Shane Beamer faces a difficult task as the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks. Beamer runs a team at lacks the NIL resources of the bigger SEC brands. Yet he consistently threatens to beat them. So far this season, South Carolina suffered close call losses to the LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide. Last game against the Oklahoma Sooners, South Carolina exploded for an impressive win. The Texas A&M Aggies had better pack their A-Game as they hit the road to face South Carolina. After beating LSU, the Aggies could be in a College Football Betting letdown spot.
Texas A&M Aggies vs. South Carolina Gamecocks NCAAF Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, November 2, 2024, 7:30, 7:30 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Texas A&M | -2½ -110 | 44 -110 | -130 |  |
| South Carolina | +2½ -110 | 44 -110 | +110 | |
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Texas A&M Aggies Team Overview
Last game, the Texas A&M Aggies won 38-23 against the LSU Tigers as 2-point home favorites. The game went over the online betting total of 54.5. Texas A&M has a record of 7-1 straight up, 3-5 against the spread, and 5-3 over/under the total. Texas A&M ranks 60th for total offense, 113th for passing, 9th for rushing and 39th for scoring. Defensively they rank 46th overall, 93rd against the pass, 18th against the rush, and 19th for points allowed. Also, Texas A&M ranks 12th for fewest turnovers lost and 11th for takeaways.
Consider that Texas A&M was down 10 in the third quarter Saturday night against LSU. Thus, looking to jumpstart his stagnant offense, Aggies coach Mike Elko pulled quarterback Conner Weigman for Marcel Reed. The move paid off. Correlate that Reed ran for three second-half touchdowns. #14 Texas A&M took out eighth-ranked LSU. Now, the Aggies are the only team undefeated in Southeastern Conference play.
“It was a litany of issues, and we just felt like we needed a spark, and we pulled the trigger and went with Marcel, and what a spark he gave us,” Elko said. Following halftime, the Aggies picked off three of Garrett Nussmeier’s passes. Hence, they got their seventh straight victory since losing to Notre Dame in the opener.
Texas A&M, in its first season under Elko after Jimbo Fisher’s firing, scored touchdowns on four straight possessions Reed in the third quarter. In turn, the Aggies wowed a crowd of 108,852 to improve to 5-0 in SEC play for the first time. Now, they are chasing their first appearance in the conference championship game. “The price of success and the price of winning games like that is you have a target on your back,” Elko said. “What 5-0 means is we’re really going to have a heck of a time to get to 6-0.”
South Carolina Gamecocks Team Overview
Last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks won 35-9 against the Oklahoma Sooners as 1-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 40. South Carolina has a record of 4-3 straight up, 5-2 against the spread, and 4-3 over/under the total. South Carolina ranks 104th for total offense, 108th for passing, 64th for rushing and 66th for scoring. Defensively they rank 13th overall, 37th against the pass, 16th against the rush, and 22nd for points allowed. Also, South Carolina ranks 80th for fewest turnovers lost and 20th for takeaways.
Texas A&M at South Carolina SBG Free Picks
In this situation, Texas A&M faces a College Football Betting letdown spot against a capable home team.
Texas A&M at South Carolina SBG Best Bet: South Carolina Gamecocks.