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Star player Anthony Tyus III and the Ohio Bobcats (2-1) meet the Kentucky Wildcats (1-2) on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. ET, at Kroger Field.
The Wildcats are very heavy favorites (currently -19.5) in their game against the Bobcats, with the over/under at 42.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Wildcats are -1538 and the Bobcats are +832.)
Keep reading for our betting preview for this season, and find all of our expert picks here, too!
Kentucky -19.5 vs. Ohio
Kentucky vs. Ohio Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Wildcats (-19.5)
- Moneyline: Wildcats (-1538), Bobcats (+832)
- Total: 42.5 points
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Kentucky vs. Ohio Betting Stats and Info
The Wildcats’ record against the spread is just 2-1-0. When favored by 19.5 points or more, the Wildcats have covered the spread in all one game. Kentucky split the two games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season. Ohio has a pair of wins against the spread this season (2-1-0). Ohio has played as an underdog on the moneyline twice this season, and it split the two games.
Kentucky vs. Ohio Key Players
Kentucky Wildcats
- Brock Vandagriff has recorded 313 passing yards (104.3 per game) while connecting on 29 of 55 passes (52.7%), with three touchdowns and two interceptions. He has added 32 rushing yards, averaging 10.7 per game.
- Demie Sumo has rushed for a team-leading 227 yards (75.7 per game) and one touchdown.
- Jason Patterson has 73 rushing yards on 14 carries.
- Dane Key has hauled in eight passes for a team best 119 yards. He averages 39.7 receiving yards per game.
- Jay Maclin has also contributed with five catches for 87 yards. He has been targeted nine times and puts up 29 receiving yards per game.
- Barion Brown is averaging 20.7 yards per game, racking up seven receptions (12 targets) for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
- J.J. Weaver has registered a team-leading one sack, while adding one TFL.
- D’Eryk Jackson has collected six tackles and one TFL, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- Jamon Dumas-Johnson has a team-high one interception and has tacked on three tackles and one pass defended in three games this season.
Ohio Bobcats
- Parker Navarro has thrown for 547 yards while completing 68.5% of his passes, with two touchdowns and four interceptions (182.3 yards per game). He’s also carried the ball 31 times for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
- Tyus has picked up a team-high 367 rushing yards (122.3 per game) and scored four touchdowns.
- So far this year Rickey Hunt has run for 117 yards on 21 carries (39 yards per game).
- This year Coleman Owen has 21 receptions and leads the team with 282 yards (94 per game).
- Chase Hendricks’ stat line this year shows eight catches for 96 yards and one touchdown. He puts up 32 receiving yards per game.
- Mason Williams has caught five passes on five targets for 53 yards.
- Bradley Weaver has 1.5 sacks to lead the team, and has also racked up one TFL and six tackles.
- Austin Brawley’s 12 tackles make him the team’s top tackler.
- Marcel Walker has a team-high one interception and has tacked on four tackles and one pass defended in three games this season.