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Gameday picture · Week 8 · SEC

VOLS at SC

Sat, Oct 24 · TBD · Williams–Brice

Desk line: Tennessee −3.5, total 52.5. Road favorite. Sellers is the problem if the secondary leaks.

Spread

VOLS -3.5

Market desk line

Total

52.5

Win

56%

South Carolina

24

desk projection

Volunteers

28

Desk implied 2825 · TENN −170 / SC +150

Kick weather

64°F

October night, Williams–Brice · lo 46°F

25% precip

Window

TBD

Sat Oct 24 at Williams–Brice. Kick TBD.

Road Saturday in Columbia

Unit matchups

Quarterback

VOLS 7 · 7 SC

Brandon vs LaNorris Sellers. Dual-threat vs dual-threat.

Running backs

VOLS 8 · 6 SC

Bishop the closer. Identity on the road.

Receivers

VOLS 7 · 7 SC

Matthews / Staley vs Harbor. Even on tools.

Front seven

VOLS 6 · 6 SC

Sellers 282 vs MSU in September. Get him off schedule.

Secondary

VOLS 6 · 6 SC

Don't leak Harbor.

Special teams

VOLS 7 · 6 SC

Road kicks.

Players to watch

  • LaNorris Sellers QB

    Dual-threat both ways.

    SC
  • Nyck Harbor WR

    Harbor is the shot play.

    SC
  • Nyck Harbor DB

    Don't leak the shot.

    SC
  • Faizon Brandon QB

    Dual-threat both ways.

    VOLS
  • DeSean Bishop RB

    Identity on the road.

    VOLS
  • Braylon Staley WR

    Harbor is the shot play.

    VOLS

Key injuries

    Opponent injury report not cited yet.

    What the tape says

    • Sellers' first three.
    • Bishop early.
    • Harbor vs a leaky back end.

    History

    • Road SEC after Alabama week.
    • Williams–Brice nights hide nothing.

    Roster advantage · vs South Carolina

    Two-deep is a coin-flip

    Starter-vs-starter grades for Shane Beamer's South Carolina. Tap a card for stats and reasoning.

    Net grade

    +3

    2 VOLS · 6 even · 0 SC