Saturday, September 27, 2014

WilliamsBrice Stadium in Columbia

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South Carolina (3-1) has won the last two meetings with Missouri (3-1) and would love nothing more than to make it three in a row Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Tigers on the other hand are reeling after a 31-27 upset loss at Indiana last Saturday that knocked them out of the rankings. Back to back matchups with South Carolina and Georgia have Missouri in serious danger of falling to the middle of the pack in the SEC.

Missouri will need to stop the run to have any chance of upsetting the Gamecocks. The defense was torched for 241 rushing yards last week against the Hoosiers and suffered their first loss of the season despite outgaining Indiana 503 to 493. The Gamecocks feature two exceptional RB's in Mike Davis and Brandon Wilds who have combined for 474 yards rushing on the year. Couple that potent ground attack with QB Dylan Thompson, the nation's 12th leading passer, and South Carolina should be able to move the ball at ease. Thompson has also tossed 11TD to just 3 INT while completing 62% of his passes.

The Gamecocks will be able to score against the Tigers, but will they be able to stop Missouri's own potent offense led by Maty Mauk and FBS second best 14 TD passes? The SC defense hasn't stopped opposing quarterbacks yet, allowing 311.5 passing yards per game along with 8 TD against just 3 interceptions.

This game has all the makings of a shootout in Columbia even though past results wouldn't indicate as much. The Gamecocks have won 2 of 3 in the series, 31-10 in 2012 and 27-24 victory last October in Missouri.

Missouri Tigers Betting Trends

Missouri Tigers are 2-2-0 Against the Spread

Missouri Tigers are 2-2-0 against the Over/Under

South Carolina Gamecocks Betting Trends

South Carolina Gamecocks are 1-3-0 Against the Spread

South Carolina Gamecocks are 3-1-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Missouri Tigers

09/21/14 DL Markus Golden Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. South Carolina
09/21/14 RB Morgan Steward Hip "?" Saturday vs. South Carolina
09/20/14 OL Anthony Gatti Knee out for season
08/02/14 WR Levi Copelin Suspension out for season

South Carolina Gamecocks

09/22/14 RB Brandon Wilds Shoulder probable Saturday vs. Missouri
09/22/14 DE David Johnson Knee injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
09/21/14 DE Blake McClain Foot "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
09/21/14 OL Brock Stadnik Knee "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
09/21/14 WR Caleb Hines Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
09/21/14 OG Cody Waldrop Knee "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
09/21/14 DE Devin Washington Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
09/21/14 OL Donell Stanley Wrist "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
09/21/14 TE Kevin Crosby Foot "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
09/21/14 WR Matrick Belton Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Missouri
08/21/14 RB Jamari Smith Foot out for season
08/21/14 OL Mike Matulis Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take South Carolina

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