College football scores › Week 8 › Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Vanderbilt3-5away
17
FinalKroger Field, 59°, wind 6 mph
KentuckyNo. 97-1home
34
BEAVER UK −10.5, wonBEAVER Over 52.5, lostBEAVER had UK 81% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (VAN–UK)21–3517–41–17–34
SpreadUK −14.4UK −24.1UK −10.5UK by 17UK −10.5 ✓
Total55.657.752.551Over 52.5 ✗
UK win chance81%–−440Won
VAN by 14+
4%
VAN by 1–13
15%
UK by 1–13
31%
UK by 14+
51%

Spread: 3.9 pts better than Vegas for Kentucky (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 3.1 pts above Vegas (51% historically). Opened UK −9.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.026 #80Offense EPA / play+0.099 #26
+0.011 #62Defense EPA / play allowed−0.094 #22
−0.7% #75Offense success rate+7.6% #12
−0.0% #64Defense success rate allowed−0.1% #60
+0.104 #36Rushing EPA / play+0.158 #20
−0.030 #69Passing EPA / play+0.052 #49
−0.003 #60Rush defense EPA allowed−0.019 #49
+0.030 #64Pass defense EPA allowed−0.115 #22
−1.6 #75Scoring offense (pts vs avg)+6.7 #22
+1.6 #72Scoring defense (pts vs avg)−5.0 #29
Situational
−3.7% #87Passing-down success (3rd & long)+1.4% #37
−0.3% #61Passing-down success allowed+5.2% #116
−0.21 #78Points per drive+0.61 #33
+0.25 #76Points per drive allowed−0.90 #14
Trenches
+0.30 #37Line yards per rush+0.54 #8
−0.10 #56Line yards per rush allowed−0.18 #41
−3.8% #38Runs stuffed at the line−5.1% #21
−1.5% #93Opponent runs stuffed+0.7% #54
−2.3% #44Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−4.3% #19
−1.5% #92Havoc created+3.0% #16
Big plays
+0.132 #16Rushing explosiveness−0.070 #104
+0.074 #88Passing explosiveness−0.038 #118
−0.50 #116Open-field yards per rush+0.17 #33
+0.067 #91Pass explosiveness allowed−0.130 #18
Style and schedule
54% #87Run rate55% #72
+1.7 #18Strength of schedule (avg opponent)+8.4 #3

Vanderbilt: last 5 games

L21-31Missed
L17-52Missed
L14-38Covered
L15-21Covered
W35-31Covered

Kentucky: last 5 games

W21-13Covered
W35-34
vsLSU
Covered
W35-34Covered
W45-21Covered
W31-21Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.05+0.01+0.08+0.14+0.21Entering week12345678Vanderbilt · 1: +0.11Vanderbilt · 2: +0.07Vanderbilt · 3: +0.04Vanderbilt · 4: +0.09Vanderbilt · 5: +0.07Vanderbilt · 6: +0.05Vanderbilt · 7: −0.01Vanderbilt · 8: −0.04Kentucky · 1: +0.01Kentucky · 2: +0.04Kentucky · 3: −0.02Kentucky · 4: +0.14Kentucky · 5: +0.13Kentucky · 6: +0.15Kentucky · 7: +0.18Kentucky · 8: +0.19
● Vanderbilt● Kentucky