The South Carolina Gamecocks and Texas A&M Aggies will collide on the grass at Kyle Field. Kickoff for this showdown is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET and fans can catch the action by tuning in to SEC Network.
Betting Preview: Texas A&M Aggies vs. South Carolina Gamecocks
The Gamecocks head into this Saturday SEC game as a noticeable underdog and are currently getting 10 points. In order to take the home favorite, moneyline bettors would currently have to spend $400 to win $100 back on the Aggies (-400). The Gamecocks are getting +300 moneyline odds. There should be some good live betting opportunities for this game, and Vegas has determined the over/under (O/U) to be 50 points.
The disappointing Gamecocks have lost 9.3 units so far in 2019 and are 5-5 against the spread (ATS). They’ve been a decent under bet and have posted an O/U mark of 4-6.
The Aggies have lost 1.9 units this season. The team is 4-4-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 5-4.
The Gamecocks have gone a paltry 4-6 straight up (SU), including 3-4 SU against conference opponents. The Aggies are 6-3 SU overall and 3-2 SU in conference play.
The Gamecocks hope to bounce back after a 20-15 defeat to Appalachian State last week. The Gamecocks allowed the Mountaineers to pass for 105 yards and rush for 97 yards. On the offensive side, Ryan Hilinski completed only 32 passes on 57 attempts for 325 yards, along with one score and a pick. As a team, the Gamecocks produced a grand total of 21 rushing yards in the loss.
Texas A&M enters this one having just earned a 45-14 win over UTSA a couple of weeks ago. As a group, the team collectively completed 20-of-28 passes for 238 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Kellen Mond went 16-for-21 for 211 yards and one touchdown while Zach Calzada was four-of-seven for 27 yards and one interception. Isaiah Spiller (217 yards on 20 rush attempts, three TDs) handled the running game as Jhamon Ausbon (five receptions, 90 yards) and Jalen Wydermyer (four catches, 52 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching attack in the win.
Each team has a similar (47-53) run-pass ratio on the season. The Gamecocks have produced 168.2 rush yards/game (including 148.6 per game against Southeastern opponents) and have 18 touchdowns on the ground this year. The Aggies are logging 159 rushing yards per game (128.4 in conference) and have 19 total rush TDs.
The Gamecocks offense has averaged 234.7 yards through the air overall (228.3 per game versus conference opposition) and has 12 passing TDs so far. The Aggies have produced 263.6 pass yards per contest (251 in the SEC) and have 19 total pass scores.
Defensively, South Carolina has let opponents run for an average of 136.6 yards and throw for 228.6 yards per game. The Texas A&M defense has given up 193 yards per game to opposing passers and 142.1 yards per game on the ground. The Aggies are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 4.46 to opponents, while the Gamecocks have given up a 5.71 ANY/A.
Mond has been more effective than Hilinski recently. His adjusted net yards per pass attempt stands at 6.42 for the year and 11.11 across his past two outings while Hilinski’s ANY/A is 5.33 (and 6.05 over the last two games).
When these two squads met last year, Texas A&M won by a field goal 26-23.
South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Texas A&M Aggies Betting Pick
SU Winner: South Carolina, ATS Winner: South Carolina, O/U: Under
Team Betting Trends
- The South Carolina defensive unit has sacked opposing quarterbacks 21 times this season. Texas A&M has recorded 18 sacks.
- Texas A&M has lost six fumbles in 2019 while the South Carolina offense has lost seven.
- The Gamecocks offense has produced five pass plays of 40 yards or more, while the Aggies have put up three such plays.
- The South Carolina defense has allowed six pass plays of 40 yards or more, while Texas A&M has given up two such plays.
- The South Carolina offense has created 18 rushing plays of 20+ yards, while Texas A&M has created 15 such runs.
- The Gamecocks defense has allowed 12 rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while the Aggies have given up nine such runs.
- South Carolina has averaged 2.9 yards per rush attempt across its past three games and 3.0 over its last two.
- Texas A&M has averaged 5.5 yards per carry over its last three outings and 6.0 over its past two.
