South Carolina holds the upper hand in the recent rivalry with Mississippi State, winning the last seven meetings in a row and going 6-1 against the spread in the process. However, some of that streak stretches back into irrelevance, as these SEC foes don't meet on a yearly basis.

The Bulldogs get their chance to snap that streak when they host the Gamecocks on Saturday night down in Starkville, Mississippi.

Point spread: Bulldogs opened as 9.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Bleacher Report - College Football
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