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Week 4 · 2026 season

South Carolina @ AP rank 8Alabama

SOUTH CAROLINA +12.5 · EDGE loss; OVER 46.5 · EDGE win. The full grades are below.

The verdict

SAT, SEP 26 · FINAL · BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM
South Carolina2-124%
Alabama3-076%
SCNATL RANKALA
28th
Model Overall
21st
65th
Model Offense
44th
17th
Model Defense
15th
-3.7
Pace
-3.7
69%
Returning PPA
26%

Color marks the better value in each row.

Open total46.5
Model total52.0
SOUTH CAROLINA +12.5 · EDGE LOSSOVER 46.5 · EDGE WIN

Market cadence

Line movement

Latest: South Carolina +12.5 · EDGE

+11+12+13Open11:02 AMTue11:02 AMWed11:02 AMThu11:02 AMFri11:02 AMSat11:04 AM
  • Edge
  • Lean
  • No signal

Sat, Sep 26, 11:04:31 AM ET

South Carolina line
+12.5
Producer tier
EDGE
  • Fri, Sep 18, 11:02:12 AM ET; South Carolina line +11.5; producer tier No signal
  • Tue, Sep 22, 11:02:45 AM ET; South Carolina line +12.5; producer tier EDGE
  • Wed, Sep 23, 11:02:22 AM ET; South Carolina line +12.5; producer tier EDGE
  • Thu, Sep 24, 11:02:22 AM ET; South Carolina line +12.5; producer tier EDGE
  • Fri, Sep 25, 11:02:48 AM ET; South Carolina line +12.5; producer tier EDGE
  • Sat, Sep 26, 11:04:31 AM ET; South Carolina line +12.5; producer tier EDGE

RATINGS AS OF: SC wk 4 · ALA wk 4

Model margin
Alabama by 8.26
Opening line
South Carolina +11.5
Latest line
South Carolina +12.5
Close total
53.5

Graded model opinions

Every published Lean and Edge grades against its locked selected line. ATS and total results remain independent.

SC18
FINALBryant-Denny Stadium
ALA49
  • WinAlabamaWIN HIT
  • ATSSOUTH CAROLINA +12.5 · EDGEEDGE MISS
  • TotalOVER 46.5 · EDGEEDGE HIT
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

Leans and Edges use the exact lines published before kickoff. Every published pick is graded.

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