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Closing number

Spread
ALA -9.5
UK +9.5
Open –
Total
Over 47.5
Under 47.5

Source: DraftKings.

ALA 45, UK 17. ALA covered by 18.5, over by 14.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread4 of 4 on Kentucky
Alabama 04 Kentucky
Total2 of 2 on Over
Over 20 Under
Moneyline4 of 5 on Alabama
Alabama 41 Kentucky

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Alabama Kentucky
Auburn
W 27-20 away
+7 · -7 Push
W 10-3 away
+7 · +11.5 Covered
Georgia
W 24-21 away
+3 · +2.5 Covered
L 14-35 away
-21 · +19.5 Didn't cover
L 7-28 neutral
-21 · +1.5 Didn't cover
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South Carolina
W 29-22 away
+7 · -12.5 Didn't cover
L 13-35 away
-22 · +6.5 Didn't cover
Tennessee
W 37-20 home
+17 · -8.5 Covered
L 34-56 home
-22 · +7.5 Didn't cover
Vanderbilt
W 30-14 home
+16 · -13.5 Covered
L 17-45 away
-28 · +6.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: Alabama won by 4.8 on average, 3-2-1 against the spread. Kentucky lost by 17.2 on average, 1-4 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Alabama4 Kentucky
Kentucky +10.54
Kirk Herbstreit 1u*Line +10 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 12 11:59 AM ET · Record 1-5 · Original postWill Compton 1u*Line +10.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 12 11:38 AM ET · Record 8-11 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postStuckey 1u*Line +10.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 11 6:31 AM ET · Record 41-28-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postDave Portnoy 1u*Line +10.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 1:39 PM ET · Record 32-34-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
2 Over0 Under
Over 49.52
Taylor Lewan 1u*Line 49.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 12 12:13 PM ET · Record 8-9 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postRico Bosco 1u*Line 49.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 1:39 PM ET · Record 48-35 · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Alabama, Kirk Herbstreit on Kentucky, Desmond Howard on Alabama, Pat McAfee on Alabama, Nick Saban on Alabama

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Alabama WWLWWL

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road2-0 100%Small sample2-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite4-2 67%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Kentucky WLWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-1 83%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Home3-1 75%Small sample3-1 75% overSmall sample
As underdog3-1 75%Small sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 12, 2026ALA 45, UK 17ALA -9.5ALA covered47.5Over
Nov 11, 2023ALA 49, UK 21ALA -11ALA covered47Over
Nov 21, 2020UK 3, ALA 63ALA -32ALA covered57.5Over

Alabama 3-0 ATS in these meetings. 3 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

ALAUK
5-1Record5-1
4-2Against the spread5-1
5-1Over-under5-1
+10.7Avg cover margin+5.8
44.2Points per game34.7
20.7Points allowed28.0
6.72Yards per play6.14
452.5Yards per game414.2
4.90Rush yards per carry5.10
67.7Completion %66.7
48.6Third down %26.9
+12Turnover margin+11
16Sacks allowed12
46.5Penalty yards per game46.5

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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