Kentucky Wildcats vs Florida Gators Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Gators (-5.5)

Total/Over-Under: 51.5

The Kentucky Wildcats (1-0) are hitting the road to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Florida Gators (1-0). Florida opens this matchup as 5.5-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 51.5.

The Kentucky Wildcats come into this game with a record of 1-0 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Wildcats faced off with the Miami RedHawks and notched a win by a score of 37-13. Kavosiey Smoke led the offense in rushing for the Wildcats with 7 attempts for 32 yds (4.6 yds per attempt). Will Levis connected on 21/32 with 303 yds passing and 3 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 169.9 and finished the game with 1 pick. On the ground, the Wildcats conceded 111 yards on 32 tries, which averages out to 3.5 yds per rush allowed. Kentucky gave up 22 completions on 32 tries for a total of 179 yards, and a completion rate of 68.8%. In all, they tallied 58 plays for 353 yards. The Kentucky Wildcats ran the football 26 different times and totaled 50 yards, which had them averaging 1.9 yds per attempt.

In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Kentucky Wildcats averaged 32.3 PPG. As a team they averaged 199.8 yds on the ground, which ranked them 25th in the nation. The Wildcats racked up 5,530 total yards over the course of last year. Kentucky compiled 23 touchdowns through the air and 27 touchdowns on the ground. Kentucky earned 296 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 62 penalties for 549 yards. They turned the ball over 23 times.

The Wildcats were ranked 26th in the nation when it comes to team defense, allowing 21.7 points per game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.0 yards per attempt on the ground and 122.2 rushing yards per game last year. For the season, they gave up 1,589 rushing yards through 13 contests. Regarding yards through the air, the Wildcats allowed 2,842 yds which put them in 57th in college football. Over the course of their 13 games, they gave up 218.6 yards per contest via the pass as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 66.5%. They surrendered 340.8 yards per outing which had them ranked 25th in the country. They allowed 20 touchdowns through the air as well as 12 rushing touchdowns.

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The Gators head into this game 1-0 for this season. When they last played, the Gators walked away with a victory by a final of 29-26 when they played the Utah Utes. Anthony Richardson ended the game with 168 yds on 17/24 passing while his QB rating was 129.6. He didn't toss any interceptions and his Y/A was 7.0. Anthony Richardson carried the football 11 times for 106 yds, walking away from the contest with 9.6 yds per carry for Florida. The Gators finished with a total of 451 yards on 63 plays (7.2 yards per play). Florida rushed for 7.3 yds per carry, finishing the game with 283 yds on 39 attempts. Florida conceded 39 run attempts for 230 yards (5.9 yds per rush). The Gators passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 68.8%, surrendering 216 yards on 22 out of 32 through the air.

The Florida Gators held an average of 464.1 yards per contest, which ranked them 15th in the nation. The Florida offense had 923 yards of penalties on 105 violations, which was good for 9th in the country in terms of making mistakes. For the previous year, the Gators compiled 3,305 passing yards together with averaging 254.2 passing yards per outing, putting them at 46th in Division 1. Concerning how much they scored, the Gators ranked 49th in college football with a maintained average of 30.7 points per outing.

Florida surrendered a total of 2,131 yards on the ground (163.9 yards per game) as well as 18 touchdowns rushing over the course of last season. They conceded 18 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 203.9 yards per game, which had them sitting 25th in college football. The Gators defense took the field for 874 plays, which was good for 74th in D-1. The Gators conceded 26.8 points per contest, which had them in 74th in D-1. Last year, they relinquished 348 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Wildcats/Gators college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Wildcats +5.5

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