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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 bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

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

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

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

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

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.

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. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

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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