. The Aggies are projected to make the playoff 47.3% of the time, which is the 13th best odds in the country.
The Aggies have been favored in seven of their eight games this season, going 6-1 as the favorite. They are 4-1 at home and 2-0 on the road, with an average scoring margin of +13.9 points per game.
Texas A&M’s over/under record is 4-3, with their games averaging 50.6 points. Their average over/under line is 50.1 points, and this week’s line is set at 44.5 points.
Texas A&M’s offense has been driven by their rushing attack, ranking 8th nationally with 222.6 yards per game. They are 10th in rushing attempts, averaging 40.9 per game. Le’Veon Moss leads the team with 757 yards, averaging 6 yards per carry, and has scored 10 touchdowns. Overall, the Aggies are 25th in our offensive power rankings and are scoring 32.2 points per game, placing them 32nd in the country.
Quarterback Conner Weigman has thrown for 782 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions. Texas A&M is 105th in passing yards per game. Weigman has a passer rating of 73, and the team ranks 79th in passer rating nationally. They are converting 45.1% of their third downs, which ranks 26th. Noah Thomas leads the receivers with 343 yards and three touchdowns.
Texas A&M’s defense has been solid this season, ranking 20th nationally by allowing just 18.4 points per game. They’ve given up 105.9 rushing yards per game, which ranks 22nd, and 233.5 passing yards per game. Opposing quarterbacks have completed 54.1% of their passes against Texas A&M, posting a passer rating of 70.6, the 20th-lowest in the country.
In their recent game against LSU, Texas A&M’s defense allowed 23 points but forced three interceptions. They held LSU to just 35 rushing yards on 22 attempts, though they gave up 405 passing yards.
Will The South Carolina Gamecocks Win At Home Over The Texas A&M Aggies?
South Carolina enters Week 10 against Texas A&M with a 4-3 record, ranked 21st in our CFB power rankings. They have a 92% chance of reaching bowl eligibility but are out of the Southeastern title race. At home, the Gamecocks are 2-2, while they’ve gone 2-1 on the road this season.
Against the spread, South Carolina is 5-2, with a perfect 3-0 record on the road and 2-2 at home. They’ve been favored in three games, going 2-1 ATS as the favorite and 3-1 as the underdog. Their average scoring margin this season is +9.9 points per game.
The Gamecocks’ over/under record is 4-3, with their games averaging 47.3 points. Their average over/under line is 46.4 points, and this week’s line is set at 44.5 points.
South Carolina’s offense has been centered around their ground game, ranking 23rd nationally with 42.7 rushing attempts per game. They are averaging 164.4 rushing yards per game. Raheim Sanders leads the team with 426 rushing yards and six touchdowns, averaging 4 yards per carry. The Gamecocks are scoring 28.6 points per game, placing them 49th in the nation, and they are 81st in our offensive power rankings heading into week 10.
Quarterback LaNorris Sellers has thrown for 968 yards, with five touchdowns and four interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 83. South Carolina ranks 117th in passing yards per game, averaging 186 yards. Their third-down conversion rate is 33%, which ranks 107th nationally. Mazeo Bennett Jr. leads the receiving corps with 270 yards and three touchdowns.
South Carolina’s defense has been strong this season, ranking 12th nationally by allowing just 18.7 points per game. In their recent game against Oklahoma, they gave up only 9 points, despite allowing 24 first downs. Oklahoma ran the ball 50 times for 147 yards and threw for 182 yards on 22 completions.
Opposing quarterbacks have a passer rating of just 62 against South Carolina, the 8th-lowest in the country, completing 54.3% of their passes. The Gamecocks’ defense is also ranked 26th against the run, giving up 110.1 rushing yards per game.