Here's the spread for South Carolina's 2018 opener (and a few more from the SEC)

Given that South Carolina football will open the 2018 season with Coastal Carolina out of the Sun Belt, it was almost a given USC would be a favorite.

Now we know how much of a favorite.

Bet Online posted 46 opening weekend lines, including USC-Coastal. The Gamecocks look to be favored by 31 1/3 points against a Chanticleers team that went 3-9 last season, it's first as an FBS team.

Other listed lines from around the SEC include:

▪ Vanderbilt favored by 6 against Middle Tennessee

▪ Auburn favored by -3 1/2 against Washington

▪ Kentucky by 20 against Central Michigan

▪ Ole Miss by 1 1/2 at Texas Tech

▪ Tennessee as a 7-point underdog against West Virginia

▪ Alabama as a 28 1/2-point favorite against Louisville

▪ Miami (Florida) by 3 against LSU

The other six SEC teams open their seasons against FCS competition.

The Gamecocks have only faced Coastal once in their history, a 70-10 win in 2013. USC was an underdog in its 2017 opener against N.C. State, but pulled off a 35-28 upset win.

This story was originally published May 21, 2018 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Here's the spread for South Carolina's 2018 opener (and a few more from the SEC)."