Wednesday, December 29, 2010

SEC Football Online's free sport pick...South Carolina’s The Play In the Chick-Fil-A

No. 23 Florida State Seminoles (9-4 SU, 7-6 ATS) vs. No. 17 South Carolina Gamecocks (9-4 SU, 7-6 ATS)

Friday, December 31: 7:30 p.m. ESPN, Live from Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA


Betting Odds:

Florida State: +3

South Carolina: -3

Total: 54 ½

South Carolina enters this game as a favorite, off one of the best seasons in school history, and their first SEC title ever. And they did it with one of the most balanced offenses in college football.

Speaking of that offense, while it’s filled with juniors and seniors, the difference was a superstar freshman and sophomore. The freshman is tailback Marcus Lattimore, who had an incredible first season Columbia, finishing second in the SEC in rushing with 1,138 rushing yards. As for that sophomore, that’d be Alshon Jeffery, who himself turned into an All-American at wide receiver. On the season, Jeffery finished with a staggering 79 catches for 1,387 yards and nine touchdowns.

As for the Gamecocks Football Bowl Game Odds opponents, Florida State will enter the Georgia Dome confident they can pull the upset. The Seminoles finished this year 9-4 and won the ACC’s Atlantic Division under first year head coach Jimbo Fisher.

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