Akron Zips

Akron Zips

Sep 21, 2024

South Carolina Gamecocks

South Carolina Gamecocks
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Akron at South Carolina Preview & Betting Pick For 9/21/2024

The Akron Zips are set to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks, with the Zips starting as 28.5 point underdogs according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Early betting trends show 18% of spread bets on Akron, while 82% favor South Carolina. The total of 45 has attracted 4% of bets on the under and 96% on the over for this matchup scheduled for September 21, 2024, at 7:30 pm ET. In this Akron vs South Carolina preview, find out which bet we like the most for what could be a lopsided non-conference matchup from SEC country.

Akron Returns to FBS Competition

Last week, the Akron Zips got their first win of the college football season, beating FCS Colgate 31-20 at home. While it was nice for Akron to get into the win column for the first time this season, they are likely in for a tough time this week against South Carolina. The Zips have played two power conference opponents already this season and have lost those two games by a combined margin of 101-23 against Rutgers and Ohio State. Akron is likely to be overmatched on both sides of this Akron vs South Carolina matchup just as they were in those two games.

Great "Get Right" Spot For South Carolina

The South Carolina Gamecocks lost for the first time this season last week, dropping a tight game to the LSU Tigers. Still, the Gamecocks are 2-1 for the year and 1-1 in SEC play, which is not a bad place to be. This weekend's game against Akron is a perfect chance to get back on the right track before playing tougher competition in the near future. Expect the defense of South Carolina to bounce back in this matchup, as they had allowed 12.5 points per game before allowing 36 points to LSU last week.

Akron vs South Carolina Best Bet

There is virtually no chance that Akron wins this weekend's Akron vs South Carolina matchup. The only question will be what the margin of victory will be for the Gamecocks here. We expect South Carolina to win this game by at least 30 points, so we will be laying the points with the team from the SEC as they should bounce back nicely from their heartbreaking loss at the hands of LSU.

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Consensus

Spread Pick Consensus

+25.0/-110
48% AKRON
-25.0/-110
52% SC

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+1342
3% AKRON
-3252
97% SC

Total Pick Consensus

41.5/-112
16% UN
41.5/-108
84% OV

Stats

  • Team Stats
  • Passing
  • Rushing
  • Special Teams

Offense/Defense

AKRON
Team Stats
SC
12
GM
12
20.4
PPG
17.8
63.8
PLAYS-PG
66.2
332.8
YDS/G
313.3
5.2
YPP
4.7
18.0
1st DPG
17.8
9.8
1st DPass
9.2
6.2
1st DRush
7.0
2.1
1st Pen
1.6
6.3
Pen-Gm
6.3
48.7
Pen-Yds
52.5
0.8
FUM-G
0.8
0.8
INT-G
1.1

Defense/Offense

AKRON
Team Stats
SC
12
GM
12
32.0
PPG
31.6
68.3
PLAYS-PG
68.8
414.4
YDS/G
409.3
6.1
YPP
6.0
20.4
1st DPG
21.7
10.2
1st DPass
9.5
8.7
1st DRush
10.4
1.6
1st Pen
1.8
6.7
Pen-Gm
6.8
53.4
Pen-Yds
58.3
0.6
FUM-G
1.1
0.3
INT-G
0.6

Offense/Defense

AKRON
Rushing
SC
28.8
ATT
34.9
100.3
Y/G
106.3
3.5
Y/A
3.0
0.9
TD/G
1.3

Defense/Offense

AKRON
Rushing
SC
39.7
ATT
43.2
183.3
Y/G
188.9
4.6
Y/A
4.4
1.9
TD/G
2.1

Offense/Defense

AKRON
Passing
SC
19.5
CMP
18
34.9
ATT
31.3
55.8
CMP%
57.6
232.4
Y/G
206.9
6.7
Y/A
6.6
1.3
TD/G
0.8

Defense/Offense

AKRON
Passing
SC
18.4
CMP
16.7
28.6
ATT
25.6
64.4
CMP%
65.1
231.1
Y/G
220.3
8.1
Y/A
8.6
2
TD/G
1.7

AKRON
Special Teams
SC
5.5
Punts-GM
3.8
43.1
Punt Avg
47.2
2.1
Kick Ret GM
1.3
15.8
Kick Ret Avg
18.9
0.6
Punt Ret GM
1.5
-0.1
Punt Ret Avg
6.9

Odds