Vanderbilt and South Carolina kick off at 6:45 Central in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday night in a game shown on the SEC Network. Southeastern 16’s Chris Lee and Brian Edwards make picks. Topics include:

Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia has been the SEC’s best quarterback, statistically-speaking, so far. The Commodores' offensive and defensive lines manhandled Virginia Tech in the second half last week, when Vandy scored the game’s final 34 points in a 44-20 drubbing of the Hokies. South Carolina faced the same Virginia Tech team the week before and also won. The Gamecocks got a punt return touchdown in that one from Vicari Swain and then two more from Swain (one off a blocked punt) in last weekend’s win over South Carolina State in a game that started late due to weather-related issues. Vanderbilt and SEC defensive player of the week Nick Rinaldi mounted a good pass rush last week, and the Gamecocks have struggled with pass protection. The Commodores lead the SEC in total defense, while the Gamecocks are last in total offense. However, South Carolina still has tons of talent; an offense led by La’Norris Sellers and Nyck Harbor seems due to play better while a running-back tandem of Oscar Adaway and Rashul Faison is a good one. The Gamecocks have dominated the series, winning 28-7 last season for their 16th-straight win over Vanderbilt.

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