ESPN's Fotball Power Index makes prediction for Tennessee Vols' margin of victory against South Carolina Gamecocks
The Tennessee Vols are set to travel to Columbia on Saturday to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks. Nearly everyone — outside of perhaps some diehard South Carolina fans — thinks the Vols are going to leave Williams-Brice Stadium with a win on Saturday night. Tennessee obviously has to take care of business, but all […]
The Tennessee Vols are set to travel to Columbia on Saturday to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Nearly everyone — outside of perhaps some diehard South Carolina fans — thinks the Vols are going to leave Williams-Brice Stadium with a win on Saturday night.
Tennessee obviously has to take care of business, but all signs are pointing to a big win for the Volunteers.
But how big will the win be? Will UT cover the 22-point spread?
According to ESPN's Football Power Index, which uses 20,000 simulations to predict the outcomes of games, the Vols will win by multiple scores, but they won't win by 22.
The Football Power Index has Tennessee beating South Carolina by 18.1 points.
You have probably already seen Hyatt coming up big a few times this season. But let's continue to appreciate what he's doing. In his past five games, the junior slot man has 31 catches for 728 yards and 10 touchdowns. If those were his season totals, he would rank 50th nationally in yards and fifth in touchdowns. South Carolina's pass defense is just about the best thing the Gamecocks have going for them, but they haven't seen anything like Hyatt.
Tennessee's championship hopes depend on this game. If the Vols lose, they can kiss the playoff goodbye. So they should have plenty of motivation to get what would be just Tennessee's third win in Columbia since the end of the Phillip Fulmer era.
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