Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Vanderbilt Commodores college football matchup on October 16, 2021.
The South Carolina Gamecocks (3-3, 0-0 SEC) host the Vanderbilt Commodores (2-4, 0-0 SEC) on Saturday, October 16, 2021 in matchup between SEC rivals at Williams-Brice Stadium. Vanderbilt is an 18.5-point underdog. The total for this matchup has been set at 51 points.
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Odds for South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt
Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook.
Over/Under Insights
- South Carolina and its opponents have combined for 51 points -- this matchup's over/under -- only twice this season.
- Vanderbilt has combined with its opponents to score more than 51 points in three of five games this season.
- Saturday's over/under is 15.7 points higher than the combined 35.3 PPG average of the two teams.
- The 58.2 points per game these two squads have allowed to opponents this season are 7.2 more than the 51 total in this contest.
- Gamecocks games have an average total of 50.6 points this season, 0.4 fewer than Saturday's over/under.
- The 51-point over/under for this game is 2.2 points below the 53.2 points per game average total in Commodores games this season.
South Carolina Stats and Trends
- Against the spread, South Carolina is 3-2-0 this year.
- South Carolina's games this year have gone over the total in two out of five opportunities (40%).
- This year, the Gamecocks score 14.2 fewer points per game (22) than the Commodores allow (36.2).
- The Gamecocks collect 116.2 fewer yards per game (336.3), than the Commodores allow per outing (452.5).
- The Gamecocks have turned the ball over four more times (10 total) than the Commodores have forced a turnover (6) this season.
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for South Carolina at SISportsbook.
Vanderbilt Stats and Trends
- Vanderbilt has covered the spread one time this year.
- This year, the Commodores are winless against the spread when entering a game as an underdog of 18.5 points or more.
- Vanderbilt has eclipsed the over/under in 60% of its opportunities this year (three times in five games with a set point total).
- This season the Commodores put up 8.7 fewer points per game (13.3) than the Gamecocks allow (22).
- Vanderbilt is 1-2 against the spread and 2-1 overall when the team records more than 22 points.
- The Commodores rack up just 18.5 fewer yards per game (310.7) than the Gamecocks give up (329.2).
- Vanderbilt is 1-2 against the spread and 2-1 overall when the team picks up more than 329.2 yards.
- The Commodores have 12 giveaways this season, while the Gamecocks have 14 takeaways .
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.