Mark Stoops and Kentucky don't fare well off a bye week, and our expert college football predictions expect the Longhorns to win Saturday's SEC battle comfortably.
Mark Stoops and Kentucky don't fare well off a bye week, and our expert college football predictions expect the Longhorns to win Saturday's SEC battle comfortably. After winning the Red River Rivalry, the Texas Longhorns hope to move back into the SEC title game conversation with a win over the lowly Kentucky Wildcats.
It’s been more than two years since the Wildcats won an SEC game at home, and a loss here could see the fanbase turn its full attention towards the basketball season.head coaching job ahead of the 2013 season, bye weeks have been a massive thorn in the side of Stoops. The Wildcats are just 4-13 against the spread in their 17 games following a bye. When you whittle that down to SEC games, Stoops and his team have covered just twice in 15 attempts. And to make matters worse, they’ve covered only once as an underdog following a bye week—a win over rivals Louisville back in 2014.are good at everything Kentucky isn’t. The Longhorns have an outstanding defense, which presents a terrible matchup for an offense ranked 124th in passing success and 95th in available yards allowed.Arch Manning won’t have to work hard to hurt them through the air. Kentucky also can’t get to the quarterback, with just two sacks in three SEC affairs. Kentucky ranks 93rd in available yards allowed, 93rd in quality drive rate allowed, and 84th in offensive quality drive rate. There are no threats on the outside in the passing game—in fact, the garbage-time touchdown against Georgia was Kentucky’s ONLY score this season by a wideout. Texas won’t let Kentucky score points, and the Longhorns will win by three scores as Stoops yet again fails to have his team ready to go despite having two weeks to prepare. Despite having played just five games, Kentucky has allowed the second-most completions of 30+ yards in the SEC. The Wildcats are also allowing nearly 10 completions of double-digit yards per contest and have given up 19 completions of 20+ yards.should both benefit. Moore’s average depth of target this season is 13.8 yards, and he’s caught at least three passes for 50+ yards in three straight games. He’s also averaging 2.31 yards per route run, primarily from the slot. Wingo’s ADOT is a ridiculous 16.3 yards, and he’s averaging 1.66 yards per route run. He’s already run 179 routes through six games, leads the Longhorns in targets and catches, and will punish the Wildcats after the catch.Kentucky managed just 13 points against South Carolina and needed a very late touchdown to reach 14 against Georgia. Texas has allowed just two touchdowns and four red zone visits in its two conference games. With the one-dimensional offense, Kentucky won’t pose much of a threat to score, much less get more than two touchdowns. Kentucky likes to play bend-but-don’t-break defense, especially in the red zone. The Wildcats have given up just one passing touchdown in three SEC games. But the Wildcats can’t stop allowing rushing touchdowns inside the 20, and Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton rushed for two touchdowns in the first half of the win over Kentucky.: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links. Jason has been hooked on football since watching Real Madrid and Manchester United in the 2003 Champions League, and has been betting on the sport for nearly 15 years. He has given soccer gambling and fantasy advice for nearly a decade, writing for sites including Rotowire, SB Nation, and The TwinSpires Edge.Copyright © 1995 - 2025 CS Media Limited All Rights Reserved. If you choose to make use of any information on this website including online sports betting services from any websites that may be featured on this website, we strongly recommend that you carefully check your local laws before doing so.It is your sole responsibility to understand your local laws and observe them strictly.Covers does not provide any advice or guidance as to the legality of online sports betting or other online gambling activities within your jurisdiction and you are responsible for complying with laws that are applicable to you in your relevant locality.Covers disclaims all liability associated with your use of this website and use of any information contained on it.As a condition of using this website, you agree to hold the owner of this website harmless from any claims arising from your use of any services on any third party website that may be featured by Covers.
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