Florida football's Week 11 matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington is right around the corner, and ahead of the Gators' SEC road game, BetMGM's latest betting lines have seen a couple of minor changes.
Florida enters the matchup unranked in both major polls with a 5-4 overall record and a 3-4 mark in conference play after its 23-7 loss to Oklahoma at home on Saturday. Kentucky, on the other hand, is 7-2 (5-2 SEC) and ranked 13th in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 heading into the 11th week of the college football slate, but is also coming off a defeat of their own — a 34-6 beatdown by Tennessee in Knoxville this past weekend.
The Gators hold a commanding lead in the all-time series, with a 55-22 record against the Wildcats dating
back to 1917, plus a 22-13 mark in Lexington. However, UK won the battle at Kroger Field last year, 38-7, and has prevailed in four of the last five meetings with UF.
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Florida vs. Kentucky odds, money line, over/under
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Tuesday, Nov. 10
- Moneyline: +140 / -175
- Spread: Kentucky by 3.5
- Over/under: 53.5
Florida vs. Kentucky predictions, picks for college football
The Gators are averaging just under 13 points in their four losses this season, with a 27-point effort against Texas sandwiched in the middle across the last five games. Just when the defense appeared to be figuring some things out, the offense has mysteriously gone AWOL.
Perhaps part of the reason is the absence of Vernell Brown III, who has been out of action since his injury during the Ole Miss game, and also the futility of the running game, which had been among the most formidable in the country over the first four games of the season before evaporating before our eyes.
Kentucky's defense has been decent this season, but nowhere near elite, ranking 44th overall in the SP+ ratings and 71st according to Pro Football Focus — which also ranks the run defense at 95th — so Florida's offense could potentially figure things out. Hope springs eternal, so we are counting on a change of fortune in Week 11 and an upset victory for the Orange and Blue.
PREDICTION: Florida 24, Kentucky 20
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