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One of the best wideouts in college football will be featured when Eli Stowers and the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-2) take on the Kentucky Wildcats (3-2) on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
The Wildcats are double-digit favorites (currently -12.5) in their matchup versus the Commodores, with the over/under being 44.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Wildcats are -526 and the Commodores are +385.)
Keep reading for our preview for this season, and uncover all of our betting picks here, too!
Kentucky -12.5 vs. Vanderbilt
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Wildcats (-12.5)
- Moneyline: Wildcats (-526), Commodores (+385)
- Total: 44.5 points
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Wildcats are 4-1-0. When favored by 12.5 points or more, the Wildcats have covered the spread in all two games. Kentucky is 2-1 in the three games this season it has been the moneyline favorite. Vanderbilt has four wins against the spread so far this season (4-1-0). In three opportunities, the Commodores have covered the spread three times as underdogs by 12.5 points or more. Vanderbilt has been the moneyline underdog three times this year, going 2-1 in those games.
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Recent Stats and Trends
Kentucky Wildcats
- Over its last three games, Kentucky has covered the spread each time, and is 2-1 overall.
- In its past three contests, Kentucky has hit the over once.
- Kentucky’s scoring over its last three games is 1.5 points more than the 44.5 over/under given for this matchup.
Vanderbilt Commodores
- Vanderbilt has covered the spread twice and is 2-1 overall over its past three games.
- Vanderbilt has hit the over in each of its past three contests.
- Vanderbilt’s average total over the last three games is 5.7 points greater than the 44.5 over/under listed for this matchup.
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Key Players
Kentucky Wildcats
- Brock Vandagriff has thrown for 793 yards while completing 59.8% of his passes (64-for-107), with four touchdowns and two interceptions (158.6 yards per game). He’s also carried the ball 51 times for 56 yards.
- Demie Sumo has put up a team-leading 321 yards (64.2 per game) and tallied three touchdowns.
- Jamarion Wilcox has run for 156 yards (31.2 per game).
- Dane Key has 23 catches (on 39 targets) and leads the team with 369 receiving yards (73.8 per game) while hauling in one touchdown.
- Barion Brown has been targeted 25 times and contributed with 178 yards (on 17 catches) plus two touchdowns.
- Jay Maclin is averaging 17.8 yards per game, racking up six receptions (13 targets) for 89 yards.
- This season Octavious Oxendine leads the team with two sacks and has added two TFL and three tackles.
- D’Eryk Jackson’s six tackles and one TFL make him the team’s top tackler.
- This season Jonquis Hardaway leads the team with one interception and has added three tackles and one pass defended.
Vanderbilt Commodores
- Diego Pavia has thrown for 973 yards while completing 66.7% of his passes, with eight touchdowns and zero interceptions (194.6 yards per game). He also has 90 carries for 336 yards and two touchdowns.
- So far this season Sedrick Alexander has rushed for 281 yards on 72 carries (56.2 yards per game), with five touchdowns.
- This year Stowers has 25 receptions for a team-high 333 yards (66.6 per game) and one touchdown.
- Quincy Skinner Jr. has been targeted 19 times, and contributed with 170 yards (on 12 catches) and one touchdown.
- Junior Sherrill is averaging 29.8 receiving yards per game, racking up nine receptions (16 targets) for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
- This season Khordae Sydnor leads the team with two sacks and has added two TFL.
- Langston Patterson’s 27 tackles and one TFL mean he’s the team’s tackle leader.
- Glenn Seabrooks III has picked off one pass to lead the team while adding 14 tackles, one TFL, and one pass defended.