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Kentucky at South Carolina — 2025

Week 5 · 2025-09-27T23:45:00.000Z

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Conference game · South Carolina entered as the listed favorite

Kentucky

Strength Rank #79 · Team Strength 42/100 · Below Average

Strength Rank#79
Team Strength42/100
Schedule Strength4

Pregame advanced profile

Offensive Efficiency45
Defensive Efficiency43
Rushing Success89
Passing Success1
Explosiveness25
Havoc11
Finishing Drives54

2-1 through 3 prior games · 31.7 PPG · 23.0 allowed

South Carolina

Strength Rank #31 · Team Strength 78/100 · Strong

Strength Rank#31
Team Strength78/100
Schedule Strength93

Pregame advanced profile

Offensive Efficiency33
Defensive Efficiency64
Rushing Success6
Passing Success19
Explosiveness92
Havoc15
Finishing Drives13

2-2 through 4 prior games · 22.2 PPG · 20.2 allowed

Pregame market

Spread: -5.5 · O/U: 46.5 · South Carolina ML: -218.0 · Kentucky ML: 180.0

FINAL RESULT

Kentucky 13, South Carolina 35

ATS: home_cover · Total result: over

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