Kentucky Wildcats vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 11/5/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field in Columbia, MO

TV: SECN

Odds/Point Spread: Tigers (+2)

Total/Over-Under: 44

The Missouri Tigers (4-4) welcome the Kentucky Wildcats (5-3) at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field on Saturday. Missouri is 2-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 44.

The Kentucky Wildcats head into this matchup 5-3 for this season. In their last contest, the Wildcats took on the Tennessee Volunteers and took a loss by a score of 44-6. Will Levis finished 16/27 with 98 yds through the air. He had a QB rating of 67.5 and finished the contest with 3 picks. Christopher Rodriguez Jr. was the rushing leader for the Wildcats with 15 carries for 64 yards (4.3 yards per carry). The Kentucky Wildcats ran the rock 36 different times and accrued 107 yds, which is an average of 3.0 yards per attempt. When all was said and done, they had 63 plays which converted into 205 yds. Kentucky gave up 19 completions on 25 tries for 245 yards, and a completion percentage of 76.0%. When it came to stopping the run, the Wildcats conceded 177 yards on 40 attempts, which averages out to 4.4 yds per rush surrendered.

Concerning scoring, the Kentucky Wildcats are sitting at 23.9 points per contest. Offensively they're averaging 112.6 yards on the ground which is 109th in the country. The Wildcats have racked up 2,821 total yards this season. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Kentucky has earned 15 touchdowns via the pass and 7 touchdowns via the ground. Kentucky has accrued 154 1st downs offensively, and they have been hurt by 43 infractions for 277 yds. They have turned the football over 15 different times.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Wildcats are giving up 1,493 yds which ranks them 21st in Division 1. They have allowed 186.6 yards per outing through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 58.1%. Over the course of this year, they are surrendering 311.3 yards per game which ranks them 20th in Division 1. They have given up 7 touchdowns through the air and 10 touchdowns running the ball. They are allowing 4.0 yards per attempt on the ground and 124.6 rushing yards per game on the season. During this campaign, they have conceded 997 rushing yards through 8 games. The Wildcats are ranked 22nd in the nation concerning team defense, giving up 19.9 PPG.

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The Tigers come into this matchup with a record of 4-4 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 23-10 against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Cody Schrader ran the ball 22 times for 81 yards, finishing the contest with 3.7 yds per carry for Missouri. Brady Cook walked away from the contest with 224 yds on 17/26 passing while his QB rate was 137.8. He kept the ball away from the defense with no picks and his Y/A was 8.6. Missouri allowed 23 running attempts for 32 yds (1.4 yards per rush). The Tigers passing defense conceded a completion rate of 66.7%, surrendering 171 yds on 20 for 30 passing. The Tigers finished the game with a total of 367 yards and they ran 69 plays (5.3 yds per play). Missouri ended up running for 3.3 yds per carry, finishing the game with 143 yards on 43 carries.

When it comes to putting points on the board, the Tigers are sitting 98th in college football averaging 23.9 points per game. During this campaign thus far, the Tigers have compiled 1,681 passing yards together with an average of 210.1 passing yards per contest, which ranks 99th in D-1. The Missouri Tigers average 365.0 yards/game, ranking them 87th in Division 1. The Missouri offense has accrued 452 yds of penalties on 55 infractions, which has them sitting 49th in D-1 in terms of helping out the opposition.

The Tigers are giving up 21.5 PPG, which has them ranked 32nd in the country. Missouri has allowed a total of 919 rushing yards (114.9 yards per outing) and 10 touchdowns via the rush so far this year. Overall, they have surrendered 172 pts. They have given up 6 touchdowns through the air in addition to 195.3 yards/outing, which puts them in 29th in D-1. The Tigers defense has been on the field for 508 plays, which ranks 24th in the country.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Tigers +2

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