Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Troy Trojans college football matchup on October 2, 2021.

A pair of the nation’s top passing defenses square off when the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-2) bring college football’s 18th-ranked pass defense into a matchup with the Troy Trojans (2-2), who have the No. 10 passing defense, on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The Gamecocks are 7-point favorites. The game’s over/under is set at 45.
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Odds for South Carolina vs. Troy
Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook.
Over/Under Insights
- South Carolina has combined with its opponents to score more than 45 points just once this year.
- Troy’s games have gone over 45 points in just one opportunity this season.
- The two teams combine to score 48.6 points per game, 3.6 more than the total in this contest.
- The 33.8 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 11.2 fewer than the 45 total in this contest.
- The average total in Gamecocks games this season is 51.0, 6.0 points more than Saturday’s total of 45.
- The 45-point over/under for this game is 9.2 points below the 54.2 points per game average total in Trojans games this season.
South Carolina Stats and Trends
- South Carolina has two wins against the spread in four games this season.
- South Carolina’s games this year have eclipsed the over/under one time in three opportunities (33.3%).
- The Gamecocks score 22.3 points per game, 6.8 more than the Trojans surrender per matchup (15.5).
- South Carolina is 1-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall in games when it records more than 15.5 points.
- The Gamecocks collect 79.5 more yards per game (323.0) than the Trojans give up per matchup (243.5).
- South Carolina is 2-0 against the spread and 2-1 overall when the team totals over 243.5 yards.
- This year, the Gamecocks have six turnovers, one fewer than the Trojans have takeaways (7).
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for South Carolina at SISportsbook.
Troy Stats and Trends
- Troy has one win against the spread in four games this year.
- Troy’s games this year have not gone over the point total yet in three opportunities.
- The Trojans rack up 26.3 points per game, 8.0 more than the Gamecocks allow (18.3).
- Troy is 1-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall in games when it records more than 18.3 points.
- The Trojans rack up 45.7 more yards per game (344.5) than the Gamecocks allow per matchup (298.8).
- Troy is 1-1 against the spread and 2-1 overall when the team piles up more than 298.8 yards.
- The Trojans have turned the ball over five times, five fewer times than the Gamecocks have forced turnovers (10).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.















