Texas A&M Aggies and the South Carolina Gamecocks open the College Football Season

The fans at Williams-Brice Stadium will be treated to a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the South Carolina Gamecocks when they take their seats on Thursday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Gamecocks listed as 11-point favorites versus the Aggies, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Last time out for Texas A&M, they were a 52-48 winner as they battled Duke at home. Texas A&M failed to cover in the match as a 14-point favorite, while 100 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Last time out for South Carolina, they were a 34-24 winner as they battled Wisconsin at home. South Carolina covered in the match as a 1.5-point underdog, while 58 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Team records:
Texas A&M: 9-4 SU, 5-8 ATS
South Carolina: 11-2 SU, 7-6 ATS

Texas A&M most recently:
When playing in August are 3-2
When playing on grass are 7-3
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 6-4

South Carolina most recently:
When playing in August are 6-0
When playing on grass are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Texas A&M is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Texas A&M is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas A&M’s last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Texas A&M’s last 13 games
South Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
South Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Carolina’s last 7 games

Next up:
Texas A&M home to Lamar, Saturday, September 6
South Carolina home to East Carolina, Saturday, September 6

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