Sat, Nov 7, 6:15 PM ET· Neyland Stadium· Tennessee -5.5 · O/U 49.5
Rest 14d / 14dTravel 146 mi / 0 miForecast: 57°F · wind 4 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Tennessee -5.5 · O/U 49.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Kentucky as road underdog
2026 overall: 6-1 ATS (7 games) · 5-2 O/U (7 games)
2026 as road underdog: 3-0 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-4 ATS (5 games) · 3-2 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 14-8 ATS (22 games) · 10-12 O/U (22 games)
Tennessee as home favorite
2026 overall: 4-4 ATS (8 games) · 2-6 O/U (8 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 0-3 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 2-5 ATS (7 games) · 5-2 O/U (7 games)
Since 2020: 19-17 ATS (36 games) · 19-17 O/U (36 games)
2026 · TraditionalTennessee · 6 of 9
386.4
Yards / game
394.5
2.74
Points / drive
2.31
3.8
TDs / game
3.8
33.7
3rd-down %
37.0
65.8
RZ TD %
70.4
1.6
Turnover margin
0.4
2.6
Sacks / game
4.4
5.4
TFL / game
8.3
15.1
Havoc / game
18.1
45.7 / 54.3
Pass / Rush split
37.0 / 63.0
2026 · Situational matchup
When Kentucky has the ball
Kentucky's early-down offense ranks 13th of 138. Tennessee's early-down defense ranks 3rd of 138.
Kentucky's passing-down offense ranks 65th of 138. Tennessee's passing-down defense ranks 12th of 138.
Kentucky's third-down offense ranks 134th of 138. Tennessee's third-down defense ranks 52nd of 138.
Kentucky's red-zone offense ranks 56th of 138. Tennessee's red-zone defense ranks 27th of 138.
When Tennessee has the ball
Tennessee's early-down offense ranks 84th of 138. Kentucky's early-down defense ranks 29th of 138.
Tennessee's passing-down offense ranks 129th of 138. Kentucky's passing-down defense ranks 126th of 138.
Tennessee's third-down offense ranks 106th of 138. Kentucky's third-down defense ranks 118th of 138.
Tennessee's red-zone offense ranks 28th of 138. Kentucky's red-zone defense ranks 89th 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
13thof 1380.154374 plays
vs
Tennessee defense · allowed
3rdof 138-0.244Kentucky defense · allowed
29thof 138-0.101vs
Tennessee offense
84thof 138-0.004389 plays
Passing downs
Kentucky offense
65thof 1380.028139 plays
vs
Tennessee defense · allowed
12thof 138-0.214186 plays
Kentucky defense · allowed
126thof 1380.240193 plays
vs
Tennessee offense
129thof 138-0.203162 plays
Third down
Kentucky offense
134thof 138-0.31890 plays
vs
Tennessee defense · allowed
52ndof 138-0.032105 plays
Kentucky defense · allowed
118thof 1380.199115 plays
vs
Tennessee offense
106thof 138-0.098111 plays
Red zone
Kentucky offense
56thof 1380.06093 plays
vs
Tennessee defense · allowed
27thof 138-0.18958 plays · small sample
Kentucky defense · allowed
89thof 1380.04483 plays
vs
Tennessee offense
28thof 1380.17888 plays
Field advancement
Kentucky offense
55thof 13850.8%vs
Tennessee defense · allowed
9thof 13831.8%Kentucky defense · allowed
86thof 13846.2%vs
Tennessee offense
77thof 13846.6%Kentucky Offense vs Tennessee DefenseTennessee · 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)
0.18#36
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#80.38
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.053#53
476 plays
EPA/Play
#4-0.240
allowed · 432 plays
0.000#73
221 plays
EPA/Pass
#8-0.282
allowed · 207 plays
0.099#40
255 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#9-0.202
allowed · 225 plays
51.1%#19
476 plays
Success Rate
#1139.6%
allowed · 432 plays
48.4%#44
Pass Success Rate
#2639.0%
allowed
53.3%#15
Rush Success Rate
#1140.2%
allowed
50.8%#55
Available Yards %
#931.8%
allowed
67.6#15
Net Field Position
#7571.3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.154#13
374 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#3-0.244
allowed
6.2#21
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#88.1
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Kentucky Defense vs Tennessee OffenseTennessee · 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)
-0.00#77
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#690.03
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.034#60
allowed · 502 plays
EPA/Play
#83-0.014
508 plays
-0.039#66
allowed · 272 plays
EPA/Pass
#137-0.287
189 plays
-0.028#59
allowed · 230 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#150.148
319 plays
45.0%#59
allowed · 502 plays
Success Rate
#7146.7%
508 plays
42.5%#62
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#12837.6%
48.4%#92
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2252.0%
46.2%#86
allowed
Available Yards %
#7746.6%
70.7#84
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#5369.5
-0.101#29
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#84-0.004
389 plays
6.1#132
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#787.1
2026 · Situational EPATennessee · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.063
468 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.008
518 plays
-0.061
486 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.261
424 plays
0.060
93 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.178
88 plays
0.044
83 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.189
58 plays · small sample
-0.318
90 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.098
111 plays
0.199
115 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.032
105 plays