Florida vs Kentucky Prediction, Game Preview

Florida vs Kentucky game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 2 game on Saturday, September 10

Florida vs Kentucky prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 2, Saturday, September 10


Florida vs Kentucky How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 10
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Florida (1-0), Kentucky (1-0)
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Florida vs Kentucky Game Preview

Why Kentucky Will Win

That’s what Kentucky does.

It’s not going to be splashy like Tennessee, or brutishly dominant like Georgia, and it certainly doesn’t have the talent of the top SEC West teams. It doesn’t matter.

The Wildcats are going to keep things moving, they’ll generate the defensive stops needed, and they’re going to make teams play at their pace.

Don’t dismiss the 37-13 win over Miami University – the RedHawks have a dangerous offense and should be a factor in the MAC race.

The defense will make Anthony Richardson try to win through the air as the linebackers keep him from making plays on the move – the plays in the backfield were there against MU.

Meanwhile, the offense has a star pro prospect of its own in QB Will Levis coming off a 303-yard performance. He’ll keep pushing a Gator secondary that had issues with the Utah passing game late, but …

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Why Florida Will Win

The Gators should get a break against the run.

Kentucky would normally come into this looking to grind away – and it might if specifically wasn’t showing anything against Miami last week – but star RB Chris Rodriguez is still out of the mix.

Kavosiey Smoke and the UK running game didn’t go anywhere against the RedHawks, the offensive line had issues keeping the backfield clean, and the O isn’t bringing any more power than Utah delivered in Gainesville.

Richardson had a lot to do with it, but that was an elite Utah run defense that just got hit for 283 yards and over seven yards per dash. The Billy Napier offense knows how to get its runners in space to do big things, the pressure will be on Kentucky to try controlling the tempo even more than it normally does, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s Florida vs Kentucky. You know how this works.

The Wildcats pulled off the win last year in Lexington. That was just the second win in the series since 1986, but it’s 2-2 over the last four years.

For all of the great things Richardson did in the win over Utah, and for all the amazing things the team did, it took a horrible, horrible decision by Ute QB Cameron Rising to get out alive.

The defense will come up with a late stop in this, only this time breaking up a Levis pass in the end zone to survive.

UK might be a football school now, but it has just one win in Gainesville since 1979. That’s not going to change.

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Florida vs Kentucky Prediction, Line

Florida 27, Kentucky 23
Line: Florida -5, o/u: 52
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Florida vs Kentucky Must See Rating (out of 5): 4

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Florida vs Kentucky Prediction, Game Preview

Florida vs Kentucky prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 2

Florida vs Kentucky prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 2


Florida vs Kentucky How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 2
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Kroger Field, Lexington, KY
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Florida (3-1), Kentucky (4-0)
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Why Florida Will Win

The Gator running game continues to be fantastic.

While the high-powered passing attack was a whole lot of fun last year, this is more of the Dan Mullen style of O – with a decent passing game to go along for the ride.

The quarterbacks can move, the running backs are gashing, and the Gators are averaging well over 300 yards per game on the ground averaging a whopping 7.6 yards per carry. Do that, stay in control of games, and rely on a defense that’s fantastic at getting into the backfield.

However …

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Why Kentucky Will Win

So far, the Kentucky run defense has been solid.

Missouri was able throw its way for close to 300 yards, but for the most part the defense has tough up front allowing 104 rushing yards or fewer against the three FBS teams on the state.

This UK team is trying to be more explosive and add more of a downfield passing element to its style, but it’s also able to control the clock. It’s great on third downs, the lines have been strong, and overall, it’s the No. 2 defense among SEC teams behind Georgia. But …

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What’s Going To Happen

There’s a reason why Kentucky is playing so well in the 4-0 start. September was supposed to be like this.

The Cats had a mild first month against ULM, Missouri, Chattanooga, and South Carolina, but October is a bear with LSU, at Georgia, and at Mississippi State after this date with the Gators.

Florida has turnover issues, but Kentucky’s are worse with a -9 turnover margin thanks to three turnovers in three of the four games.

More than anything else, it’s Kentucky, and it’s Florida.

In 2018, the Dan Mullen era did exactly what it couldn’t do to get rolling – it lost to UK. Outside of that 27-16 defeat, you have go back to 1986 for the only other time in the last 45 years that Big Blue was able to win.

The Florida offense gets going fast on the ground, but the defensive front will put up a strong performance, too. The UK attack will struggle to get its own rushing game going.

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Florida vs Kentucky Prediction, Line

Florida 34, Kentucky 23
Line: Florida -8.5, o/u: 55
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3.5

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