After the initial bowl line was posted, money comes in heavy on Gamecocks side

The South Carolina football team opened on Sunday as a modest 3 1/2 point favorite against Virginia in the Belk Bowl.

That changed quickly.

Within two hours, the line was bet up from 3 1/2 to 6 according to the VegasInsider line tracker. Then, just before the news of Deebo Samuel skipping the game broke, it slipped back to 4 1/2.

South Carolina was a touchdown underdog against Michigan last season, and pulled off the Outback Bowl upset. USC has won four of its past five bowl game.

For the year, Will Muschamp’s squad is 7-5 overall and 7-5 against the spread. They had a run of four consecutive covers snapped by only beating 30-point underdog Akron 28-3.

Virginia went 8-4 ATS. The Cavs covered seven of the first eight games, but failed to in three of the last four.

Kickoff is at noon, ahead of the College Football Playoff.

This story was originally published December 3, 2018 at 10:15 AM.