Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Sat, Sep 5 · 11:45am CT · Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC · SEC NetworkFinal
KENT
Kent State Golden Flashes · MAC · 0-1 · Away
FPI -23.2 · rank 137 · No CFBD row
+35.5 (-118)
+4000
SC
South Carolina Gamecocks · SEC · 1-0 · Home
FPI 12.1 · rank 27 · No CFBD row
-35.5 (-102)
-50000

Market vs model

Spread
SC -35.5
SC -35.5 (-102)
KENT +35.5 (-118)
Model
SC -37.8
Edge
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
SC
SC -50000 · KENT +4000
Total 52.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket
ML win

Number from DraftKings, via ESPN.

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • SC rating 12.1, KENT rating -23.2.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to SC.
  • Predicted margin is SC by 37.8.
  • There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
  • Model home 37.8. No market line yet. (Rating gap 35.3; home field +2.5).
  • Moneyline ticket is SC, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

KENT

FPI -23.2 · rank 137 · No CFBD row

ESPN did not send a recent-form list.

SC

FPI 12.1 · rank 27 · No CFBD row

ESPN did not send a recent-form list.

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Model home 37.8. No market line yet. (Rating gap 35.3; home field +2.5).

Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.