Vols open as road favorite for Saturday night's game at South Carolina
No. 5 Tennessee opened as a 19-point road favorite for Saturday night’s game at South Carolina. The Vols (9-1, 5-1 SEC) and Gamecocks (6-4, 3-4 SEC) are scheduled for a 7 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. The game will be televised by ESPN.
Tennessee is 8-2 against the spread this season. The Vols failed to cover in the 38-33 win over Florida on September 24, when they were 11-point favorites. They didn’t cover in the 27-13 loss at No. 1 Georgia last week, when they were nine-point road underdogs.
The over has hit six times in Tennessee games so far this season. The under hit at at Pittsburgh, at LSU, at Georgia and at home against Kentucky.
Tennessee trounced Missouri 66-24 Saturday on Senior Day at Neyland Stadium. South Carolina lost 38-6 at Florida on Saturday, after the Gators jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.
Spencer Rattler, the Oklahoma transfer and starting quarterback for South Carolina, completed 18 of 26 passes for 145 yards in the loss at Florida. The Gamecocks ran 23 times for 74 yards as a team.
The Gamecocks won 38-17 win at Vanderbilt last week. Rattler completed 16 of 23 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns in the win. The Gamecocks ran for 208 yards and a touchdown on 35 attempts as a team.
Vols looking for fourth straight win over South Carolina
Rattler has passed for 1,982 yards through 10 games, with eight touchdowns against nine interceptions. MarShawn Lloyd leads South Carolina on the ground with 100 attempts for 556 yards and nine touchdowns in eight games played. Antwane Wells Jr. is Rattler’s favorite target, leading the team with 41 receptions for 574 yards and four touchdowns.
Shane Beamer is 13-10 overall and 6-9 in SEC play in his second year at South Carolina. The Gamecocks are 6-4 (3-4 SEC) this season, with losses at Arkansas and at home against Georgia and Missouri.
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The loss to Mizzou three weeks ago snapped a four-game winning streak, which included back-to-back victories at Kentucky and at home against Texas A&M.
South Carolina opened the season with a 35-14 win over Georgia State before dropping two straight to Arkansa and Georgia. The Gamecocks answered with wins over Charlotte and South Carolina State, then Kentucky and Texas A&M.
Tennessee-South Carolina: Series History
Tennessee is 28-10-2 in 40 all-time meetings with South Carolina. The Vols have won three straight dating back to 2019 — 45-20 in Knoxville a year ago, 31-27 at South Carolina in 2020 and 41-21 at Neyland Stadium three years ago.
South Carolina won three straight from 2016 to 2018, after Tennessee won three straight form 2013 to 2015. The Vols won 19 of 22 games between 1916 and 2004, with South Carolina’s only win coming in 1992. There were two ties, in 1919 and 1942.
The Vols won 12 in a row between 1993 and 2004, before South Carolina’s 15-14 win in Knoxville in 2005 broke the streak. The Gamecocks won again in 2008, then won three in a row between 2010 and 2012.
