Kentucky Wildcats at No. 1 LSU Tigers (-30), Total 45 |
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Kentucky enters the game having lost back-to-back contests, including an SEC opener against Florida last week. The Wildcats dropped that contest, 48-20, failing to cover as 17.5-point home underdogs.
“It’s the No. 1 team in the country, and what an opportunity we have to play the No. 1 team in the country at their place,” commented Wildcats offensive tackle Billy Joe Murphy. “That’s the way we have to approach it.”
Quarterback Morgan Newton has led the offense, completing 59-of-110 passes for 590 yards and five touchdowns. His main target has been La’Rod King, who has 19 catches for 276 yards and four touchdowns.
Kentucky is 3-9 all-time against teams ranked No. 1 in the AP poll. This will be the 56th meeting in the series, with the Wildcats trailing, 16-38-1, including a 5-22-1 mark in Baton Rouge.
College football bettors will find that the Wildcats are 5-11 ATS as an underdog, while the ‘over’ is 10-6 in those contests.
LSU is marked as the No. 1 team in the nation for the first time since in the regular season since November 2007, and has tallied a 14-3 mark as the top-ranked team in the nation.
The Tigers are coming home off a pair of impressive road wins, handing Mississippi State (19-6) and West Virginia (47-21) losses, covering the spread in both circumstances.
One of the reasons for so much success this season is turnover margin, as the team leads the SEC and ranks No. 4 in the nation with a turnover margin of plus-two per game.
Senior Jarrett Lee has been solid as the starting quarterback with the suspension of Jordan Jefferson, posting a 9-4 record, including a 4-0 mark this year. For his career, he has thrown for 3,267 yards, 24 touchdowns and completed 55.5 percent of his passes.
college football betting fans will find that the Tigers are 1-5 ATS as a home favorite of 10.5 or more points, while the Wildcats are 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings.
Fading the nation’s best is likely the best play in this contest.
