5. Kentucky at South Carolina
LINE Kentucky -5
ATS PICK Kentucky
I’m guessing the world didn’t like Kentucky’s horrible close-call 28-23 performance against Chattanooga.
I actually like South Carolina more than anyone else seems to. The defensive line isn’t all that bad, Zeb Noland has been serviceable at quarterback, and eventually when all the parts are healthy and fully functioning, that Gamecock stable of running backs is going to be a thing.
At some point, this team is going to rise up and pull off a shocker against someone. But not this week.
Always blow off whatever happens – good or bad – against the FCS team.
Kentucky is trying to be all hip with this concept of an interesting offense, and it worked in the first two games. The passing attack ripped through ULM, the running game rolled through Missouri, and last week was the mental break.
The offense struggled against Chattanooga, there were eight penalties, three turnovers, and a lackluster effort overall coming off Mizzou and with the SEC kicking in full force starting now.
But South Carolina isn’t there quite yet.
Again, I like this team – watch out with Troy, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt three winnable games coming up next – but Kentucky will play a much tighter, more focused game this week.
All your asking for is a six-point win against a team that struggled to get by East Carolina and might have a hard time getting to 20.