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South Carolina Gamecocks vs Oklahoma Sooners prediction

College football · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 4:15 PM ET · Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK) · SEC Network

Result

Final: South Carolina Gamecocks 42, Oklahoma Sooners 25 (South Carolina Gamecocks won). Mel’s pick (Oklahoma Sooners win 62% of the time) was wrong.

Mel’s pick

Oklahoma Sooners win 62% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.

Projected score

South Carolina Gamecocks 21, Oklahoma Sooners 24. 27% of the simulations finished as one-score games.

Mel vs the betting line

Mel’s margin (Oklahoma Sooners by about 3.5) is close to the line (Oklahoma Sooners −3.5), so there’s no real lean against the spread.

The total is 44.5; Mel’s projected 45.4 is right around it.

Recent form

South Carolina Gamecocks (4-3) scored 30.2 and allowed 33.6 points a game over their last 5.

Oklahoma Sooners (4-3) scored 18 and allowed 21.4 points a game over their last 5.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Oct 31, 2:38 PM ET.

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