Sat, Oct 3, 4:15 PM ET· Williams-Brice Stadium· South Carolina -3 · O/U 53.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 341 mi / 0 miForecast: 82°F · wind 6 mph · Rain, Partially cloudy
Market context
South Carolina -3 · O/U 53.5
total opened 54, now 53.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Kentucky as road underdog
2026 overall: 2-1 ATS (3 games) · 3-0 O/U (3 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-4 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 12-8 ATS (20 games) · 9-11 O/U (20 games)
South Carolina as home favorite
2026 overall: 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 2-4 O/U (6 games)
Since 2020: 14-11 ATS (25 games) · 13-11 O/U (24 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalEven · 4-4-1
422.5
Yards / game
499.3
2.95
Points / drive
2.53
4.3
TDs / game
4.3
23.1
3rd-down %
42.6
76.5
RZ TD %
60.0
0.8
Turnover margin
-1.0
2.3
Sacks / game
2.5
4.5
TFL / game
5.3
14.3
Havoc / game
10.8
41.7 / 58.3
Pass / Rush split
45.4 / 54.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When Kentucky has the ball
Kentucky's early-down offense ranks 4th of 138. South Carolina's early-down defense ranks 116th of 138.
Kentucky's passing-down offense ranks 63rd of 138. South Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 123rd of 138.
Kentucky's third-down offense ranks 138th of 138. South Carolina's third-down defense ranks 109th of 138.
Kentucky's red-zone offense ranks 17th of 138. South Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 54th of 138.
When South Carolina has the ball
South Carolina's early-down offense ranks 110th of 138. Kentucky's early-down defense ranks 87th of 138.
South Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 45th of 138. Kentucky's passing-down defense ranks 128th of 138.
South Carolina's third-down offense ranks 33rd of 138. Kentucky's third-down defense ranks 85th of 138.
South Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 55th of 138. Kentucky's red-zone defense ranks 105th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form0.026 last 3 vs 0.078 season (-0.052)
Defense formabout the same(0.003 last 3 vs 0.006 season)
▼Offense form-0.101 last 3 vs 0.041 season (-0.142)
▼Defense form0.202 last 3 vs 0.068 season (+0.133)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingKenny Minchey — 876 yd, 8 TD
RushingJason Patterson — 326 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingKenny Darby — 226 yd, 2 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingLaNorris Sellers — 833 yd, 6 TD
RushingMatt Fuller — 384 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingNyck Harbor — 169 yd, 1 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Kentucky offense
4thof 1380.268176 plays
vs
South Carolina defense · allowed
116thof 1380.076Kentucky defense · allowed
87thof 138-0.008vs
South Carolina offense
110thof 138-0.077154 plays
Passing downs
Kentucky offense
63rdof 1380.07864 plays
vs
South Carolina defense · allowed
123rdof 1380.20191 plays
Kentucky defense · allowed
128thof 1380.27499 plays
vs
South Carolina offense
45thof 1380.14289 plays
Third down
Kentucky offense
138thof 138-0.72639 plays · small sample
vs
South Carolina defense · allowed
109thof 1380.20251 plays · small sample
Kentucky defense · allowed
85thof 1380.09258 plays · small sample
vs
South Carolina offense
33rdof 1380.27854 plays · small sample
Red zone
Kentucky offense
17thof 1380.30241 plays · small sample
vs
South Carolina defense · allowed
54thof 138-0.12117 plays · small sample
Kentucky defense · allowed
105thof 1380.18146 plays · small sample
vs
South Carolina offense
55thof 1380.11646 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Kentucky offense
67thof 13851.3%vs
South Carolina defense · allowed
34thof 13833.8%Kentucky defense · allowed
96thof 13846.9%vs
South Carolina offense
33rdof 13856.2%Away
Home
Kentucky Offense vs South Carolina DefenseKentucky · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.08#55
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#105-0.10
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.060#57
220 plays
EPA/Play
#1200.110
allowed · 170 plays
-0.023#81
94 plays
EPA/Pass
#1330.282
allowed · 89 plays
0.121#38
126 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#50-0.079
allowed · 81 plays
53.6%#15
220 plays
Success Rate
#6744.1%
allowed · 170 plays
50.0%#38
Pass Success Rate
#7843.2%
allowed
56.3%#14
Rush Success Rate
#1338.1%
allowed
51.3%#67
Available Yards %
#3433.8%
allowed
69.1#49
Net Field Position
#7471.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.268#4
176 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1160.076
allowed
6.0#14
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#347.9
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Kentucky Defense vs South Carolina OffenseSouth Carolina · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.03#89
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#83-0.05
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.012#89
allowed · 240 plays
EPA/Play
#720.013
202 plays
-0.120#45
allowed · 126 plays
EPA/Pass
#118-0.184
99 plays
0.157#123
allowed · 114 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#170.202
103 plays
48.3%#111
allowed · 240 plays
Success Rate
#3750.0%
202 plays
42.5%#72
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#8144.4%
54.5%#134
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#1855.3%
46.9%#96
allowed
Available Yards %
#3356.2%
68.9#112
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12573.8
-0.008#87
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#110-0.077
154 plays
6.4#117
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#787.0
2026 · Situational EPAKentucky · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.083
212 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.057
228 plays
-0.044
224 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.068
188 plays
0.302
41 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.116
46 plays · small sample
0.181
46 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.121
17 plays · small sample
-0.726
39 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.278
54 plays · small sample
0.092
58 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.202
51 plays · small sample