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The Iowa Hawkeyes beat a lot of good teams this year, while the South Carolina Gamecocks seemed to lose to a lot of good teams. What does that mean January 1 when they meet at Raymond James Stadium in the Outback Bowl?
Oddsmakers currently have the Hawkeyes listed as 4-point favorites versus the Gamecocks, while the game’s total is sitting at 43.
Ricky Stanzi threw for 255 yards with threw touchdowns to lead
Chris Smelley completed 22-of-47 pass attempts for 207 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions for
The Gamecocks failed to cover the 1-point spread, while the final score played OVER the posted total of 40.5.
Team records:
South Carolina: 7-5 SU, Iowa most recently:
When playing in January are 2-2 When playing on grass are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing outside the conference are 6-4 South Carolina most recently: A few trends to consider:
Iowa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Iowa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa’s last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of South Carolina’s last 7 games South Carolina is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games |