Florida vs. Kentucky - College Football - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Florida Gators (0-0) will meet a fellow SEC opponent, the Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) in a matchup on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Gators are listed as favorites in this one, with the spread sitting at 4.5 points. The over/under for the contest is 51.5 points.

Florida vs. Kentucky Predictions

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Florida vs. Kentucky Betting Trends

Florida was 3-10-0 against the spread last season.
The Gators won twice ATS (2-8) as a 4.5-point favorite or more last year.
There were four Florida games (out of 13) that hit the over last year.
Florida won 44.4% of the games last season when it was favored on the moneyline (4-5).
Florida had a record of 1-4 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -196 or shorter (37.5%).
Against the spread, Kentucky was 8-4-1 last season.
Kentucky did not lose ATS (2-0) as underdogs of 4.5 points or greater last year.
In 13 Kentucky games last season, seven of them hit the over.
Kentucky won two of the five games it played as underdogs last season.
Kentucky had a record of 1-1 in games where bookmakers had them as underdogs of at least +157 on the moneyline.

Florida vs. Kentucky: Over/Under Trends

Florida’s games had more than 51.5 points scored on occasions last season.
Kentucky games had over 51.5 points times last season.
The Gators and Wildcats combined to average 63 points per contest last season, which is 11.5 more than the total for this game.
These teams surrendered a combined 48.5 points per game a season ago, 3.0 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
The point total average for Gators games last season was 59.0, 7.5 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
The average total points scored in Wildcats games last year (51.5) is 0.7 points higher than the total for this matchup.

Florida Players to Watch

Last season Emory Jones recorded 2,720 passing yards — 64.6% completion percentage (223-of-345) — with 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions (209.2 yards per game). His rushing performance consisted of 143 carries for 762 yards, four touchdowns, and 58.6 rushing yards per game.
Dameon Pierce collected 574 rushing yards on 100 carries (44.2 yards per game) and 13 touchdowns last season. Pierce also put his name on the receiving stat lines with 19 catches for 216 yards (16.6 per game) and three touchdowns.
In the previous season, Justin Shorter collected 41 receptions for 550 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 42.3 yards per game.
Kemore Gamble produced last year by grabbing 31 passes for 414 yards and four touchdowns. He collected 31.8 receiving yards per game.
Xzavier Henderson grabbed 26 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 21.3 yards per game last year.

Kentucky Players to Watch

Will Levis completed 66% of his passes to throw for 2,826 yards and 24 touchdowns last season. Levis also helped with his legs, accumulating nine touchdowns on 28.9 yards per game.
Christopher Rodriguez Jr. racked up 10 rushing touchdowns on 106.0 yards per game last season.
Kavosiey Smoke ran for four rushing touchdowns on 406 yards a year ago.
Wan’Dale Robinson averaged 102.6 yards on eight receptions per game and racked up seven receiving touchdowns in 2021.
Josh Ali grabbed three touchdowns and had 601 receiving yards (46.2 ypg) in 2021.
Izayah Cummings averaged 15.0 receiving yards per game a season ago.