Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET· Memorial Stadium at Owen Field· Oklahoma -6.5 · O/U 43.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 743 mi / 0 miForecast: 58°F · wind 6 mph · Clear
Market context
Oklahoma -6.5 · O/U 43.5
total opened 42, now 43.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Kentucky as road underdog
2026 overall: 4-1 ATS (5 games) · 5-0 O/U (5 games)
2026 as road underdog: 2-0 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 1-4 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 13-8 ATS (21 games) · 10-11 O/U (21 games)
Oklahoma as home favorite
2026 overall: 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 2-5-1 ATS (8 games) · 2-6 O/U (8 games)
Since 2020: 23-17-1 ATS (41 games) · 22-18 O/U (40 games)
2026 · TraditionalKentucky · 5 of 9
414.2
Yards / game
304.6
2.80
Points / drive
1.24
4.0
TDs / game
2.2
26.9
3rd-down %
30.3
65.5
RZ TD %
50.0
1.2
Turnover margin
-0.8
2.2
Sacks / game
3.0
5.0
TFL / game
6.6
14.0
Havoc / game
14.8
45.8 / 54.2
Pass / Rush split
45.4 / 54.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When Kentucky has the ball
Kentucky's early-down offense ranks 7th of 138. Oklahoma's early-down defense ranks 14th of 138.
Kentucky's passing-down offense ranks 83rd of 138. Oklahoma's passing-down defense ranks 4th of 138.
Kentucky's third-down offense ranks 138th of 138. Oklahoma's third-down defense ranks 2nd of 138.
Kentucky's red-zone offense ranks 54th of 138. Oklahoma's red-zone defense ranks 37th of 138.
When Oklahoma has the ball
Oklahoma's early-down offense ranks 102nd of 138. Kentucky's early-down defense ranks 59th of 138.
Oklahoma's passing-down offense ranks 123rd of 138. Kentucky's passing-down defense ranks 130th of 138.
Oklahoma's third-down offense ranks 136th of 138. Kentucky's third-down defense ranks 106th of 138.
Oklahoma's red-zone offense ranks 129th of 138. Kentucky's red-zone defense ranks 109th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Kentucky offense
7thof 1380.210283 plays
vs
Oklahoma defense · allowed
14thof 138-0.155178 plays
Kentucky defense · allowed
59thof 138-0.032vs
Oklahoma offense
102ndof 138-0.067189 plays
Passing downs
Kentucky offense
83rdof 138-0.013102 plays
vs
Oklahoma defense · allowed
4thof 138-0.351113 plays
Kentucky defense · allowed
130thof 1380.325145 plays
vs
Oklahoma offense
123rdof 138-0.218103 plays
Third down
Kentucky offense
138thof 138-0.62165 plays
vs
Oklahoma defense · allowed
2ndof 138-0.57166 plays
Kentucky defense · allowed
106thof 1380.19385 plays
vs
Oklahoma offense
136thof 138-0.41366 plays
Red zone
Kentucky offense
54thof 1380.08066 plays
vs
Oklahoma defense · allowed
37thof 138-0.19430 plays · small sample
Kentucky defense · allowed
109thof 1380.15267 plays
vs
Oklahoma offense
129thof 138-0.40925 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Kentucky offense
55thof 13852.0%vs
Oklahoma defense · allowed
10thof 13830.6%Kentucky defense · allowed
99thof 13847.6%vs
Oklahoma offense
131stof 13834.0%Kentucky Offense vs Oklahoma DefenseOklahoma · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.15#37
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#190.26
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.046#61
357 plays
EPA/Play
#15-0.176
allowed · 239 plays
-0.053#91
167 plays
EPA/Pass
#8-0.319
allowed · 97 plays
0.134#25
190 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#46-0.078
allowed · 142 plays
51.3%#21
357 plays
Success Rate
#1239.3%
allowed · 239 plays
47.9%#43
Pass Success Rate
#534.8%
allowed
54.2%#13
Rush Success Rate
#1640.6%
allowed
52.0%#55
Available Yards %
#1030.6%
allowed
67.7#24
Net Field Position
#13566.5
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.210#7
283 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#14-0.155
allowed · 178 plays
6.3#27
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#307.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Kentucky Defense vs Oklahoma OffenseKentucky · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.05#91
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#115-0.23
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.004#83
allowed · 377 plays
EPA/Play
#133-0.201
242 plays
-0.022#76
allowed · 195 plays
EPA/Pass
#116-0.159
118 plays
0.032#87
allowed · 182 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#135-0.242
124 plays
47.2%#94
allowed · 377 plays
Success Rate
#12642.1%
242 plays
43.7%#79
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#10341.5%
51.0%#118
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#12342.7%
47.6%#99
allowed
Available Yards %
#13134.0%
69.4#109
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#11072.6
-0.032#59
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#102-0.067
189 plays
6.1#127
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#817.1
2026 · Situational EPAOklahoma · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.060
349 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.208
254 plays
-0.031
361 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.217
250 plays
0.080
66 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.409
25 plays · small sample
0.152
67 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.194
30 plays · small sample
-0.621
65 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.413
66 plays
0.193
85 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.571
66 plays