Tennessee vs South Carolina 10/9/21 College Football Picks and Predictions

The Tennessee Volunteers and South Carolina Gamecocks do battle in a SEC week 6 college football meeting from Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks will look to add to their 23-14 win over Troy last time out. Luke Doty’s thrown for 566 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception on 58.8% passing while ZaQuandre White leads the Gamecocks with 167 rushing yards, one of four Gamecocks with 100+ rushing yards this season. Josh Vann leads South Carolina’s receiving corps with 16 grabs for 343 yards while Jaylan Foster leads South Carolina’s defense with 39 total tackles and Kingsley Enagbare has a team-high 2.5 sacks.

The Tennessee Volunteers will be out to build on a 62-24 rout of Missouri last time out. Hendon Hooker’s thrown for 838 yards, 10 touchdowns and a pick on 68.5% passing while Tiyon Evans leads the Vols with 367 rushing yards. Jabari Small and the aforementioned Hooker each have 200+ rushing yards, while Velus Jones Jr. leads the Vols’ receivers with 16 grabs for 239 yards this season. On defense, Theo Jackson leads the Vols with 37 total tackles while Jeremy Banks has a pair of sacks for Tennessee on the year.

South Carolina is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 conference games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games as a road underdog. Tennessee is 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games while the under is 10-2 in their last 12 games following a win.

I get the case that could be made for both sides here, but ultimately, I’m going to side with the under. I just don’t envision this being a high-scoring matchup and I don’t think we’re going to have a blowout one way or another. I think this is a tight game where points will be hard to come by. Give me the under.