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Kent State

MAC · 1-1 · power -1.3 · #190
Our numberSC -21.1 no book has priced this game

South Carolina

SEC · 2-0 · power +18.0 · #45
Final KENT 0 · SC 57 ML W Spread L our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineSC to win logged ours 88%

Our number: SC by 22.3 — SC to win.

KENT team totalKENT over 7.5 logged ours 18.2

Our number: KENT 15.6, from our margin and total split into two scores.

SC team totalSC under 44.5 logged ours 39.2

Our number: SC 37.9, from our margin and total split into two scores.

Projected score 18–39 KENT – SC
2026-09-05 · 12:45 PM Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC Early season

The books 5 account books · tap any price — the ticket builds at that book

Book KENT spreadSC spread OverUnder KENT winSC win KENT TT overKENT TT under SC TT overSC TT under
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Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured in-game spread KENT 96% bets · 79% money total Under 72% bets · 57% money
Series South Carolina lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 1995
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge South Carolina Gamecocks 249 ranks
Kent State Golden Flashes #255 rush offense South Carolina Gamecocks #6 run defense
Pass game even 27 ranks apart
Kent State Golden Flashes #143 pass offense South Carolina Gamecocks #116 pass defense
Run game edge South Carolina Gamecocks 57 ranks
South Carolina Gamecocks #140 rush offense Kent State Golden Flashes #197 run defense
Pass game even 14 ranks apart
South Carolina Gamecocks #130 pass offense Kent State Golden Flashes #144 pass defense
Kent State Golden Flashes Balanced · 57% run Ball-control South Carolina Gamecocks Balanced · 51% run Ball-control
Mark Carney · 5-7 Shane Beamer · 33-30 · defense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Kent State Golden Flashes
DL Jaihien Roy 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #51 DL
LB Rocco Nicholl 13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #145 LB
LB Hayden Dawahare 10 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #234 LB
QB Dru DeShields 311 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT #102 QB
South Carolina Gamecocks
RB Matt Fuller 199 rush yds · 2 TD · 1 rec #93 RB
DL Anthony Addison 3 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #233 DL
WR Donovan Murph 4 rec · 92 yds · 2 TD #164 WR
DL Tomiwa Durojaiye 7 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL #288 DL

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Kent State Golden FlashesMAC -1.3 +3.2 -4.6 #190
South Carolina GamecocksSEC +18.0 +6.4 +11.7 #45

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Kent State offense vs South Carolina defense-8.4 pts
South Carolina offense vs Kent State defense+10.9 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 495 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.