South Carolina meets North Carolina on Saturday in Charlotte, NC. 14Powers.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.
Team Schedules/Results
South Carolina
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North Carolina
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ESPN FPI
South Carolina: 18
North Carolina: 54
Key Stats (2018 Stats)
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South Carolina |
North Carolina | |
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425.6 |
442.1 | |
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272.8 |
249.1 | |
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152.8 |
193.0 | |
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30.1 |
27.4 | |
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50 |
35 | |
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13 |
18 | |
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424.3 |
447.6 | |
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229.0 |
228.8 | |
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195.3 |
218.8 | |
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27.2 |
34.5 | |
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-0.38 |
-0.55 | |
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16 |
17 | |
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7 |
9 | |
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6 |
7 | |
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14 |
14 |
Players to Watch
South Carolina
QB Jake Bentley, WR Bryan Edwards, WR Shi Smith, DL Javon Kinlaw, DL DJ Wonnum, LB TJ Brunson, DB Jaycee Horn, P Joseph Charlton.
North Carolina
OL Charlie Rock, RB Javonte Williams, DL Jason Strowbridge, DL Aaron Crowford, DB Myles Dorn, PR Dazz Newsome.
Injuries
South Carolina
| Date | Pos | Player | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/17/19 | TE | Kiel Pollard | Neck | is out for season |
| 08/14/19 | TE | Evan Hinson | Heart | is OUT 6-8 weeks |
North Carolina
| Date | Pos | Player | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/27/19 | QB | Sam Howell | None | has been named the starter Saturday vs South Carolina |
Source: Donbest.com
Comments
This is another of the top games for Saturday. You’ve got the SEC-AAC rivalry along with a Carolinas showdown. We’ll get a good idea of how good South Carolina during this game. You are probably thinking that North Carolina is not really a strong team because they were 2-9 last season. Consider that the five of the Tar Heels losses were by a touchdown or less. Two more of those losses were by 10 points. Both teams have 7 starters returning on both sides of the ball. The difference in this game will come down to the quarterbacks. UNC is starting a true freshman, Sam Howell while the Gamecocks have veteran quarterback Jake Bentley. This is going to be a pretty darn good South Carolina team but that may not translate into a lot of wins. They have a tough schedule.
Note: The Preseason game score prediction and the in-season prediction are all the same this week because the preseason predictions were only made about a week before the season started. In next week’s predictions, you’ll see some differences between the in-season and preseason predictions because we’ll know a lot more about teams after they have played a game.
Our Preseason Prediction
South Carolina 35, North Carolina 27
In-Season 14Powers.com Prediction
South Carolina 35, North Carolina 27
Saturday‘s game kicks off at 2:30 PM CT (3:30 PM ET). Watch on the ESPN network.
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