Mizzou vs South Carolina Best Bet: Gamecocks -7.5 1H Spread

• The South Carolina Gamecocks are 14.0-point home favorites against the Missouri Tigers.
• Missouri quarterback Drew Pyne expects to start with Brady Cook listed as doubtful.
• The best bet of the game offers +100 odds for South Carolina to lead by more than 7.5 points at halftime.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Betting odds for Saturday’s top-25 SEC matchup favor the No. 23 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks by 14.0 points against the No. 24 ranked Missouri Tigers. With the Tigers dealing with key injuries to their offensive line and at quarterback, the Gamecocks are a lock to cash their -600 legal sports betting odds to win outright.

Missouri vs South Carolina Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Missouri	+14.0 (-115)	+425	O41.5 (-115)
South Carolina	-14.0 (-105)	-600	U41.5 (-105)

However, the -600 odds are too short to make a profit so it’s best to look toward spread odds for the first half (-7.5) and the whole game (-14.0). South Carolina covered the spread at CFB sportsbooks in four straight games and seven of nine games this season.

As for the 41.5-point game total, there are -115 odds favoring the over. South Carolina totals went over in three of their last four games while Missouri totals went over in Week 11 with Drew Pyne making his first start.

Pyne expects to start against the Gamecocks with Brady Cook listed as doubtful, inspiring MO sportsbook apps to heavily favor the Gamecocks. Missouri will also be breaking in a new center as a part of a banged-up offensive line, which is a bad matchup against South Carolina’s defense that has the fourth-most sacks in the country.

Back South Carolina First Half Spread -7.5 (+100)

Expect this Week 12 matchup to look like South Carolina’s domination of Oklahoma where pressure forced two defensive touchdowns in a 32-3 first half score. South Carolina led by seven or more points at half in two of their last three games.

Meanwhile, Missouri hasn’t had a lead at half against an SEC opponent in any of their five conference games. They needed three second-half passing touchdowns to defeat Oklahoma after scoring just three points in the first half.

Bet on the Gamecocks to cover the 7.5-point first half spread with +100 legal South Carolina sports betting odds. A $1,000 bet on this line pays out $2,000.

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