Gator Bowl Odds: Notre Dame-South Carolina prediction, odds and pick

The Gator Bowl is on Friday at 3:30 pm ET. Notre Dame finished 8-4 and South Carolina finished third in the SEC East. South Korea travels just 275 miles to Jacksonville compared to Notre Ireland's 1,025 miles.

Notre Dame is playing in the Gator Bowl. They have an inconsistent offense that ranks 48th in scoring and 72nd in total offense. The defense ranks 31st in points allowed (21.8 PPG) and 23rd in defense (327 YPG). They suffered two losses to unranked Marshall and Stanford, but they also picked up wins over Syracuse, Clemson and then-16th-ranked Syracuse. Isaiah Foskey and Michael Mater are out of the game. Tyler Buchner is the starter for the bowl game, despite starting the season as the backup.

South Carolina is a team that is mediocre on offense and defense. The Gamecocks are led by quarterback Spencer Rattler. Notre Dame's defense is strong but was torched by Heisman winner Caleb Williams. South Carolina will be without two star defensive players. They will play in the Gator Bowl. They are a 42nd in scoring team and 73rd in total offense team. Their last two games they beat Tennessee and Clemson by a combined 25 points.

Spencer Rattler and South Carolina are going to keep this one within a field goal and maybe win outright.

Notre Dame and South Carolina are going to play in the Gator Bowl.