This weekend college football betting gets underway as the start of the regular season takes place. One of the marquee matchups this coming Saturday that many NCAA football betting fans have their eyes on is the Southern Miss vs. Southern Carolina game.

On paper Southern Carolina should absolutely destroy Southern Miss. Whether you look at coaching, offensive lines, running backs, wide receivers and so on, Southern Carolina has a far better look to them than their Golden Eagles opponents.

Yet nevertheless, what may in fact be Southern Miss’s saving grace is that both clubs are about equal at quarterback. Quarterbacks on both sides of the game will be looking to finally take control of the number one pivot position. Last season, Southern Miss was led by the emergence of Martevious Young. The only trouble was the other quarterback for the Golden Eagles Austin Davis, was equally as skilled.

Conversely, Southern Carolina has continuously shown strides in moving on up the AP rankings into the top 10 schools in the country. The only difficulty for them is that neither Stephen Garcia nor Connor Shaw has appeared mature enough to run the Carolina offense.

South Carolina is the odds on favorite to win as a result of how well they rank on paper. But one should keep in mind when taking the underdog Golden Eagles, that Carolina definitely has its weaknesses. For instance, with both of South Carolina’s linebackers leaving for the NFL, it will allow both Young and Davis to utilize their speed against an inexperienced secondary unit.

What’s more, the Golden Eagles may stand a chance, because of their underdog status. More often than not in college football, fans will get frustrated, as their teams tend to look past the tasks at hand. In week two for example, South Carolina plays Georgia. As a result they may not play as hard against Southern Miss this week, leading to a loss.