Predictions Focus on Why South Carolina Is Favored Against Tennessee

Predictions for Tennessee's game at South Carolina are centering on a question that cuts against the Volunteers: why the Gamecocks are the favored team in this matchup. The coverage frames South Carolina, not Tennessee, as the side expected to come out ahead.

That outlook is also being described as a possible trap for the Vols. Separate prediction coverage asks whether Tennessee can avoid falling into that trap on the road against the Gamecocks.

For Tennessee, the attention on the favorite in this game sets the terms heading into the contest. The Vols will need to answer the case laid out for South Carolina and prove the predictions wrong when the teams meet.