South Carolina Gamecocks vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/08/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 8, 2022

Venue:  Kroger Field, Lexington, KY

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  South Carolina +6.5, Kentucky -6.5; Over/Under:  46.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  South Carolina +6, Kentucky -6; Over/Under:  46.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  South Carolina +6, Kentucky -6; Over/Under:  46.5 points

 

South Carolina Gamecocks:  3-2 (0-2) (4th place, SEC East)

Kentucky Wildcats:  4-1 (1-1) (3rd place, SEC East)

 

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South Carolina Gamecocks:  won their last game at home against the South Carolina State Bulldogs 50-10.

Kentucky Wildcats:  lost their last game on the road against the Ole Miss Rebels 22-19.

 

South Carolina is entering this game with a 3-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 0-1 in their road games this year. This will also be their 3rd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 0-2. They won against the South Carolina State Bulldogs in their last game at home 50-10. Spencer Rattler started that game at QB and he completed 21/27 passes for 212 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. MarShawn Lloyd led the team in rushing with 80 yards and 1 TD on 11 rushing attempts. Jalen Brooks led the team in receiving with 61 yards on 3 receptions. R.J. Roderick led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Sherrod Greene and Tonka Hemingway each led the defense in sacks with 0.5 while Marcellas Dial, Sherrod Greene, and Bam Martin-Scott each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Kentucky is entering this game with a 4-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 3-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 3rd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-1. They lost against the Ole Miss Rebels in their last game on the road 22-19. Will Levis started that game at QB and he completed 18/24 passes for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns. Chris Rodriguez led the team in rushing with 72 yards and 1 TD on 19 carries. Barion Brown led the team in receiving with 81 yards on 2 receptions. Deandre Square led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. Jacquez Jones came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

The current betting odds have South Carolina listed as a 6.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. South Carolina was a much bigger underdog earlier in the week but the starting QB for Kentucky has been on the injury report over the last week and it is highly likely that he is not going to play in this game. Kentucky has been good this year but they just suffered a loss at Ole Miss and losing their starting QB is going to be a huge blow to them. Kentucky still has a good defense but their offense will not be moving the ball as efficiently this season and they could struggle all game to score points on South Carolina here. South Carolina has been putting up points in their games too, they will get slowed down by the Kentucky defense here but if Kentucky doesn't get anything going on offense then there is going to be too much pressure on this defense to keep them in the game and South Carolina will be able to keep the game close if they do not win it outright. Kentucky will have to keep this a low scoring game with their defense if they want a chance to win or they will be in for an upset here. The best way to place a bet here is on South Carolina to cover the spread in this game.

 

South Carolina Kentucky Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 8, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is South Carolina 27 Kentucky 21.

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South Carolina Gamecocks: 6-14 ATS as an underdog. 6-14 ATS against conference opponents. 8-0 OVER as a road underdog.

Kentucky Wildcats: 10-5 ATS in home games. 11-4 OVER as a home favorite of 3.5 to 7 points. 10-5 OVER in home games.

 

 

South Carolina Gamecocks:  M. Kaba (LB) Ques Sat - Knee. C. Terrell (TE) out for season - Knee.

Kentucky Wildcats:  W. Levis (QB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Weaver (LB) Ques Sat - Arm. S. Anaele (DE) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. R. Jefferson (RB) out for season - Knee.

 

 

"We've talked the last couple of weeks... that we need to forget the football stuff. We needed to get closer as a football team and more connected and feel like we have." - Shane Beamer on how his team can improve more this season.

 

 

"We certainly had our opportunities. It came down with two opportunities late in the red zone. We came away with zero." - Mark Stoops after his team’s win against Ole Miss in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Legette, Xavier

WR Brooks, Jalen 

WR Brown, Ahmarean 

TE Stogner, Austin

TE Bell, Jaheim

QB Rattler, Spencer

RB Lloyd, MarShawn 

 

WR Key, Dane 

WR Brown, Barion

WR Robinson, Tayvion 

TE Bates, Brenden

TE/FB Dingle, Jordan

QB Levis, Will

RB Smoke, Kavosiey

 

 

Passing: S. Rattler (1120)

Rushing: M. Lloyd (324)

Receiving: A. Wells Jr. (309)

Touchdowns: M. Lloyd (8)

 

Passing: W. Levis (1405)

Rushing: K. Smoke (269)

Receiving: T. Robinson (365)

Touchdowns: D. Key (3)

 

Coaches:

South Carolina Gamecocks: Shane Beamer (2nd season)

Kentucky Wildcats: Mark Stoops (10th season)