Texas A&M vs South Carolina 10/23/21 College Football Picks and Predictions
South Carolina Gamecocks (4-3) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (5-2)
October 23, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Texas A&M Aggies -21 / South Carolina Gamecocks +21; Over/Under: 43.5
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The Texas A&M Aggies and South Carolina Gamecocks meet in a week 8 SEC college football contest from Kyle Field on Saturday night.
The South Carolina Gamecocks will be looking to build on their 21-20 win over Vanderbilt from their last matchup. Luke Doty has thrown for 975 yards, 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 60.6% passing while Kevin Harris and ZaQuandre White have combined for 479 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns this season. Josh Vann leads South Carolina’s receivers with 22 catches for 399 yards with a pair of touchdowns while Jaheim Bell has 281 receiving yards and three other Gamecocks have at least 100 receiving yards this season. On defense, Jaylan Foster has a team-high 58 total tackles while Kingsley Enagbare has a team-high 4.5 sacks and Zacch Pickens has 3.5 sacks this season.
The Texas A&M Aggies will be out to add to their 5-2 record after a 35-14 win over Missouri last time out. Zach Calzada has thrown for 1,177 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 56% passing while Isaiah Spiller has a team-high 659 rushing yards with 4 touchdowns and Devon Achane has 454 rushing yards as well as 4 touchdowns of his own this season. Ainias Smith leads the Aggies’ receivers with 29 catches for 319 yards while Jalen Wydermyer has 278 receiving yards and another five Aggies have 100+ receiving yards this season. On defense, Aaron Hansford has a team-high 52 total tackles along with a pair of sacks while Antonio Johnson has 51 total tackles and DeMarvin Leal has a team-high 5.5 sacks this year. Tyree Johnson has 4 sacks and Micheal Clemons has 3.5 sacks as well this year for A&M.
South Carolina is 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games overall and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 road games while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games as a road underdog. Texas A&M is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a favorite.
This feels like a lot of points on the surface considering Zach Calzada was a backup for A&M under center to start the year, but he’s getting comfortable and that Alabama win just skyrocketed his confidence. This has been a fierce rivalry in past years, but the last two seasons, A&M’s outscored South Carolina 78-9. Yikes. Give me the Aggies here
