Vanderbilt at Kentucky - 2018 Matchup Preview
Vanderbilt logo (#17)Vanderbilt Commodores at Kentucky WildcatsKentucky logo
Saturday, October 20th 2018 (7:30 PM EDT)
Kentucky -10.5 (45.0)
Kentucky 14 - Vanderbilt: 7  (SEC)

 
Commodores (6 - 7) (8 - 4 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 29 - 27 (22 - 28 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Wind: 16 MPH
UK coming off BYE
VAN is playing their 8th straight game
Our Line: -5.5  (SP+ UK -6)

Projected Score: VAN: 17 - UK: 31 (48)
UK Win prob: 76% | Cover: 44%
VAN Travel: 182 miles, 1 hrs behind
Wildcats (10 - 3) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 27 - 17 (29 - 16 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Vanderbilt's 2018 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/1 Vanderbilt vs Middle Tennessee-3.057.5W 35 - 7UY
Sat 9/8 Vanderbilt vs Nevada-10.059.5W 41 - 10UY
Sat 9/15 Vanderbilt at Notre Dame+14.051.5L 17 - 22UY
Sat 9/22 Vanderbilt vs South Carolina+1.553.5L 14 - 37UN
Sat 9/29 Vanderbilt vs Tennessee State-28.0
Sat 10/6 Vanderbilt at Georgia+15
Sat 10/13 Vanderbilt vs Florida+9.551.0L 27 - 37ON
Sat 10/20 Vanderbilt at Kentucky+10.545.0L 7 - 14UY
Sat 10/27 Vanderbilt at Arkansas-1.051.5W 45 - 31OY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/10 Vanderbilt at Missouri+13.565.0L 28 - 33UY
Sat 11/17 Vanderbilt vs Ole Miss-3.072.5W 36 - 29UY
Sat 11/24 Vanderbilt vs Tennessee-3.551.5W 38 - 13UY
Thu 12/27 Vanderbilt vs Baylor-4.056.5L 38 - 45ON

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Predictions for Vanderbilt's Schedule
Kentucky's 2018 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/1 Kentucky vs Central Michigan-17.549.0W 35 - 20ON
Sat 9/8 Kentucky at Florida+13.552.5W 27 - 16UY
Sat 9/15 Kentucky vs Murray State-41.056.5W 48 - 10ON
Sat 9/22 Kentucky vs Mississippi State+9.556.0W 28 - 7UY
Sat 9/29 Kentucky vs South Carolina+1.052.0W 24 - 10UY
Sat 10/6 Kentucky at Texas A&M+5.048.5L 14 - 20UN
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/20 Kentucky vs Vanderbilt-10.545.0W 14 - 7UN
Sat 10/27 Kentucky at Missouri+7.554.5W 16 - 14UY
Sat 11/3 Kentucky vs Georgia+9.547.5L 17 - 34ON
Sat 11/10 Kentucky at Tennessee-5.043.0L 7 - 24UN
Sat 11/17 Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee-16.548.5W 34 - 23ON
Sat 11/24 Kentucky at Louisville-17.053.0W 56 - 10OY
Tue 1/1 Kentucky vs Penn State+4.547.5W 27 - 24OY

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Predictions for Kentucky's Schedule
Important Stats (2018)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
VAN.2345%28.545%2.9616843%2443.42.2548%26.651%43%3.7643.71.11.5
UK.1344%26.746%3.119940%1613.74.139%16.842%35%2.6155.11.41.5
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
VAN#76 (.17)42% (75)42% (93)2.8 (105)12943% (53)1664.25 (34)#111 (.25)47% (121)46% (96)48% (125)4.22 (109)48.30.51.1
UK#118 (.09)41% (89)47% (31)3.02 (71)14635% (123)1853.49 (104)#62 (.16)46% (111)49% (122)42% (75)3.44 (31)52.11.91.3



Overall Stats 2018
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
VAN Offense1328.52244.8%3.421.121411168244548%51%45%43%16%.23
UK Defense1316.815.939.5%2.611.5 - - - - - 51%48%42%35%21%.1
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
VAN Defense1326.628.248.4%3.761.5 - - - - - 52%46%51%43%16%.25
UK Offense1326.728.644.1%3.741.4203601991614.861%38%46%40%18%.13

Additional Stats 2018
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Vanderbilt1330:4921.237%50%5.543.71.11.54.81.8029.4
Kentucky1330:2320.139%60%655.11.41.56.92.9328.9
Run Game Stats (2018)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
VAN Offense1348%45%33.4167.5522.162.9663%10%1.04
UK Defense1351%42% - - - - .072.7663%13%0.93
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
VAN Defense1352%51% - - - - .213.4372%9%0.88
UK Offense1361%46%41.1198.74.827.143.172%13%0.98

Pass Game Stats (2018)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
VAN Offense1351%43%19.832243.77.612.3246.311.630%35%.467%2
UK Defense1348%35% - - - - - - 9.141.635%30%.348%1.9
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
VAN Defense1346%43% - - - - - - 13.321.629%38%.467%1.8
UK Offense1338%40%14.822.7161.37.110.91310.111.428%30%.215%1.8

Vanderbilt's Power Ratings
Vanderbilt's Power Rating: NR
Vanderbilt's Offense Rating: NR
Vanderbilt's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating:  #43
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Vanderbilt's 2018 Expected Record: -
Vanderbilt's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.6  #39
Vanderbilt's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.6  #24
Vanderbilt's Defense SP+ Rating: 27.1  #57

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Vanderbilt:    Kentucky: 9.05

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Vanderbilt: 7.6   Kentucky: 13.1




Kentucky's Power Ratings
Kentucky's Power Rating: 9.05 NR
Kentucky's Offense Rating: NR
Kentucky's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating:  #32
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Kentucky's 2018 Expected Record: -
Kentucky's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 13.1  #25
Kentucky's Offense SP+ Rating: 29.5  #63
Kentucky's Defense SP+ Rating: 16.3  #15

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482


Vanderbilt Scoring
Offense: 28.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 22
Defense: 26.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 28.2

Vanderbilt's 2018 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 3 - 10
Record on Road: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 0 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 0 - 0
Projected Score
Kentucky 31
Vanderbilt 17


Total Points: 48

Based on Last 4 Games
Kentucky 35
Vanderbilt 14

Total Points: 48

Based on Entire Season
Kentucky 28
Vanderbilt 21

Total Points: 49
Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 26.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 28.6
Defense: 16.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 15.9

Kentucky's 2018 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 5 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 0 - 4 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202511/22Vanderbilt45Kentucky17Vanderbilt -7Vanderbilt53.5Over
202410/12Kentucky13Vanderbilt20Kentucky -12.5Vanderbilt44.5Under
202309/23Vanderbilt28Kentucky45Kentucky -13.5Kentucky50.0Over
202211/12Kentucky21Vanderbilt24Kentucky -17.0Vanderbilt45.5Under
202111/13Vanderbilt17Kentucky34Kentucky -21.5Vanderbilt52.5Under
202011/14Kentucky38Vanderbilt35Kentucky -17.5Vanderbilt41.5Over
201911/16Vanderbilt14Kentucky38Kentucky -9Kentucky43.0Over
201810/20Kentucky14Vanderbilt7Kentucky -10.5Vanderbilt45.0Under
201711/11Vanderbilt21Kentucky44Vanderbilt -2.5Kentucky53.0Over
201610/08Kentucky20Vanderbilt13Kentucky -2Kentucky48.5Under
201511/14Vanderbilt21Kentucky17Vanderbilt -2.5Vanderbilt41.5Under
201409/27Kentucky17Vanderbilt7Kentucky -14Vanderbilt0
201311/16Vanderbilt22Kentucky6Vanderbilt -13.5Vanderbilt0
201211/03Kentucky0Vanderbilt40
201111/12Vanderbilt38Kentucky8
201011/13Kentucky38Vanderbilt20
200911/14Vanderbilt13Kentucky24
200811/15Kentucky24Vanderbilt31
200711/10Vanderbilt20Kentucky27
200611/11Kentucky38Vanderbilt26
200511/12Vanderbilt43Kentucky48
200411/13Kentucky14Vanderbilt13
200311/15Vanderbilt28Kentucky17
200111/10Vanderbilt30Kentucky56
200011/10Kentucky20Vanderbilt24
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Kentucky1545 Overs
Vanderbilt1096 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams12 - 135 - 84 - 61 - 2
Road Teams13 - 128 - 52 - 16 - 4

(#) VAN at (#) UK
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatVANUK
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #39 #25
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #43 #32
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Vanderbilt on Offense
CategoryCat
VAN OffUK Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #24 #15
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Vanderbilt Run Game
CategoryCat
VAN OffUK Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Vanderbilt Pass Game
CategoryCat
VAN OffUK Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Kentucky on Offense
CategoryCatUK OffVAN Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #63 #57
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Kentucky Run Game
CategoryCat
UK OffVAN Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Kentucky Pass Game
CategoryCatUK OffVAN Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
UK 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Top 25 Contenders

VAN 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Down to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Commonwealth Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 57° - Wind: 16 mph
Rematch from Week 8
Kentucky -10.5 (45.0)
Kentucky won vs Vanderbilt this year (14-7)

Previous Matchups
Vanderbilt beat Kentucky last year (20-13)
Kentucky beat Vanderbilt in 2023 (45-28)
Vanderbilt beat Kentucky in 2022 (24-21)

  
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