North Carolina at South Carolina College Football Betting Odds

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier is not making any predictions about this year’s football team just yet. Last season the South Carolina Gamecocks started 6-1 but collapsed down the stretch, losing their last five games and missing out on a bowl game. That has put the pressure squarely on Spurrier to produce this college football betting season. They open up the season with an interesting test as Tom O’Brien’s North Carolina State Wolfpack come to town on Thursday at 8pm EST on ESPN.

"Time can only tell if we're a different team than in the (past) three years I've been here," Spurrier said. "We're trying to stay a little bit underneath the radar, whatever you want to call it, about not trying to talk too big and, hopefully, let our play do whatever talking needs to be said," Spurrier said, "I don't know we've got a really good team, an average team or what. I don't know yet." The Gamecocks are only 21-16 under Spurrier and the pressure is starting to build on the old ball coach. South Carolina is starting the season with unproven junior quarterback Tommy Beecher who has thrown only 24 passes in his career. The good news for Spurrier is that his defense is excellent. They have both Jasper Brinkley and Nathan Pepper back from injury.

The key for North Carolina State in college football betting odds will be to run the ball and play defense. New quarterback Russell Wilson may be in for a long night facing that tough South Carolina defense. The Wolfpack have a solid defensive as well led by defensive end Willie Young and defensive tackle Alan Michael Cash. College football betting stats for Thursday’s game have the Wolfpack 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games in August. The Wolfpack are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games on grass. The Wolfpack are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Wolfpack are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games.

The Gamecocks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games. The Gamecocks are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. the ACC. The Gamecocks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games on grass. The Gamecocks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Under is 6-1-2 in the Wolfpack’s last 9 non-conference games. In college football betting odds, the Under is 5-1 in the Wolfpack’s last 6 Thursday games. The Under is 5-2-1 in the Wolfpack’s last 8 road games. The Under is 4-1 in the Gamecocks last 5 vs. the ACC. The Over is 23-9 in the Gamecocks last 32 home games.