The Iowa Hawkeyes beat a lot of good teams this year, while the South Carolina Gamecocks seemed to lose to a lot of good teams. What does that mean January 1 when they meet at Raymond James Stadium in the Outback Bowl?<\/p>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Hawkeyes listed as 3\u00bd-point favorites versus the Gamecocks, while the game’s total is sitting at 43. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Iowa is 8-4 SU, 7-4 ATS\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0South Carolina is 7-5 SU, 5-5-1 ATS\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Outback Bowl is a New Year’s Day college football game matching teams from the SEC and Big Ten Conference (3rd pick from each). \u00a0The game kicks off at 11 A.M. on New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n
After a loss at Illinois dropped Coach Kirk Ferentz’ squad to 5-4,\u00a0Iowa\u00a0upset then No. 3 Penn State, 24-23 on home town kicker Daniel Murray’s last-second, 31-yard field goal. After beating Purdue,\u00a0Iowa\u00a0destroyed Minnesota, to get into the Outback bowl.<\/p>\n
In\u00a0his fourth season as head coach Steve Spurrier has finally guided his team to a New Year’s Day bowl game.\u00a0The Gamecocks finished the season with a 50-point loss at Florida, followed by a 17-point loss at Clemson however, so don’t get your hopes up to high.<\/p>\n
This bout marks the first-ever meeting between Iowa and South Carolina. \u00a0The matchup in my eye will be the SEC speed or the Big Ten toughness that prevails, fans will find out Thursday.<\/p>\n
Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n Iowa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Jan 01<\/strong><\/p>\n Big 10 vs. SEC
\nIowa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
\nSouth Carolina is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games<\/p>\n
\nTampa Bay, FL
\nRaymond James Stadium\u00a0
\nESPN 11:00 A.m.
\nIowa vs. South Carolina
\nhttp:\/\/www.outbackbowl.com\/<\/a>
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