The South Carolina Gamecocks are 4-1 straight up and 4-0-1 against the spread over their last five bowl games. The Michigan Wolverines, on the other hand, are just 3-8 SU and 3-6-2 ATS over their last 11 bowls. A second-place team from the SEC meets a fourth-place team from the Big Ten when South Carolina meets Michigan in the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day in Tampa, Florida.
College football point spread: The Wolverines opened as 7.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)
College football betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 26.