Big rivalry game tonight in the SEC. For those bettors unfamiliar with SEC history, Spurrier and Georgia go way back – as in back to the 1960s, where this venomous and very personal rivalry began.
You see, when Spurrier was a senior quarterback at Florida, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1966, the Dawgs denied the Gators their first SEC title in school history and a coveted trip to the Sugar Bowl.
And Spurrier never forgot about it – still hasn’t.Spurrier has beat UGA in 11 of 12 meetings. Nine of those 11 victories came by double-digit margins, with Spurrier “running it up” every chance he got. From 1994-1996, the Gators outscored the Dawgs by a combined count of 151-38 (52-14, 52-17 and 47-7).
When the Dawgs were racking up top-10 recruiting classes under Ray Goff in the early 1990s, they often finished ahead of UF in recruiting rankings. So every time the Gators demolished the Dawgs, Spurrier scoffed, “Georgia gets better recruits than us, but I guess we coach ‘em up a little better.”
Georgia is 1-6 ATS its last 7 at home vs. Conference foes. Gamecocks were 6-0 ATS on the road last season and their lone loss their last six away vs. SEC foes was a one-point loss at National Champ Florida. In addition, supporting angle says to Play On - Underdogs of 3.5 to 10 points (S CAROLINA) - with 17 or more total starters returning, in the first month of the season (44-20 since 1992, 68.8%).With 81 % on the Bulldogs, we will be taking the GAMECOCKS + 5 tonight.
