Vanderbilt Commodores vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/12/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Location: Kroger Field in Lexington, KY

TV: SECN

Odds/Point Spread: Wildcats (-17)

Total/Over-Under: 52

The Kentucky Wildcats (6-3) will play the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-6) at Kroger Field on Saturday. Vanderbilt is 17-point underdogs. The over/under comes in at 52.

The Vanderbilt Commodores head into this game 3-6 for this season. In their last contest, the Commodores played the South Carolina Gamecocks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 38-27. AJ Swann went 10/18 with 127 yds through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 140.4 and finished the contest with 1 interception. Re'Mahn Davis was the rushing leader for the Commodores with 20 attempts for 167 yards (8.4 yards per carry). When all was said and done, they tallied 74 plays which gave them 454 yds. The Vanderbilt Commodores rushed the ball a total of 41 times and amassed 226 yards, which had them averaging 5.5 yards per carry. When it came to stopping the run, the Commodores conceded 208 yds on 35 attempts, which is an average of 5.9 yds per run allowed. Vanderbilt surrendered 20 completions on 28 tries for 284 yards, and a completion rate of 71.4%.

The Commodores have tallied 3,182 total yards for the season. In terms of notching touchdowns, Vanderbilt has compiled 18 touchdowns via the pass and 11 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the football over 15 different times. Vanderbilt has a total of 157 first downs as a team, and they have been called for 46 infractions for 387 yards. As a team they hold an average of 148.1 yards on the ground which is 68th in D-1. When it comes to scoring, the Vanderbilt Commodores are sitting at 26.7 points per game.

The Commodores sit in 125th in college football when it comes to team defense, allowing 36.8 PPG. They are giving up an average of 4.6 yards per rush and 158.9 yards on the ground per game for the season. During the season, they have given up 1,430 running yards through 9 games. In terms of yards through the air, the Commodores are giving up 2,826 yds which ranks them 129th in the country. They have yielded 314.0 yards per contest via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 67.1%. In total, they have relinquished 472.9 yards per game which has them ranked 125th in the country. They have relinquished 25 touchdowns via the pass and 17 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Wildcats come into this game with a record of 6-3 this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Wildcats got the victory with a final of 21-17 against the Missouri Tigers. Christopher Rodriguez Jr. carried the football 29 times for 112 yards, finishing the contest with 3.9 yds per carry for Kentucky. Will Levis (3 TDs) ended the contest with 170 yds on 13/19 passing while his quarterback rating was 195.7. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 8.9. Kentucky allowed 34 attempts on the ground for 89 yards (2.6 yards per carry). The Wildcats secondary conceded a completion rate of 66.7%, relinquishing 143 yards on 18 out of 27 passing. The Wildcats finished the contest with a total of 252 yds while they ran 60 plays (4.2 yds per play). Kentucky rushed the ball for 2.0 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 82 yds on 41 carries.

The Kentucky Wildcats are averaging 341.4 yards per contest, which has them ranked 103rd in Division 1. The Kentucky offense has accrued 361 yds of penalties on 55 infractions, which is good for 75th in the nation in terms of making mistakes. For the year thus far, the Wildcats have earned 2,090 yards through the air in addition to an average of 232.2 passing yards per game, ranking them 70th in the country. Regarding their ability to score points, the Wildcats are 97th in the country with an average of 23.6 points per game.

Kentucky has conceded a total of 1,086 yards rushing (120.7 yards per contest) in addition to 12 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the campaign. They have yielded 7 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 181.8 yards per game, which has them ranked 19th in Division 1. The Wildcats defense has participated in 536 plays, ranking them 11th in the country. The Wildcats are conceding 19.6 points per contest, ranking them 21st in the nation. In total, they have relinquished 176 points.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Commodores +17

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