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Week 8 •
Williams-Brice Stadium

Tennessee @ South Carolina

4-1 SEC Power rating: 17.8
2-3 SEC Power rating: 7.5

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Is there value in the Tennessee vs South Carolina line?

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TENN -7.2
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Tennessee (power rating: 17.8) carries a 10.3-point advantage over South Carolina (7.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. South Carolina's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4) narrows that gap at Williams-Brice Stadium. Beyond home field, the model also charges South Carolina's bye week. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Tennessee vs South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium?

The latest reading for Williams-Brice Stadium shows Cloudy, 73°F with winds of 5 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Tennessee and South Carolina compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Tennessee (17.8) over South Carolina (7.5) by 10.3 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, South Carolina faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. South Carolina brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4). 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.

Where can I find more data on Tennessee and South Carolina?

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Blue Chip makes this Tennessee -7.2. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Cloudy

73°F

Rain8%
Precip0.00"
Humidity46%
Wind5 mph W
Gusts11 mph
Wind map for Tennessee at South Carolina: aerial view of Williams-Brice Stadium, wind from the W at 5.1 mph, gusting to 11.3 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 8
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EDT
Venue
Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity
77,559
Elevation
243 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

TennesseeAway South CarolinaHome
This week214 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameBye week
Season total1,668 miles1,376 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest7 days14 days

Tennessee travels 214 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.

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