Alabama vs. South Carolina: Live stream, watch online, TV channel, kickoff time, odds, prediction, pick
Alabama vs. South Carolina: Live stream, watch online, TV channel, kickoff time, odds, prediction, pick
The Crimson Tide and Gamecocks kick off the 2019 SEC on CBS slate on Saturday afternoon
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In the first SEC on CBS game of the 2019 college football season, No. 2 Alabama, the reigning conference champions will visit South Carolina.
Saturday's game will be the first meeting between the two teams since
the then-No. 1 Crimson Tide was upset by the Gamecocks in Williams-Brice
Stadium in 2010. Alabama is coming off a dismantling of an overmatched
New Mexico State squad. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa
threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns in the 62-10 win, and he now
has seven touchdown passes and zero interceptions on the season. The
defense has been stout this season, giving up just 3.79 yards per play
in wins over New Mexico State and Duke.
Freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski saw his first college action last weekend for the Gamecocks after senior Jake Bentley suffered an injury in the season-opening loss to North Carolina. Hilinski threw for 282 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the 72-10 win over Charleston Southern. Needless to say, he'll be facing a much more competitive foe this weekend.
Let's break down the first SEC on CBS game of 2019 and make a pick. Click here for additional against-the-spread pick breakdowns of the top games in Week 3 and keep reading on for more on Alabama at South Carolina.
Location: Williams-Brice Stadium -- Columbia, South Carolina
TV: CBS | Connected TV: CBS All-Access
Live stream: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports App
South Carolina: Hilinski was solid in his debut, but he didn't do it alone. Star wide receiver Bryan Edwards caught five passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns, and Rico Dowdle added 87 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The defense looked strong on Saturday, giving up just 3.81 yards per play and 267 total yards. That was Charleston Southern, and this is Alabama. The more concerning number is 6.36 -- the average yards per North Carolina play in the opener
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Freshman quarterback Ryan Hilinski saw his first college action last weekend for the Gamecocks after senior Jake Bentley suffered an injury in the season-opening loss to North Carolina. Hilinski threw for 282 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the 72-10 win over Charleston Southern. Needless to say, he'll be facing a much more competitive foe this weekend.
Let's break down the first SEC on CBS game of 2019 and make a pick. Click here for additional against-the-spread pick breakdowns of the top games in Week 3 and keep reading on for more on Alabama at South Carolina.
Viewing information
Date: Saturday, Sept.14 | Time: 3:30 p.m. ETLocation: Williams-Brice Stadium -- Columbia, South Carolina
TV: CBS | Connected TV: CBS All-Access
Live stream: CBSSports.com | Mobile: CBS Sports App
Storylines
Alabama: Two of Tagovailoa's three touchdown passes last week went to superstar wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who picked up right where he left off after winning the Biletnikoff Award last year.. The other was to fellow speedster Henry Ruggs and Jaylen Waddle added 52 more receiving yards. The strength of this offense is undoubtedly the passing attack, but the Crimson Tide racked up a whopping 318 rushing yards last week. That's refreshing because they only went for 145 yards and 3.45 yards per rush in the opener vs. Duke. The losses of senior linebacker Joshua McMillon and superstar middle linebacker Dylan Moses before the season hasn't been a problem for the Tide.South Carolina: Hilinski was solid in his debut, but he didn't do it alone. Star wide receiver Bryan Edwards caught five passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns, and Rico Dowdle added 87 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The defense looked strong on Saturday, giving up just 3.81 yards per play and 267 total yards. That was Charleston Southern, and this is Alabama. The more concerning number is 6.36 -- the average yards per North Carolina play in the opener
Game prediction, picks
Sorry, Will Muschamp, the Gamecocks don't stand much of a chance to spring the upset like they did in 2010. Former Gamecocks quarterback Stephen Garcia played out of his mind that afternoon, but he had plenty of experience under his belt -- not one game, like Hilinski. Alabama will jump out to a big lead and then try to get its running game going before pulling its starters midway through the third quarter and cruising to a win and cover. Pick: Alabama (-25.5)
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