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The number

Spread
UK +6.5 -108
OU -6.5 -113
Open OU -7 moved 0.5
Fair, no vig: UK +102 / OU -102 (hold 5.0%)
Best: UK +6.5 +100 at theScore Bet; OU -6.5 -110 at Hard Rock Bet
Total
Over 43.5 -110
Under 43.5 -112
Fair, no vig: O +101 / U -101 (hold 5.2%)
Best: O 43.5 -108 at DraftKings; U 43.5 -110 at FanDuel
Moneyline
UK +205
OU -255
Fair, no vig: UK +219 / OU -219 (hold 4.6%)
Best: UK +225 at theScore Bet; OU -235 at BetMGM

Updated Fri 3:30 PM ET Consensus of 10 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (10)
BookUKOUOverUnderUK MLOU ML
DraftKings+6.5-108-6.5-112o43.5-108u43.5-112+205-250
FanDuel+6.5-108-6.5-112o43.5-110u43.5-110+205-255
BetMGM+6.5-108-6.5-110o43.5-108u43.5-110+200-235
Caesars+6.5-104-6.5-117o43.5-110u43.5-112+200-245
theScore Bet+6.5+100-6.5-120o43.5-110u43.5-110+225-275
BetRivers+6.5-110-6.5-113o43.5-109u43.5-113+205-275
Fanatics+6.5-105-6.5-115o43.5-110u43.5-110+200-245
Hard Rock Bet+6.5-110-6.5-110o43.5-110u43.5-110+200-250
Bally Bet+6.5-109-6.5-113o43.5-108u43.5-112+205-275
betPARX+6.5-109-6.5-113o43.5-108u43.5-112+205-275

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Line movement

Key numbers crossed: none (OU -7 to OU -6.5).

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OU line, game-week open to now. Dashed lines are key numbers.
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Total, game-week open to now.

Injury report

From the SEC availability report (Thursday report). Posted Thu 8:10 PM ET. Schools file it the three nights before the game and 90 minutes before kickoff. We check every 30 minutes. See the official report

Kentucky
Out
  • Antwan Smith ILB
  • Grant Grayton DB
  • Jaden Smith DB
  • Tavion Wallace ILB
  • Tyler Thomas DE
Questionable
  • Alex Afari Jr. ILB
  • CJ Baxter RB
  • Elijah Brown TE
  • Kalen Edwards DL
Probable

Hasaan Sykes (DB), Nic Anderson (WR)

Oklahoma
Out
  • Jacobe Johnson DB
  • Taylor Heim LB
  • Trell Harris WR
  • Trynae Washington TE
  • Xavier Robinson RB
Doubtful
  • Eddy Pierre-Louis OL
  • Parker Livingstone WR
Questionable
  • Eli Bowen DB
  • Fred Hinton OL
  • Heath Ozaeta OL
  • Michael Fasusi OL
Probable

Jack Van Dorselaer (TE), Tory Blaylock (RB)

No status changes since the first report we saw (Thu 8:10 PM ET). Changes and line moves will line up here.

Our crowd

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

Public cappers

SpreadSplit 1-1
Kentucky 11 Oklahoma

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Tracker bettors

Shows up once 10 people log a bet on this game. Log yours

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 Kentucky Oklahoma
Auburn
W 10-3 away
+7 · +11.5 Covered
W 24-17 home
+7 · -6.5 Covered
Ole Miss
L 23-30 home
-7 · +7.5 Covered
L 26-34 home
-8 · -5.5 Didn't cover
South Carolina
L 13-35 away
-22 · +6.5 Didn't cover
W 26-7 away
+19 · -4.5 Covered
Tennessee
L 34-56 home
-22 · +7.5 Didn't cover
W 33-27 away
+6 · +2.5 Covered
Texas
L 13-16 home
-3 · +13.5 Covered
L 6-23 neutral
-17 · +2.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: Kentucky lost by 9.4 on average, 3-2 against the spread. Oklahoma won by 1.4 on average, 3-2 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Kentucky1 Oklahoma
Oklahoma -6.51
Stuckey 1u*Line -6.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 16 1:13 PM ET · Record 37-25-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Kentucky -71
Big Cat 1u*Line -7 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

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

Betting form, 2026

Kentucky WLWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-1 83%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road2-0 100%Small sample2-0 100% 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.

Oklahoma WLLLW

ATSTotals
All games2-3 40%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Home1-1 50%Small sample0-2 0% overSmall sample
As favorite1-2 33%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

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

Head to head since 2019

These two haven't met since 2019 in our data.

Side by side

UKOU
5-1Record3-2
5-1Against the spread2-3
5-1Over-under2-3
+5.8Avg cover margin-4.3
34.7Points per game23.0
28.0Points allowed17.6
6.14Yards per play4.82
414.2Yards per game304.6
5.10Rush yards per carry2.90
66.7Completion %65.9
26.9Third down %30.3
+11Turnover margin+3
12Sacks allowed12
46.5Penalty yards per game55.2

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

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