South Carolina vs Virginia 12/29/18 - Belk Bowl - NCAAF Picks & Predictions

On Saturday December 29 the South Carolina Gamecocks play the Virginia Cavaliers in the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. South Carolina ended its regular season with a 28-3 win over Akron in a makeup game. Deebo Samuel caught a pair of touchdown passes and recovered a poor snap on a punt in the end zone for another touchdown as the Gamecocks won big.

Virginia ended its season 7-5 after losing its final game to Virginia Tech 34-31 in overtime. Virginia was down at the half 14-0, but scored four touchdowns on four straight possessions in the second half. Bryce Perkins threw for 259 yards and rushed for 112 in the loss. Joe Reed caught two touchdown passes Jake Bentley leads the Gamecocks in passing with 2,953 yards, 27 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The leading rusher for the Gamecocks is Rico Dowdle with 633 yards and four touchdowns. The leading receiver is Deebo Samuel with 62 receptions for 882 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Bryce Perkins leads Virginia in passing with 2,472 yards, 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions. The leading rusher for the Cavaliers is Jordan Ellis with 920 yards and nine touchdowns. Perkins has 842 yards on the ground and nine rushing touchdowns. Olaminde Zaccheaus leads the Cavaliers with 81 receptions for 958 yards and six touchdowns.