Counting down to kickoff Thursday night, SDS will take a look at each SEC team’s individual win probability this season, ranking schedules on a game-by-game basis. Factors including where the game is played, the opening line and potential ranked matchups are taken into account.

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS’ 2014 WIN PROBABILITY

  • South Alabama, 100 percent
  • Furman, 100 percent
  • East Carolina, 85 percent
  • Tennessee, 80 percent
  • at Kentucky, 80 percent
  • Texas A&M, 75 percent
  • Mizzou, 75 percent
  • at Vanderbilt, 75 percent
  • at Clemson, 60 percent
  • Georgia, 55 percent
  • at Florida, 50 percent
  • at Auburn, 35 percent

Favorable matchups (75 percent or better) — 8; Swing games (60 percent or lower) — 4

Takeaway: There’s two late-season road trips that will decide the Gamecocks’ SEC and possibly College Football Playoff fate this fall, but it all starts with a Week 3 home win over Georgia.