Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Sat, Oct 3 · 3:15pm CT · Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC · SEC Network3:15pm CT
UK
Kentucky Wildcats · SEC · 2-1 · Away
FPI 8.5 · rank 36 · No CFBD row
+7 (-110)
+220
SC
South Carolina Gamecocks · SEC · 2-1 · Home
FPI 12.1 · rank 27 · No CFBD row
-7 (-110)
-270

Market vs model

Spread
SC -7
SC -7 (-110)
UK +7 (-110)
Model
SC -6.1
Edge 0.9 pts UK
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
SC
SC -270 · UK +220
Total 49.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

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, UK rating 8.5.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to SC.
  • Predicted margin is SC by 6.1.
  • Edge is 0.9 points toward UK.
  • Edge 0.9 pts — inside the 1.5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap 3.6; 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

UK

FPI 8.5 · rank 36 · No CFBD row

  1. W@ TA&M 31-21 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Lvs ALA 45-17 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. Wvs YSU 45-13 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. L@ LOU 41-0 · Sat, Nov 29
  5. L@ VAN 45-17 · Sat, Nov 22

SC

FPI 12.1 · rank 27 · No CFBD row

  1. Lvs MSST 41-34 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs TOW 45-9 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. Wvs KENT 57-0 · Sat, Sep 5
  4. Lvs CLEM 28-14 · Sat, Nov 29
  5. Wvs CCU 51-7 · Sat, Nov 22

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.

Edge 0.9 pts — inside the 1.5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap 3.6; home field +2.5).

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