South Carolinians ranked as 9th best predictors of the future: study CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Think you can predict the future? A new study by TradeHandle.com ranked South Carolina as the ninth best sports predictor in the United States. TradeHandle asked 2,500 Americans to make a series of sports-related predictions, grading each response's accuracy when the moment of truth arrived. The following questions were asked: Will the USMNT win its opening World Cup match against Paraguay on June 12th?