Kent State @ South Carolina
9/5/2026, 4:45:00 PM · SEC Network · 97° · Wind 2 mph · Clear · 0–57 F
Our pick South Carolina -36.0Covered by 21.0
Line movement
Home spread. Open -36.5 → now -36.0 · total 53.0
Books
| Book | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bovada | -36.5 | 53.5 |
| Draft Kings | -35.5 | 52.5 |
| DraftKings | -35.5 | 53.5 |
South Carolina ML · Model 99% · Book 50% · value South Carolina
Kent State off a byeSouth Carolina off a byeKent State travels 495 mi
Ratings matchup
OC Model projected score
Our pick South Carolina -36.0OC Spread South Carolina -42.0OC Total 50.55.9 pts vs market
Win probability
Kent State 1%South Carolina 99%
Kent StatePower ratingsSouth Carolina
SP+South Carolina by 38.4
-21.5
16.9
FPISouth Carolina by 35.9
-21.2
14.7
Elo (pts)South Carolina by 29.1
-18.6
10.5
CORESouth Carolina by 22.5
-12.0
10.5
Head-to-head
Last 1: SU 1-0 · ATS 0-0 from South Carolina's side
- 1995 · South Carolina 77–14unpriced
Game recap
| Metric | Kent State | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | 0.303 | 0.667 |
| Explosiveness | 1.380 | 1.330 |
| Havoc | 0.139 | 0.212 |
| PPA | 0.045 | 0.742 |
| Field position | 76.200 | 80.100 |
Passing
- Lanorris Sellers · South Carolina19/23 · 270 yds · 10.2 aDOT
- Dru Deshields · Kent State12/20 · 63 yds · 2.8 aDOT
- Cutter Woods · South Carolina6/8 · 73 yds · 9.4 aDOT
- Lucian Anderson III · South Carolina2/2 · 24 yds · -2.0 aDOT