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Closing number

Spread
UK +2.5
SC -2.5
Open –
Total
Over 52.5
Under 52.5

Source: DraftKings.

UK 35, SC 34. UK covered by 3.5, over by 16.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on South Carolina
Kentucky 01 South Carolina
Total2 of 2 on Over
Over 20 Under

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Common opponents

Same opponents, side by side: how each team did, by how much, and whether they covered. Margin is points scored minus allowed; the line is that team's closing spread.

Opponent Kentucky South Carolina
Alabama
L 17-45 home
-28 · +9.5 Didn't cover
L 18-49 away
-31 · +12.5 Didn't cover

Against 1 common opponent: Kentucky lost by 28.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread. South Carolina lost by 31.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread.

Last season (2025): 2 common opponents
Opponent Kentucky South Carolina
Ole Miss
L 23-30 home
-7 · +7.5 Covered
L 14-30 away
-16 · +13.5 Didn't cover
Vanderbilt
L 17-45 away
-28 · +6.5 Didn't cover
L 7-31 home
-24 · -2.5 Didn't cover

Against 2 common opponents: Kentucky lost by 17.5 on average, 1-1 against the spread. South Carolina lost by 20.0 on average, 0-2 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Kentucky1 South Carolina
South Carolina -2.51
Stuckey *Line -2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 12:21 PM ET · Flat record 41-28-1, +9.2u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
2 Over0 Under
Over 53.52
Big Cat *Line 53.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postRico Bosco *Line 53.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Flat record 48-35, +8.7u · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Kentucky WLWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-1 83%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road2-0 100%Small sample2-0 100% overSmall sample
As underdog3-1 75%Small sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

South Carolina WLLLLW

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Home1-3 25%Small sample3-1 75% overSmall sample
As favorite1-3 25%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3, 2026UK 35, SC 34SC -2.5UK covered52.5Over
Sep 27, 2025UK 13, SC 35SC -6.5SC covered46.5Over
Sep 7, 2024SC 31, UK 6UK -9.5SC covered41.5Under
Nov 18, 2023UK 14, SC 17SC -2SC covered52Under
Oct 8, 2022SC 24, UK 14UK -4.5SC covered45Under
Sep 25, 2021UK 16, SC 10UK -4.5UK covered50Under
Dec 5, 2020SC 18, UK 41UK -11.5UK covered47.5Over
Sep 28, 2019UK 7, SC 24SC -3.5SC covered31.5Under

Kentucky 3-5 ATS in these meetings. 8 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

UKSC
5-1Record3-3
5-1Against the spread2-4
5-1Over-under4-2
+5.8Avg cover margin+1.8
34.7Points per game37.7
28.0Points allowed25.5
6.14Yards per play6.37
414.2Yards per game474.7
5.10Rush yards per carry6.00
66.7Completion %61.8
26.9Third down %47.7
+11Turnover margin+1
12Sacks allowed10
46.5Penalty yards per game58.5

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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