#65

Kentucky Wildcats

SEC · 5-7

Kroger Field · 61,000 seats

Kentucky Wildcats rank #65 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.025 points per play (Elo 1523), a 5-7 record in the SEC, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 5-7 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.025
#65 of 136
Elo
1523
Off EPA/play
-0.003
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.028
lower is better
Off success
+0.019
Def success
-0.001
Off explosive
-0.004
Def explosive
-0.012
Rush EPA
+0.007
offense
Pass EPA
-0.018
offense
Pts / drive
2.02
10.2 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.84
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Kentucky's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.026

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production27%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.72σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-3.7 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Cutter Boley4 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.050.00Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsToledoW 2416-6.5-10.0L
2vsOle MissL 2330+11.0+7.8W
3vsEastern MichiganW 4823-17.6-26.5L
5@South CarolinaL 1335-10.4-5.5L
6@GeorgiaL 1435-20.7-19.5L
8vsTexasL 1316+17.5+12.5W
9vsTennesseeL 3456+16.6+7.5L
10@AuburnW 103-12.4-11.5W
11vsFloridaW 387+2.3+4.5W
12vsTennessee TechW 4210-6.9-22.5W
13@VanderbiltL 1745-12.5-7.0L
14@LouisvilleL 041-11.3+1.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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