Georgia vs. South Carolina odds, prediction, line: 2022 Week 3 college football picks from model on 50-41 run – CBS Sports
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The South Carolina Gamecocks host the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon. Williams-Brice Stadium showcases the matchup between SEC East foes in Columbia. It is the SEC opener for Georgia, with South Carolina losing its conference opener a week ago to Arkansas. The Bulldogs are 2-0 with two blowout victories this season, and Georgia won the 2021 meeting against South Carolina by a 40-13 margin in Athens.
Kickoff is at noon ET in Columbia. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Bulldogs as 24.5-point road favorites, while the over/under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 55 in the latest Georgia vs. South Carolina odds. Before making any South Carolina vs. Georgia picks, you need to see the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s advanced computer simulation model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past six-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,400 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It enters Week 3 of the 2022 college football season on a 50-41 run on all top-rated college football spread and money-line picks that dates back to 2021. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Georgia vs. South Carolina and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Now, here are several college football odds and betting lines for South Carolina vs. Georgia:
Georgia’s defense is dominating the competition early in the season, allowing only three total points and 220.5 total yards per game. The Bulldogs are holding opponents to an FBS-best 9.2 points per game since the beginning of the 2021 season, and Georgia’s offense is also showing signs of excellence. Georgia has scored on each of the first six drives in both 2022 games, and the Bulldogs are generating 41 points per game. The Bulldogs are No. 1 among SEC teams in total yards (525 per game) and passing yards (395 per game), with 9.9 yards per pass and only one sack allowed.
Returning quarterback Stetson Bennett is completing 75% of his passes with five total touchdowns in two games, and he has a touchdown pass in 12 straight games. Bennett is also on a four-game streak without throwing an interception, and running back Kendall Milton is leading the team with 135 rushing yards and averaging 7.5 yards per carry. South Carolina is allowing 247.5 rushing yards per game, worst among SEC teams to this point in the 2022 season.
South Carolina brought in a lot of talent and experience at quarterback in the offseason. Former five-star prospect Spencer Rattler transferred from Oklahoma, where he threw for more than 4,500 yards and 40 touchdowns for the Sooners. Rattler has 603 passing yards in two games at South Carolina, averaging 7.9 yards per pass attempt this season.
On the outside, South Carolina has a standout in Antwane Wells, who transferred from James Madison, and Wells caught eight passes for 189 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas. The Gamecocks are also playing frisky defense against the pass this season. South Carolina is allowing only 136.5 passing yards per game, No. 2 among SEC teams in 2022, and opponents are completing only 50% of their pass attempts against the Gamecocks. South Carolina is also holding the opposition to 5.5 yards per attempt through three games.
SportsLine’s model is leaning Under on the total, projecting 47 combined points. The model also says one side of the spread hits in more than 60% of simulations. You can only see the model’s pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Georgia vs. South Carolina? And which side of the spread hits in more than 60% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its college football picks, and find out.
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