Week 2 • September 06, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
South Carolina State @ South Carolina
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -20.2
10 FINAL 38
1-0
SEC
Power Rank: 8.9

South Carolina defeated South Carolina State 38–10 in a dominant performance.

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General Information

Week: Week 2
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity: 77,559
Elevation: 243 ft
HFA Rating: 2.8
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line South Carolina +29.1
Prediction Markets South Carolina 99% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

29.6°F

Wind Chill: 22.9°F
Wind: 6.5 mph WSW
Gusts: 13.6 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 86%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

South Carolina State (Away)

This Week: 34.2 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 820.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 7

South Carolina (Home)

This Week: 0.1 miles
Last Week: 390.0 miles
Season Total: 389.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 6

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
South Carolina State -20.2
South Carolina 8.9
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 34 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest South Carolina State +1
HFA: Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity 77,559
Elevation 243 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 29.6°F
Wind Speed 6.5 mph
Your Line South Carolina +29.1
Implied Value

What are the key factors for South Carolina State vs South Carolina?

South Carolina State: Key Factors

South Carolina: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

South Carolina State travels 34 miles to this game, a short road trip.

South Carolina won by 28 in a dominant performance.

Does weather affect this game at Williams-Brice Stadium?

At 29.6°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do South Carolina State and South Carolina compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour South Carolina (8.9) over South Carolina State (-20.2) by 29.1 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. South Carolina brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.8). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

South Carolina won this game.