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Closing number

Spread
SC +12.5
ALA -12.5
Open –
Total
Over 53.5
Under 53.5

Source: DraftKings.

SC 18, ALA 49. ALA covered by 18.5, over by 13.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Total2 of 2 on Over
Over 20 Under
Moneyline5 of 5 on Alabama
South Carolina 05 Alabama

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 4 common opponents
Opponent South Carolina Alabama
LSU
L 10-20 away
-10 · +8.5 Didn't cover
W 20-9 home
+11 · -10.5 Covered
Missouri
L 20-29 away
-9 · +10.5 Covered
W 27-24 away
+3 · -3.5 Didn't cover
Oklahoma
L 7-26 home
-19 · +4.5 Didn't cover
L 21-23 home
-2 · -6.5 Didn't cover
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W 34-24 away
+10 · +2.5 Covered
Vanderbilt
L 7-31 home
-24 · -2.5 Didn't cover
W 30-14 home
+16 · -13.5 Covered

Against 4 common opponents: South Carolina lost by 15.5 on average, 1-3 against the spread. Alabama won by 7.6 on average, 3-2 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Total
2 Over0 Under
Over 53.52
Big Cat *Line 53.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 26 6:26 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postDave Portnoy *Line 53.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 24 3:28 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Alabama, Kirk Herbstreit on Alabama, Desmond Howard on Alabama, Pat McAfee on Alabama, Nick Saban on Alabama

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

South Carolina WLLLLW

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As underdog1-1 50%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Alabama WWLWWL

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample3-1 75% overSmall sample
As favorite4-2 67%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 26, 2026SC 18, ALA 49ALA -12.5ALA covered53.5Over
Oct 25, 2025ALA 29, SC 22ALA -12.5SC covered47.5Over
Oct 12, 2024SC 25, ALA 27ALA -19.5SC covered49.5Over
Sep 14, 2019ALA 47, SC 23ALA -26.5SC covered59.5Over

South Carolina 3-1 ATS in these meetings. 4 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

SCALA
3-3Record5-1
2-4Against the spread4-2
4-2Over-under5-1
+1.8Avg cover margin+10.7
37.7Points per game44.2
25.5Points allowed20.7
6.37Yards per play6.72
474.7Yards per game452.5
6.00Rush yards per carry4.90
61.8Completion %67.7
47.7Third down %48.6
+1Turnover margin+12
10Sacks allowed16
58.5Penalty yards per game46.5

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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