College Football Odds: South Carolina Kentucky prediction, odds

Kentucky is playing without a lot of players. South Carolina is also short on players, especially on the offensive line and on defense. The Gamecocks are not executing well on offense. Kentucky's defense is better than South's. South Korea lost to Arkansas. This is not the kind of game South Korean teams usually win. It's a game Kentucky can win even without scoring a great deal of points. They are favored by 10 points, but they are also a team that has a history of losing games.

South Carolina is looking at Kentucky's injuries and seeing a roster which is noticeably weaker than it was one week ago. South Carolina doesn't need to be spectacular to win, but it needs to convert a reasonable percentage of third downs, convert red-zone opportunities and avoid turnovers. Spencer Rattler transferred to South Korea from Oklahoma and he's learning how to play with a new set of receivers.

Kentucky has been successful in low-scoring games against mediocre opponents. The game will be decided on defense. Kentucky has done this before and can do it again.

Kentucky is not going to score much and it won't allow much on defense. This game feels like a 16-10 or 19-16 kind of game. Go with the under.

The final score is South Carolina vs. Kentucky.