College Football Bet – Chick-Fil-A Bowl – Florida State vs. South Carolina. Get ready to make a college football bet at SBG on the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on New Year’s Eve. It is a matchup between Florida State and South Carolina from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in a game that can be seen on ESPN. South Carolina is a 3-point favorite in college football betting at Sbgglobal and the total is listed at 54.5.
South Carolina Postseason Problems
You have to be really careful about betting South Carolina in this game because under head coach Steve Spurrier they are not a good team in bowl games. The Gamecocks are 1-3 both straight up and against the spread in their last four bowl games. In the last two bowl games, South Carolina has been pounded by a combined 51-17. And you have to lay points if you want to take South Carolina in this game vs. Florida State.
Who is Motivated?
Both teams had nice seasons that fell short of the BCS. Each team was blown off the field in their last game. South Carolina should be motivated since they were beaten last year by Connecticut in their bowl game but with Spurrier’s teams you just never know. Florida State does have the edge at quarterback with Christian Ponder and if he plays well the Seminoles have a good chance to win this game outright. South Carolina will need to run the ball to win and they have Marcus Lattimore who was second in the SEC in scoring.
Series History
The Gamecocks and Seminoles have met 18 times going back to 1966, with the Seminoles holding a 15-3 advantage. They have not met since 1991. Looking at the stats when you make a college football bet, you will find that the Seminoles are 5-0-1 against the college football point spread in their last 6 bowl games. The Seminoles are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games as an underdog. The Gamecocks are 5-1 against the college football betting line in their last 6 vs. the ACC. The Gamecocks are 1-4 against the odds in their last 5 neutral site games. Looking at the total, the Over is 5-1 in the Seminoles last 6 Bowl games. The Over is 8-3 in the Gamecocks last 11 games overall.