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00:03 All right, so expect the unexpected has been the theme of the college basketball
00:07 season and very much so in the Southeastern Conference.
00:10 We've seen upsets almost on a nightly basis.
00:13 And the team right now to watch, honestly, has been South Carolina.
00:16 They've been on fire.
00:18 And I believe for the first time they're ranked in the top 25 since 2017.
00:21 I remember that because they played at the Garden in the NCAA tournament, and
00:25 I was there.
00:26 I went to watch that game against the Gators.
00:28 So I remember when they were very good.
00:30 Now Auburn obviously is good too.
00:31 Now, if I'm not mistaken, Auburn's big favorites tonight over South Carolina.
00:35 Maybe, Michael, you can explain to me why the line is what it is,
00:38 why it is so big.
00:39 Is South Carolina not really considered legit in this spot?
00:43 Cuz how are two teams in the top 15 have a double digit point spread here?
00:47 >> It's wild because, Craig, when Auburn's at home,
00:50 they have just been indestructible.
00:52 They have crushed everybody that's walked into their building.
00:56 And I was just looking at this, and Alabama came in lost by 18.
01:01 Ole Miss came in lost by 23.
01:04 All of the last four SEC opponents that have come into
01:08 Auburn's building have lost by double digits.
01:10 So at that point, I'm like, okay, what's the line?
01:12 And Vegas knows all those numbers too, right?
01:15 They know all them all.
01:16 So what makes it interesting is that South Carolina has played very well
01:21 on the road.
01:22 They have won their last four consecutive road games within the league.
01:27 So it's not been against, for the most part, the highest level of opposition,
01:32 Tennessee being a significant exception to that.
01:35 So whether they can overcome what Auburn has been in their building,
01:41 Auburn at its best has been impossible to approach, but
01:44 that almost exclusively has happened at home.
01:47 I think that's what makes this such an interesting game, but also one I might be
01:51 a little leery of stepping my toe into because of that disparity.
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