Kentucky at South Carolina Best Pick, Prediction and Odds

Kentucky visits South Carolina on Saturday 3 October, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, with kickoff at 4:15 PM ET. South Carolina opened as a 7-point favorite.

This is the early page for the game: what is already known. Our full prediction, with the call and the numbers behind it, goes up on this page before kickoff.

The two teams in 2026, through 23 September

Kentucky is 2-1 this season, 1-1 in the Southeastern Conference. Most recently it beat Texas A&M 31-21 on the road on 19 September. It has scored 31.0 points a game and allowed 26.3.

South Carolina is 2-1 this season, 0-1 in the Southeastern Conference. Most recently it lost to Mississippi State 41-34 at home on 19 September. It has scored 45.3 points a game and allowed 16.7.

Last season

Kentucky went 5-7 in 2025, scoring 23.0 points a game and allowing 26.4.

South Carolina went 4-8 in 2025, scoring 22.7 points a game and allowing 22.1.

The last meeting in the two seasons read: South Carolina beat Kentucky 35-13 on 27 September 2025.

The early line

At DraftKings, read 24 September 2026, South Carolina is -7. The total is 49.5. The moneylines price South Carolina to win 70.0% of the time, with the margin removed.

Lines move through the week. The full prediction reads them again on the day it goes up.

The teams

The Kentucky Wildcats and South Carolina Gamecocks team pages hold both schedules and last season’s results. Every game this week is on our college football predictions page.

Kentucky at South Carolina, Saturday 3 October, 4:15 PM ET, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Results: ESPN, read 24 September 2026. Line: DraftKings via ESPN, read 2026-09-24 05:06 UTC.