Tennessee wins, or loses by eight points or fewer.
Confidence87%
Model81.6%SportsbooksOdds69.9%Edge+11.7
TotalBest pick
Over 44▴odds up −233Won81%
The two teams score 45 or more points between them (exactly 44 is a push).
Confidence81%
Model75.3%SportsbooksOdds70.6%Edge+4.7
Reading a pick: Sportsbooks is the win chance built into the odds when the pick went up, Model is our model’s own number, and Edge is the gap between them. Every pick is graded once the game is final.
Predicted score by quarterThe model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
TENNTennessee717702431
SCSouth Carolina014771428
Most likely final scoresTENN 31–28 SC 0.6%TENN 24–21 SC 0.6%TENN 28–21 SC 0.5%
Projected box scoreModel onlyBuilt from 18 full box scores per team · not a betting line
TENNTennesseeSouth CarolinaSC
Offense
381▼ 320Total yards▼ 344373
227▼ 136Passing yards▼ 210211
154▲ 184Rushing yards▼ 134162
21= 21First downs▲ 2120
Scoring
4▼ 3Touchdowns= 33
2▼ 0Passing touchdowns= 11
2▲ 3Rushing touchdowns= 22
1= 1Field goals made= 22
Ball security
1= 1Turnovers= 11
1▼ 0Interceptions thrown= 11
1= 1Fumbles lost▼ 01
0Sacks allowed0
53▲ 90Penalty yards▲ 7162
Team stat picksThe model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
TENNTotal yardsOver 308.5Proj. 38172%Won · 320
TENNPassing yardsOver 170.5Proj. 22872%Lost · 136
TENNRushing yardsOver 101.5Proj. 15472%Won · 184
TENNFirst downsOver 17.5Proj. 2169%Won · 21
SCTotal yardsOver 300.5Proj. 37372%Won · 344
SCPassing yardsOver 154.5Proj. 21172%Won · 210
SCRushing yardsOver 109.5Proj. 16272%Won · 134
SCFirst downsOver 15.5Proj. 2074%Won · 21
Key playersProjected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
Road form.Tennessee is 2-0 on the road this season, winning by 14.0 points a game.
Home form.South Carolina is 2-2 at home, scoring 42.5 points a game there.
Line move.The spread opened at SC +2.5 and is now SC −2.5, a 5-point move toward South Carolina.
Rest.Tennessee comes in on 7 days’ rest, South Carolina on 14.
Streak.Tennessee has won 3 in a row.
Tale of the tape
TENNTennesseeSCSouth Carolina
TENNTennesseeSCSouth Carolina
6-1Record3-3
2-0 roadRoad / home2-2 home
W3StreakW1
7 daysRest14 days
33.4Points per game37.7
14.7Points allowed25.5
+131Point differentialseason to date+73
188Passing yards / game242
218Rushing yards / game232
37%3rd-down conversion48%
13Takeaways5
0Sacks0
10Turnovers8
198Passing yards / game243
233Rushing yards / game266
44%3rd-down conversion50%
3Takeaways2
0Sacks0
3Turnovers6
Season to date, per game, from the box scores; “road · home” compares Tennessee’s road games with South Carolina’s home games. The brighter bar marks the better side.
Recent games
Most recent first · closing moneyline beside each score · form reads oldest to newestMost recent first · closing moneyline
TENNTennessee6-1WLWWW
Wk 7Oct 17vs ALA
ALAAlabama10TENNTennessee26
Alabama moneyline −313Tennessee moneyline +245
WFINAL
Wk 6Oct 10@ ARK
TENNTennessee24ARKArkansas17
Tennessee moneyline −625Arkansas moneyline +410
WFINAL
Wk 5Oct 3vs AUB
AUBAuburn14TENNTennessee24
Auburn moneyline +185Tennessee moneyline −244
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs TEX
TEXTexas20TENNTennessee17
Texas moneyline −208Tennessee moneyline +160
LFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19vs KENN
KENNKennesaw St9TENNTennessee42
Kennesaw St moneyline +1500Tennessee moneyline −10000
WFINAL
SCSouth Carolina3-3WLLLW
Wk 6Oct 10@ FLA
SCSouth Carolina38FLAFlorida19
South Carolina moneyline +360Florida moneyline −476
Where each line opened and where it sits now at the sportsbooks we follow. Spreads are listed for the home team.
South Carolina beat Tennessee 27–24 in college football Week 8, on Saturday, October 24 at 3:30 PM ET. The moneyline had Tennessee at +108 and South Carolina at −141.
Our model predicted a final score of Tennessee 31, South Carolina 28. Its picks: Tennessee to win (+108), lost; Tennessee +8.5 (−286), won; over 44 points (−233), won. The best pick was over 44 points, at 81% confidence.