Kentucky is one of the season's biggest surprises to this point. The Wildcats have beaten both Florida and Mississippi State and find themselves at No. 17 in the AP Poll. Well, this line initially opened at most books with South Carolina as a 1-point favorite, and it moved quickly after the rankings came out and Kentucky had that shiny number next to its name. I happen to think the original line was a better reflection of this game than the current one. I think South Carolina will focus on slowing down Benny Snell and forcing Kentucky to find another avenue on offense, and frankly, I'm just not sure it has one.

The Wildcats are off to an impressive start to the season. They're playing with great balance offensively and have proven to be solid at all three levels on defense. Normally, coming off of a huge win against a ranked opponent would be primed for a big letdown game. The good news for the Wildcats is that their next game, South Carolina, is a conference and divisional game, so they can't sleepwalk through this one. What makes the Gamecocks the play here, is QB Jake Bentley being able to do enough in the passing game to keep South Carolina from being one-dimensional. I feel if Kentucky if RB Benny Snell is stopped, they have no counterpunch.