South Carolina at Georgia - 2021 Matchup Preview

South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs

Saturday, September 18th 2021 (7:00 PM EDT)
Georgia -31.5 (47.5)
Georgia 40 - South Carolina: 13 (SEC)

Gamecocks (7 - 6) (6 - 6 - 1)
Coach Shane Beamer (2 - 1)
Avg Score : 23 - 22 (19 - 28 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

SC 2nd straight Road Game
UGA 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: -16.5 (SP+ UGA -28)
Projected Score: SC: 18 - UGA: 29 (47)
UGA Win prob: 97% | Cover: 39%
SC Travel: 135 miles

Bulldogs (14 - 1) (10 - 5 - 0)
Coach Kirby Smart (55 - 13)
Avg Score : 32 - 18 (35 - 14 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
SC Players
UGA Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

South Carolina's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	South Carolina vs Eastern Illinois	-31.5	55.5	W 46 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/11	South Carolina at East Carolina	-3.0	56.5	W 20 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/18	South Carolina at Georgia	+31.5	47.5	L 13 - 40	O	Y
Sat 9/25	South Carolina vs Kentucky	+4.5	49.0	L 10 - 16	U	N
Sat 10/2	South Carolina vs Troy	-6.5	43.0	W 23 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/9	South Carolina at Tennessee	+10.5	57.0	L 20 - 45	O	N
Sat 10/16	South Carolina vs Vanderbilt	-19.0	50.0	W 21 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/23	South Carolina at Texas A&M	+19.0	46.0	L 14 - 44	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/6	South Carolina vs Florida	+20.5	52.0	W 40 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/13	South Carolina at Missouri	+1.0	56.5	L 28 - 31	O	N
Sat 11/20	South Carolina vs Auburn	+7.0	45.5	W 21 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/27	South Carolina vs Clemson	+11.5	42.5	L 0 - 30	U	N
Thu 12/30	South Carolina vs North Carolina	+12.5	57.5	W 38 - 21	O	Y

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Predictions for South Carolina's Schedule

Georgia's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Georgia vs Clemson	+3.0	51.5	W 10 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Georgia vs UAB	-22.5	44.0	W 56 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/18	Georgia vs South Carolina	-31.5	47.5	W 40 - 13	O	N
Sat 9/25	Georgia at Vanderbilt	-36.0	54.5	W 62 - 0	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Georgia vs Arkansas	-16.5	48.0	W 37 - 0	U	Y
Sat 10/9	Georgia at Auburn	-14.5	45.5	W 34 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/16	Georgia vs Kentucky	-21.5	44.5	W 30 - 13	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30	Georgia vs Florida	-14.0	50.0	W 34 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Georgia vs Missouri	-40.0	59.0	W 43 - 6	U	N
Sat 11/13	Georgia at Tennessee	-19.0	56.0	W 41 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Georgia vs Charleston Southern	-52.5	59.5	W 56 - 7	O	N
Sat 11/27	Georgia at Georgia Tech	-35.5	54.5	W 45 - 0	U	Y
Sat 12/4	Georgia vs Alabama	-6.0	48.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Fri 12/31	Georgia vs Michigan	-7.5	47.0	W 34 - 11	U	Y
Mon 1/10	Georgia vs Alabama	-3.0	53.5	W 33 - 18	U	Y

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SC	.15	41%	22.7	45%	2.71	167	38%	187	3.91	.31	50%	22.1	53%	46%	4.37	43.2	1.5	1.1
UGA	.23	44%	32.1	50%	3.24	174	37%	250	3.61	.12	41%	17.6	39%	42%	3.02	51.3	1.5	1.3

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SC		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
UGA		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SC Offense	10	22.7	18.5	41.5%	3.91	1.5	20	354	167	187	4.6	51%	49%	45%	38%	21%	.15
UGA Defense	10	17.6	14.1	40.7%	3.02	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	40%	60%	39%	42%	18%	.12

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SC Defense	10	22.1	27.5	49.9%	4.37	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	53%	47%	53%	46%	12%	.31
UGA Offense	10	32.1	34.6	44%	3.61	1.5	21	424	174	250	4.6	51%	49%	50%	37%	17%	.23

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
South Carolina	10	29:10	19.5	37%	74%	4.9	43.2	1.5	1.1	3.9	1.4	0	25.4
Georgia	10	30:02	20.9	46%	46%	5.4	51.3	1.5	1.3	6.1	3.3	2	36.3

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SC Offense	10	51%	45%	36.5	167.1	4.6	19	.21	2.71	67%	14%	1.09
UGA Defense	10	40%	39%	-	-	-	-	.05	2.59	80%	12%	0.86

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SC Defense	10	53%	53%	-	-	-	-	.24	3.32	92%	7%	0.87
UGA Offense	10	51%	50%	37.7	174.2	4.6	18	.19	3.24	78%	8%	0.88

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SC Offense	10	49%	38%	17.5	29.5	187.2	6.4	10.7	8	9	.1	1.5	31%	30%	.32	7%	2.1
UGA Defense	10	60%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	.17	1.4	32%	26%	.12	7%	2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SC Defense	10	47%	46%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.39	1.6	27%	34%	.48	5%	2.2
UGA Offense	10	49%	37%	17.8	30.6	249.6	8.2	14	19	11	.26	1.9	30%	34%	.4	8%	2.2

South Carolina's Power Ratings
South Carolina's Power Rating: NR
South Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
South Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #22
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
South Carolina's 2021 Expected Record: -
South Carolina's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 3.9 #66
South Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 26.0 #87
South Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 24.2 #49

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
South Carolina: Georgia: 18.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
South Carolina: 3.9 Georgia: 32.0

Georgia's Power Ratings
Georgia's Power Rating: 18.5 NR
Georgia's Offense Rating: NR
Georgia's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #2
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Georgia's 2021 Expected Record: -
Georgia's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 32.0 #1
Georgia's Offense SP+ Rating: 41.4 #2
Georgia's Defense SP+ Rating: 10.3 #1

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

South Carolina Scoring
Offense: 22.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 18.5
Defense: 22.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 27.5

South Carolina's 2021 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record on Road: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 3 - 1
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0

Projected Score
Georgia 29
South Carolina 18

Projected Total Points: 47

Georgia Scoring
Offense: 32.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 34.6
Defense: 17.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 14.1

Georgia's 2021 Record
Record: 14 - 1
Record vs Spread: 10 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 9
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	09/16	Georgia	24	South Carolina	14	Georgia -27	South Carolina	54.5	Under
2022	09/17	South Carolina	7	Georgia	48	Georgia -25.5	Georgia	56.0	Under
2021	09/18	Georgia	40	South Carolina	13	Georgia -31.5	South Carolina	47.5	Over
2020	11/28	South Carolina	16	Georgia	45	Georgia -22	Georgia	49.5	Over
2019	10/12	Georgia	17	South Carolina	20	Georgia -20.5	South Carolina	52.0	Under
2018	09/08	South Carolina	17	Georgia	41	Georgia -8.5	Georgia	54.5	Over
2017	11/04	Georgia	24	South Carolina	10	Georgia -23.5	South Carolina	45.0	Under
2016	10/09	South Carolina	14	Georgia	28	Georgia -8.5	Georgia	41.5	Over
2015	09/19	Georgia	52	South Carolina	20	Georgia -15.5	Georgia	53.5	Over
2014	09/13	South Carolina	38	Georgia	35	Georgia -3	South Carolina	0
2013	09/07	Georgia	41	South Carolina	30	Georgia -4.5	Georgia	0
2012	10/06	South Carolina	35	Georgia	7
2011	09/10	Georgia	42	South Carolina	45
2010	09/11	South Carolina	17	Georgia	6
2009	09/12	Georgia	41	South Carolina	37
2008	09/13	South Carolina	7	Georgia	14
2007	09/08	Georgia	12	South Carolina	16
2006	09/09	South Carolina	0	Georgia	18
2005	09/10	Georgia	17	South Carolina	15
2004	09/11	South Carolina	16	Georgia	20
2003	09/13	Georgia	31	South Carolina	7
2002	09/14	South Carolina	7	Georgia	13
2001	09/08	Georgia	9	South Carolina	14
2000	09/08	South Carolina	21	Georgia	10

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Georgia	16	6	5 Overs
South Carolina	8	5	4 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	12 - 12	3 - 8	2 - 4	1 - 4
Road Teams	12 - 12	8 - 3	4 - 1	4 - 2

(#) SC at (#) UGA

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	SC	UGA
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#66	#1
Perf GradeGrade	#77	#1
OffenseOff	#97	#4
DefenseDef	#59	#1
Spec TeamsST	#3	#1
TalentTal	#22	#2
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

South Carolina Injury Report

Georgia Injury Report

South Carolina on Offense


CategoryCat	SC Off	UGA Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#97	#1
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#87	#1
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

South Carolina Run Game


CategoryCat	SC Off	UGA Def
Run GameRun	#66	#3
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#82	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#1

South Carolina Pass Game


CategoryCat	SC Off	UGA Def
Pass GamePass	#99	#1
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#118	#5
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Georgia on Offense


CategoryCat	UGA Off	SC Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#4	#59
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#2	#49
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Georgia Run Game


CategoryCat	UGA Off	SC Def
Run GameRun	#4	#98
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#20	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#97

Georgia Pass Game


CategoryCat	UGA Off	SC Def
Pass GamePass	#26	#18
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#17	#19
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
UGA 5 Year Profile: Consistent CFB Elites
'21 Profile: Remains CFB Elites

SC 5 Year Profile: Consistent Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Down to Top G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Sanford Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 3
Georgia -31.5 (47.5)
Georgia won vs South Carolina this year (40-13)

Previous Matchups
Georgia beat South Carolina in 2023 (24-14)

SC's OC Marcus Satterfield (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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SC's DC Clayton White (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

UGA's OC Todd Monken (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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UGA's DC Dan Lanning (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD