Louisville Cardinals vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/26/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: Kroger Field in Lexington, KY

TV: SECN

Odds/Point Spread: Wildcats (-3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 43

The Kentucky Wildcats (6-5) welcome the Louisville Cardinals (7-4) at Kroger Field on Saturday. Kentucky opens this contest as 3.5-point favorites. The total has been set at 43.

The Louisville Cardinals head into this game 7-4 for this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Cardinals played the NC State Wolfpack and earned the victory with a final of 25-10. Brock Domann finished 12/25 with 153 yards through the air. He had a QB rate of 99.4 and finished the game with no picks. Jawhar Jordan was the rushing leader for the Cardinals with 16 carries for 105 yds (6.6 yards per attempt). In the game, they had 64 plays which gave them a total of 345 yds. The Louisville Cardinals ended up running the ball 39 times and tallied 192 yds, which earned them an average of 4.9 yards per attempt. On the ground, the Cardinals conceded 77 yards on 31 attempts, which is an average of 2.5 yards per run allowed. Louisville gave up 18 completions on 42 tries for a total of 214 yards, and a completion percentage of 42.9%.

The Cardinals have tallied 4,552 total yards this season. In terms of notching touchdowns, Louisville has compiled 11 touchdowns through the air and 22 touchdowns via the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 17 different times. Louisville has a total of 221 1st downs as a unit, and they have been called for 80 penalties for 776 yds. As a unit they're averaging 196.1 yards rushing which has them sitting 30th in the country. When talking about putting points on the board, the Louisville Cardinals have an average of 28.5 points per game.

Concerning yards through the air, the Cardinals are conceding 2,290 yds which has them sitting in 44th in D-1. They have conceded 208.2 yards per game through the air as well as giving up a completion percentage of 58.7%. In total, they are conceding 347.2 yards per game which ranks them 37th in Division 1. They have surrendered 14 touchdowns through the air as well as 13 touchdowns on the ground. Opposing teams are running for an average of 3.8 yards per running attempt and 139.0 rushing yards per contest on the year. Over the course of this season, they have conceded 1,529 yards on the ground through 11 games. The Cardinals are ranked 20th in D-1 concerning their opponents scoring, conceding 19.6 points per game.

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The Wildcats head into this game 6-5 this year. The last time they took the gridiron, the Wildcats took a loss by a score of 16-6 when they faced the Georgia Bulldogs. Will Levis (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 206 yds on 20/31 passing while his QB rating was 124.5. He tossed 1 interception and his average yards per attempt was 6.6. Christopher Rodriguez Jr. carried the ball 17 times for 51 yds, walking away from the contest with 3.0 yards per attempt for Kentucky. The Wildcats finished the contest with 295 yards while they ran 56 plays (5.3 yds per play). Kentucky ran for 3.6 yards per carry, totaling 89 yards on 25 carries. Kentucky surrendered 46 attempts on the ground for 247 yds (5.4 yards per rush). The Wildcats passing defense conceded a completion rate of 68.4%, relinquishing 116 yds on 13 for 19 passing.

In relation to putting points on the board, the Wildcats rank 107th in the nation by scoring 21.7 points per game. During this campaign so far, the Wildcats currently have a total of 2,405 yards through the air along with an average of 218.6 throwing yards per game, putting them at 82nd in the country. The Kentucky Wildcats hold an average of 335.5 yards/contest, which is good for 107th in college football. The Kentucky offense has compiled 424 penalty yds on 62 infractions, which is good for 83rd in Division 1 in terms of making mistakes.

The Wildcats are conceding 19.6 PPG, which has them 19th in D-1. Kentucky has allowed a total of 1,597 yards on the ground (145.2 yards per contest) and 15 touchdowns via the rush for the year. In total, they have surrendered 216 total points. They have given up 8 touchdowns through the air and 176.0 yards/game, which has them ranked 12th in D-1. The Wildcats defense has taken part in 668 plays, which has them ranked 17th in the country.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Wildcats -3.5

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