Georgia State Panthers vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 9/3/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Gamecocks (-11)

Total/Over-Under: 58

Williams-Brice Stadium is where the South Carolina Gamecocks (7-6 last year) will meet the Georgia State Panthers (8-5 last season) on Saturday. South Carolina opens this contest as 11-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 58.

The Georgia State Panthers wrapped up their year holding a 8-5 record. The last time they took the field, the Panthers played the Ball State Cardinals and took home the win by a score of 51-20. Darren Grainger was the best rusher for the Panthers with 11 carries for 122 yards (11.1 yds per attempt). Darren Grainger went 15/19 with 203 yards through the air and 3 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 220.8 and walked away from the contest without throwing a pick. Against the run, the Panthers conceded 74 yds on 35 tries, which averages out to 2.1 yds per run surrendered. Georgia State allowed 27 pass completions on 46 attempts for a total of 293 yards, and a completion percentage of 58.7%. When all was said and done, they ran 62 plays which gave them 464 yds. The Georgia State Panthers ended up running the ball 41 different times and compiled 259 yds, which came out to an average of 6.3 yards per tote.

When talking about scoring, the Georgia State Panthers averaged 28.2 PPG. As a unit they averaged 228.0 yards in the run game, ranking this team 7th in D-1. The Panthers had 5,065 total yards over the course of last year. Georgia State totaled 20 passing touchdowns and 25 touchdowns via the ground. Georgia State tallied 281 1st downs as a team, and they committed 70 infractions for 657 yds. They turned the football over 16 times.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Panthers conceded 3,398 yards which had them ranked 116th in D-1. In their 13 games, they allowed 261.4 yards per game via the pass in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 59.2%. They allowed 402.9 yards per outing which had them ranked 84th in the country. They allowed 20 throwing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns. They allowed teams to run for an average of 3.5 yards per rushing attempt and 141.5 yards on the ground per contest over the course of last year. Overall, they allowed 1,840 yards via the ground game in 13 contests. The Panthers ranked 76th in the nation when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 27.1 points per game.

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The Gamecocks ended the season holding a 7-6 mark. When they last played, the Gamecocks went home victorious with a score of 38-21 when they faced the North Carolina Tar Heels. Dakereon Joyner (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 160 yds on 9/9 through the air while his QB rating was 286. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 17.8. Kevin Harris carried the football 31 times for 182 yds, ending the game with 5.9 yds per carry for South Carolina. The Gamecocks finished the game with 543 yards and they ran 66 plays (8.2 yds per play). South Carolina ran the ball for 5.9 yds per carry, totaling 301 yards on 51 attempts. South Carolina relinquished 29 rushing attempts for 128 yards (4.4 yards per rush). The Gamecocks passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 57.1%, surrendering 205 yards on 12 out of 21 through the air.

Regarding how much they scored, the Gamecocks were 104th in college football scoring 22.6 points per game. Last year, the Gamecocks threw for a total of 2,604 yards through the air not to mention an average of 200.3 passing yards per outing, which ranked 95th in college football. The South Carolina Gamecocks averaged 338.7 yards per game, which was good for 110th in the country. The South Carolina offense racked up 599 penalty yards on 77 violations, which had them ranked 65th in Division 1 in terms of hurting your team.

South Carolina yielded a total of 2,278 rushing yards (175.2 yards/game) as well as 18 touchdowns via the rush last season. They conceded 16 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 178.7 yards/outing, which had them sitting 7th in D-1. The Gamecocks defense was on the field for 819 plays, which had them ranked 36th in D-1. The Gamecocks surrendered 24.0 points per game, which had them sitting 45th in the country. Last season, they relinquished 312 total points.

Who will win tonight's Panthers/Gamecocks college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Gamecocks -11

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