Kentucky Wildcats vs Florida Gators Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/10/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022

Venue:  Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Kentucky +6, Florida -6; Over/Under:  51.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Kentucky +5.5, Florida -5.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Kentucky +5.5, Florida -5.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

 

Kentucky Wildcats:  1-0 (4th place, SEC East)

Florida Gators:  1-0 (2nd place, SEC East)

 

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Kentucky Wildcats:  won their last game at home against the Miami-OH RedHawks 37-13.

Florida Gators:  won their last game at home against the Utah Utes 29-26.

 

Kentucky is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They won against the Miami-OH RedHawks in their last game at home 37-13. Will Levis started that game at QB and he completed 21/32 passes for 303 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Kavosiey Smoke led the team in rushing with 32 yards on 7 rushing attempts. Tayvion Robinson led the team in receiving with 136 yards on 6 receptions. Andru Phillips led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. J.J. Weaver, Alex Afari Jr., and Jacquez Jones all led the defense in sacks with 1 each while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Florida is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd home game of the season as they are 1-0 in their home games this year. They won against the Utah Utes in their last game at home 29-26. Anthony Richardson started that game at QB and he completed 17/24 passes for 168 yards. Anthony Richardson led the team in rushing with 106 yards and 2 touchdowns on 11 rushing attempts. Ricky Pearsall led the team in receiving with 67 yards on 4 receptions. Trey Dean III led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles. Amari Burney came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

The current betting odds have Kentucky listed as a 6 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Florida had a very big win in their last game over last year's PAC-12 champions Utah, but they barely won that game by 3 points in a game that went back and forth all night and a few bad calls even helped Florida out as they could have easily lost that game. Kentucky looked really good in their first game, they didn't play a very strong team but they still put up a lot of points on offense and their defense was very good as well. Florida is still in their first season with their new head coach so it will take a few games for them to really get rolling. Kentucky also has a very good defense that will be able to shut down Florida's run game and they will not be able to move the ball as efficiently in this game. Kentucky will come to play in this conference game as they are looking to go to a conference title game in this tough SEC East division so losing a game here will not be good for them and they will bring their best effort to keep this a close game the entire time. The best way to place a bet here is on Kentucky to cover the spread in this game.

 

Kentucky Florida Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 10, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Florida 23 Kentucky 20.

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Kentucky Wildcats: 32-22 ATS off a home win by 17 points or more. 20-8 UNDER as a road underdog of 7 points or less. 23-13 UNDER in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 56.

Florida Gators: 10-16 ATS in all games. 6-14 ATS as a favorite. 6-0 UNDER off an extremely close home win by 3 points or less.

 

 

Kentucky Wildcats:  J. Wright (LB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. R. Lewis (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. C. Rodriguez Jr. (RB) Out indefinitely - Suspension.

Florida Gators:  A. Boardingham (TE) Out Sat - Upper Body. D. Conner (OL) Ques Sat - Thumb. J. Hill (CB) Ques Sat - Knee. J. Miller III (QB) Out indefinitely - Thumb.

 

 

“What we’re looking for is getting our best five on the field. We feel like we’ve got to experiment with this and look at it. We’ve done it before. It’s not something that’s unusual to him.” - Mark Stoops on his offensive line coming into this game.

 

 

“We need to express our gratitude to our fans for showing up and creating a special environment. To have the largest opening day crowd in the history of the school is pretty remarkable. To think about what we kind of set out in the very beginning to create here, for them to do their part, we talk about a team effort, they were a significant factor in the game and create issues for the opponent. We’re hopeful we can keep that positive energy and moment and the impact that they can have on the game, I think we have just a handful of tickets left for Kentucky." - Billy Napier on the atmosphere coming into this game.

 

 

 

WR Key, Dane 

WR Brown, Barion

WR Robinson, Tayvion 

TE Bates, Brenden

TE/FB Dingle, Jordan

QB Levis, Will

RB Smoke, Kavosiey 

 

WR Henderson, Xzavier

WR Pearsall, Ricky 

WR Shorter, Justin 

TE Zanders, Dante 

QB Richardson, Anthony 

RB Wright, Nay'Quan 

 

 

Passing: W. Levis (303)

Rushing: K. Smoke (32)

Receiving: T. Robinson (136)

Touchdowns: D. Key (1)

 

Passing: A. Richardson (168)

Rushing: A. Richardson (106)

Receiving: R. Pearsall (67)

Touchdowns: A. Richardson (3) 

 

Coaches:

Kentucky Wildcats: Mark Stoops (10th season)

Florida Gators: Billy Napier (1st season)