Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Kentucky · Conference game
Closing spread
UK -1
✓ UK W
Total
44
▲ Over · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
FLA 24–25 UK
✓ UK (53%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUK -1
Total44
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseUK -1
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close44
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUK -1
Total44
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
UK as a 1-point home favorite against FLA, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: UK won 33–14; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 47 points went over 44, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7 against an average line of 2.5; 45.6 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-1 | 45–20 | W | O45 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 24–31 | L | O45 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 24–9 | W | U42.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4 | 42–24 | W | O45 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 13–20 | L | U46 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 27–21 | W | U49.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 23–20 | W | O41 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total |
-2.25 | 14–19 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 17–6 | W | U47.75 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 34–23 | W | O48.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Kentucky ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Florida ATS struggles (1-3)
Florida have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Kentucky ATS trend (3-1)
Kentucky have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Kentucky 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 36 earlier overs in games with totals 40–48, 25% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-1 75% | 1-3 25% | 1-2 33% | |
| 4-0 100% | 3-1 75% | 2-2 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
FLA 54–22 UK
FLA leads · 76 games since 1917 · UK has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FLA−1.7 →+9.0▲ 10.7#24
UK+6.1 →+6.6▲ 0.5#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#51
Offense
Even#41
#21
Defense
Even#19
−0.8 #108
Turnovers
UK better ▶+0.5 #40
66 plays #74
Pace
◀ FLA faster55 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FLA off | UK def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.8 #78 | 15.5 #21 | UK |
| Yards / play | 6.23 #44 | 4.39 #17 | UK |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #56 | −0.11 #7 | UK |
| Success rate | 48% #27 | 36% #32 | Even |
| UK off | FLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.0 #23 | 13.5 #17 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.20 #16 | 4.64 #29 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #42 | −0.02 #34 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #83 | 28% #2 | FLA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
FLA scoring against the UK defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #38 | 9.8 #54 | 17.8 #49 | 4.8 #97 | 5.3 #90 | 10.0 #101 | |
3.5 #46 | 2.5 #6 | 6.0 #16 | 4.0 #46 | 5.5 #57 | 9.5 #47 |
UK scoring against the FLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #39 | 9.3 #58 | 17.0 #56 | 10.5 #15 | 10.5 #13 | 21.0 #7 | |
3.5 #46 | 4.3 #32 | 7.8 #34 | 2.5 #20 | 3.3 #16 | 5.8 #11 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 4 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FLA7d
UK7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 121 plays
slowavg 134fast
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