Mizzou opens as favorite in Week 4 home game vs. South Carolina
By Sydney Hunte
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Mizzou took care of business in Week 3 after a 52-10 blowout win over Louisiana. Now, the Tigers will look to make it a 3rd straight 4-0 start as they welcome South Carolina to Faurot Field in Week 4.
According to Circa Sports’ opening lines released on Saturday, Mizzou is a 7-point favorite to beat the Gamecocks at home.
Ahmad Hardy had a monster game for the Tigers against the Ragin’ Cajuns, taking 22 carries for 250 yards and 3 touchdowns. Marquise Davis hit triple digits as well, with 113 yards and a score on 20 attempts. All told, the Tigers registered 427 yards on the ground. Meanwhile, Beau Pribula threw 2 TDs.
South Carolina is licking its wounds after a 31-7 loss to Vanderbilt that dropped the Gamecocks to 2-1. The storyline from that one was an apparent head injury suffered by LaNorris Sellers. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, Sellers suffered a concussion, meaning the Gamecocks would turn to Luke Doty.
In the relatively brief history between the two programs, Mizzou has an 8-6 lead. In 2024, though, South Carolina won 34-30 at Williams-Brice Stadium to snap a 5-game Tigers win streak in the series.
The Tigers haven’t lost to the Gamecocks in CoMo since 2017, though.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
