The No. 6 (BCS) South Carolina Gamecocks (6-1, 3-1 SEC) tied atop the SEC East standings with Kentucky and Tennessee, each with one conference loss, will host the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-3, 1-3 SEC) Saturday with kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. ET at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. and televised on Pay Per View and ESPN Gameplan.
Oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant Bodog (Bodoglife.com) currently have the Gamecocks listed as 14-point favorites versus the Commodores, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Vanderbilt lost a 17-7 lead in Week 7's 20-17 loss to Georgia, falling as 7-point home underdogs. The 37 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 47.
Mackenzi Adams went 7-for-10 for 125 yards and a touchdown, while George Smith caught two passes for 58 yards for the Commodores.
The Gamecocks gave up 12 points in the fourth quarter, but held on for a 21-15 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels in Week 7 at Kenan Stadium. The Gamecocks failed to cover the 7.5-point spread, while the combined 36 points were UNDER the posted total of 48.
Vanderbilt, 1-6 overall in Columbia, is trying to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Gamecocks and have lost the last three appearances in Williams-Brice Stadium. Vanderbilt's only victory in Columbia was a narrow 11-10 decision in 1999.The last game played in the South Carolina capital city was a highly competitive 35-28 Gamecock win in 2005… Vanderbilt's two victories in the series came in consecutive years – 17-14 in 1998 and 11-10 in 1999). Steve Spurrier is 14-0 against Vanderbilt and will try to match the 15-0 mark he owns against Kentucky.
South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley is 4-0 as a starter and threw three touchdown passes at North Carolina a week ago. Running back Cory Boyd leads the team with 482 yards rushing, averaging 4.7 yards per carry with four touchdowns. He is averaging 68.9 yards per contest. Mike Davis has rushed 84 times for 411 yards and five touchdowns this season, an average of 4.9 yards per carry. Junior wide-receiver Kenny McKinley is the top receiving threat for the Gamecocks. He has 37 catches for 446 yards with six of the team's 13 touchdown receptions.
Vanderbilt junior Earl Bennett needs just four receptions to become the SEC all-time leader. Bennett contributed three catches for 31 yards in the Commodores' last-second 20-17 loss to Georgia. Through six games, Bennett leads the SEC with 44 receptions and ranks second with 530 receiving yards. He is also tied for fifth in the conference with four touchdown catches.
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