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Kentucky Wildcats

#16 FBS · 7-1
G&W Power Rating+12.43#16 of 138
Record7-1
Exp W%59.6%what the scoring says
Luck+27.9%winning more than the scoring says
Close W-L3-0games decided by 8 or less

Through games of Oct 27

Team stats

Scoring
For/G31.139th of 138
Agst/G26.473rd of 138
Diff/G+4.7150th of 138
Adj. Margin+18.6615th of 138
SOS+14.48
Efficiency
Off EPA/play (raw)0.06664th of 138
Def EPA/play (raw)0.00850th of 138
Net EPA/play (raw)+0.05844th of 138
Off SR50.1%29th of 138
Def SR47.6%80th of 138

League ranks among 138 FBS teams. Green = top third, red = bottom third. Same numbers as the NCAAF power rankings table (2026).

Schedule and results

6-1 ATS · O/U 5-2
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Result vs the close: against the consensus closing spread (covered / missed) and the closing total (O = over, U = under). Against-the-spread and over/under records exclude the postseason and count the 7 of 8 games with a closing line on file. Preview and Recap open the game page.

Team leaders

Passing leader · QB
Kenny Minchey
160/232, 1755 YDS, 14 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leader · RB
CJ Baxter
88 CAR, 487 YDS, 8 TD
Receiving leader · WR
Kenny Darby
38 REC, 507 YDS, 3 TD

Season to date, all games.

Kentucky Wildcats players on G&W

Against the market

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6-1 against the close · +45.5 pts

Against the close6-1avg cover margin +6.5
Beat the close by+45.5 ptsover 7 games
Against the bet-time line6-1+47.5 pts in total
Totals vs the close5-2avg +7.8 pts vs the total
Sep 12: −19.5Sep 19: +26.5Sep 26: +3.5Oct 3: +3.5Oct 10: +10.5Oct 17: +14.5Oct 24: +6.5+47.5 pts−19.5Sep 12Oct 24
Each game vs the closeRunning total vs the closeRunning total vs the bet-time line

Last 4 games: +8.8 pts a game vs the close.

Home 4Road 3
3-1Against the close3-0
+0.2Avg cover margin+14.8
3-1Over/under2-1
+11.0Total vs the close+3.5
Favorite 2Underdog 5
2-0Against the close4-1
+5.0Avg cover margin+7.1
1-1Over/under4-1
+5.5Total vs the close+8.7
G&W vs the market for the Kentucky Wildcats, game by game, is part of Official Plays.See plans ›

Cover margin: the team's final margin plus its closing spread. Positive means they beat the number by that many points. The bet-time line is the consensus line on the morning of the bet window (Tuesday for football, game day for most other sports). The close is the consensus line just before the start. Every game uses only lines captured before it began. Regular season only.

Our record on this team

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No graded official plays involving the Kentucky Wildcats yet.

About these numbers

G&W Power Rating: how many points (goals, runs) better than an average team on a neutral field. The rank and every stat match the NCAAF power rankings table.

Exp W% is the win percentage the Kentucky Wildcats scoring margin says they should have. Luck is actual win % minus Exp W%: positive means winning more than the scoring says, which tends to even out. Close W-L is the record in one-score games.

Closing line. The consensus spread, total and moneyline just before the game started. Each game page shows the full market for that game.