College football scores › Week 6 › LSU at Kentucky
LSUNo. 156-2away
34
FinalKroger Field, 60°, wind 17 mph
KentuckyNo. 97-1home
35
BEAVER UK +8.5, wonBEAVER Under 50.5, lostBEAVER had LSU 68% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (LSU–UK)29–2134–25–34–35
SpreadLSU −7.6LSU −8.8LSU −8.5UK by 1UK +8.5 ✓
Total50.259.250.569Under 50.5 ✗
UK win chance32%–+285Won
LSU by 14+
34%
LSU by 1–13
34%
UK by 1–13
23%
UK by 14+
9%

Spread: 0.9 pts better than Vegas for Kentucky (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 0.3 pts below Vegas (52% historically). Opened LSU −10.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.093 #25Offense EPA / play+0.064 #35
−0.188 #4Defense EPA / play allowed−0.090 #21
+5.5% #17Offense success rate+7.2% #12
−11.1% #1Defense success rate allowed−0.1% #62
+0.066 #54Rushing EPA / play+0.141 #21
+0.123 #28Passing EPA / play−0.006 #61
−0.142 #15Rush defense EPA allowed−0.025 #43
−0.268 #2Pass defense EPA allowed−0.131 #19
+11.1 #8Scoring offense (pts vs avg)+5.2 #27
−8.4 #10Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−4.2 #33
Situational
+5.2% #18Passing-down success (3rd & long)+1.0% #48
−4.5% #21Passing-down success allowed+3.2% #96
+1.80 #8Points per drive+0.38 #42
−0.78 #15Points per drive allowed−0.69 #22
Trenches
+0.26 #45Line yards per rush+0.54 #8
−0.88 #2Line yards per rush allowed−0.21 #35
−4.2% #33Runs stuffed at the line−6.0% #17
+8.8% #3Opponent runs stuffed+0.9% #55
−0.6% #91Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−2.8% #41
+5.3% #4Havoc created+2.7% #19
Big plays
−0.040 #96Rushing explosiveness−0.136 #124
+0.126 #60Passing explosiveness−0.003 #112
−0.08 #62Open-field yards per rush+0.07 #42
+0.185 #125Pass explosiveness allowed−0.155 #13
Style and schedule
54% #86Run rate57% #52
−2.2 #32Strength of schedule (avg opponent)+5.8 #4

LSU: last 5 games

W63-14Missed
W35-6Covered
L24-32Missed
W45-14Missed
W51-10Covered

Kentucky: last 5 games

W35-34Covered
W45-21Covered
W31-21Covered
L17-45Missed
W45-13Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.04+0.05+0.15+0.25+0.34Entering week123456LSU · 1: +0.15LSU · 2: +0.30LSU · 3: +0.31LSU · 4: +0.27LSU · 5: +0.32LSU · 6: +0.28Kentucky · 1: +0.01Kentucky · 2: +0.04Kentucky · 3: −0.02Kentucky · 4: +0.14Kentucky · 5: +0.13Kentucky · 6: +0.15
● LSU● Kentucky