South Carolina holds the upper hand in the recent border-battle rivalry with Georgia, winning four of the last five meetings outright and going 6-1-1 against the spread over the last eight. The Bulldogs will try to turn those trends around when the teams meet Saturday evening between the hedges in Athens.
Point spread: The Bulldogs opened as 15.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report).
College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 38.2-19.9 Bulldogs
Why the South Carolina Gamecocks can cover the spread
South Carolina is coming off a tough 26-22 loss at home to an improving Kentucky team.