College Football Lines: Georgia vs South Carolina - Week 2 Picks

The top two contenders to unseat Florida in the SEC East Division race will meet after very impressive opening games as the South Carolina Gamecocks host the #23 Georgia Bulldogs. Kick-off on ESPN is schedule for 12:00pm EST and online sportsbooks have opened with South Carolina as a 2.5-point favorite in college football lines at home vs Georgia. Heading into week 2 picks, the Bulldogs were impressive with a 55-7 home win over Louisiana Lafayette as 28.5-point favorites while South Carolina also paid out with a 41-13 win over Southern Miss as 13-point college football betting home favorites. The Gamecocks showed good balance last week with 239 yards rushing and 225 through the air.

QB Stephen Garcia played well going 16-23 for 193 yards and ran for 38 yards and 2 TD’s. Handicappers looking at week 2 college football lines should keep an eye on USC kicker Spencer Lanning, who has hit on 19 of his last 22. Georgia was happy to have attention focused on their on field play rather than their lengthy police record that was the focus of much offseason scrutiny. Todd Grantham had an impressive debut as defensive coordinator as the unit dominated ULL. The UGA vs USC match-up annually ends up defining how each team does for the rest of the season and the stakes have never been higher in this rivalry. Georgia has been a dangerous road underdog through the years with 9 payouts in their last 13 in that role.

The Bulldogs have really struggled in SEC conference action, however, with just 4 payouts in their last 16 league games. South Carolina has gone 9-5 against the spread as a home betting favorite in college football lines. Georgia has brought home the bacon in just 2 out of their last 10 match-ups with South Carolina. Last year the Bulldogs held on for a 41-37 home win as 7-point home favorites in college football picks as the game went OVER 39.5, which snapped an 8 game UNDER streak in the series.