The USC-Kentucky football point spread shrinking. WHY?
Oct. 06, 2023
The point spread for this weekend’s South Carolina-Kentucky football game saw some serious movement last night amid a rumored injury to the Wildcats’ starting quarterback. No. 13 Kentucky was a consensus 10.5-point betting favorite against USC as of Wednesday, but that line has dropped down to six points with Kentucky quarterback Will Levis questionable for the contest, according to multiple media outlets.
Levis will be a game-time decision against South Carolina with an injury that “isn’t long-term serious but could leave him out,” according to Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio. Levis, a top 2023 NFL Draft prospect, tweaked a “foot/ankle” in last week’s loss to No. 9 Ole Miss and has been spotted in a walking boot this week, per Kyle Tucker of The Athletic.
Kentucky would turn to redshirt freshman quarterback Kaiya Sheron if Levis can’t play. Sheron is a former three-star recruit who’s thrown zero career passes for the Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 SEC). South Carolina’s 6.5-point underdog status against Kentucky marks its lowest point spread against an SEC opponent this season. The Gamecocks were a nine-point underdog at Arkansas (lost by 14) and a 25-point underdog at home against Georgia (lost by 41).
Oct. 06, 2023
The point spread for this weekend’s South Carolina-Kentucky football game saw some serious movement last night amid a rumored injury to the Wildcats’ starting quarterback. No. 13 Kentucky was a consensus 10.5-point betting favorite against USC as of Wednesday, but that line has dropped down to six points with Kentucky quarterback Will Levis questionable for the contest, according to multiple media outlets.
Levis will be a game-time decision against South Carolina with an injury that “isn’t long-term serious but could leave him out,” according to Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio. Levis, a top 2023 NFL Draft prospect, tweaked a “foot/ankle” in last week’s loss to No. 9 Ole Miss and has been spotted in a walking boot this week, per Kyle Tucker of The Athletic.
Kentucky would turn to redshirt freshman quarterback Kaiya Sheron if Levis can’t play. Sheron is a former three-star recruit who’s thrown zero career passes for the Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 SEC). South Carolina’s 6.5-point underdog status against Kentucky marks its lowest point spread against an SEC opponent this season. The Gamecocks were a nine-point underdog at Arkansas (lost by 14) and a 25-point underdog at home against Georgia (lost by 41).