Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Oklahoma · Conference game
Closing spread
OU -7
✓ UK W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
UK 19–26 OU
✗ OU (69%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOU -6.5
CloseOU -7
Total41.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOU -6.5
0.5 → OU
CloseOU -7
0.5 pts toward Oklahoma
Total
Open41.5
▲ 3
Close44.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened OU -6.5 · closed OU -7 · moved 0.5 toward OUmodel OU -7.5
model OU -7.5
Opened 41.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 3 upmodel 44.5 matches the line
model 44.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6–8 since 2023: won 72%, covered 56% (220 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOU -6.5
CloseOU -7
Total41.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Prices
DraftKings · prices at kickoff
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | |||||
| DraftKingsDK | +7-110 | -7-110 | 44.5-108 | 44.5-112 | +220 | -270 |
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
OU as a 7-point home favorite against UK, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UK won 21–13 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 44.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 9 against an average line of 6.7; 43.8 points a game (usually 52.3). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 34–31 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 41–3 | W | O39.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 34–17 | W | O48 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 7–17 | L | U48 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 37–17 | W | O48 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 16–24 | L | U47 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar season form & situation |
-7 | 37–10 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 16–10 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & spread |
-7.5 | 14–24 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 28–21 | P | O44.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Kentucky ATS trend (5-1)
Kentucky have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Kentucky 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved up 3
41.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 54% of games with totals 40.5–48.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UK+5.5 →+10.3▲ 4.8#29
OU+15.2 →+14.0▼ 1.2#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#40
Offense
◀ UK better#120
#88
Defense
OU better ▶#15
+1.2 #10
Turnovers
◀ UK better−0.8 #123
66 plays #76
Pace
◀ UK faster61 plays #119
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UK off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.7 #45 | 17.6 #28 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.32 #48 | 4.65 #21 | OU |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #45 | −0.15 #5 | OU |
| Success rate | 49% #20 | 32% #4 | Even |
| OU off | UK def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.0 #103 | 28.0 #108 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.01 #118 | 5.32 #66 | UK |
| PPA / play | −0.07 #131 | +0.06 #62 | UK |
| Success rate | 37% #126 | 45% #117 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
UK scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #81 | 12.0 #27 | 17.8 #45 | 8.2 #27 | 6.0 #96 | 14.2 #56 | |
4.2 #55 | 8.0 #76 | 12.2 #70 | 0.6 #1 | 4.8 #40 | 5.4 #6 |
OU scoring against the UK defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #99 | 4.0 #132 | 8.2 #126 | 8.0 #30 | 6.8 #74 | 14.8 #48 | |
5.2 #81 | 9.0 #100 | 14.2 #97 | 4.5 #65 | 7.0 #88 | 11.5 #75 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 4 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UK7d
OU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 133fast
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