College football · Week 2 · Saturday, September 12, 3:30 PM ET · Final Alabama 45, Kentucky 17
6Alabama at Kentucky
Kentucky +10.5 at our first look, +9 at kickoff. SEC game.
Conditions · Kroger Field: At kickoff: 79°F, wind 8 mph, dry.
The read at kickoff
News: Alabama 0.0 · Kentucky 0.0. Market: moved 1.5 toward Kentucky.
Landed: Alabama 45, Kentucky 17. Alabama covered the closing line (Kentucky +9). The move toward Kentucky was wrong. 62 points, over the closing total of 47.
Alabama Crimson Tide 0.0
No news that moves the number.
Kentucky Wildcats 0.0
No news that moves the number.
Quarterback news, valued from college efficiency (this season, plus last at half weight) over the team's next quarterback, in points from his team's side. College football has no official injury report: statuses come from team and media reports. News that broke before the line opened is already in the opening number.
Line Movement
Final: Alabama 45, Kentucky 17. Kentucky missed the closing number by 19.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | +10.5 | |
| Market move, no reported news | Thu Sep 3, 5:55 PM ET | -1 |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sat Sep 5, 9:55 PM ET | -0.5 |
| Closing line | +9 |
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 25.2% (+297) | |
| Market move, no reported news | Thu Sep 3, 5:55 PM ET | 27.7% (+261) |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sat Sep 5, 9:55 PM ET | 28.1% (+256) |
| Less than the spread implies | 24.5% (+308) | |
| Closing line | 24.5% (+308) |
Final: 62 points, over the closing total of 47.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 49.5 | |
| Market move, no reported news | Fri Sep 4, 5:55 PM ET | -3 |
| Reaction to last week's game | Mon Sep 7, 3:55 AM ET | +0.5 |
| Closing line | 47 |
Every Book · Kentucky side
| Book | Spread | Price | Moneyline | Decimal | Win % (no-vig) | Total | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus | +9 | −110 | +290 | 3.90 | 24.5% | 47 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| DraftKings | +8.5 | −112 | +285 | 3.85 | 24.9% | 46.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| FanDuel | +9.5 | −115 | +275 | 3.75 | 25.5% | 47.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| BetMGM | +8.5 | −110 | +290 | 3.90 | 24.5% | 47.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| Caesars | +8.5 | −109 | +300 | 4.00 | 23.9% | 46.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| Fanatics | +8.5 | −110 | +290 | 3.90 | 24.5% | 47.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| BetRivers | +9.5 | −109 | +295 | 3.95 | 23.6% | 47.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| BetOnline | +9.5 | −110 | +306 | 4.06 | 23.7% | 47 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| Bovada | +8.5 | −110 | +285 | 3.85 | 24.8% | 47 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| LowVig | +9.5 | −106 | +306 | 4.06 | 23.7% | 47 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| MyBookie | +9 | −110 | +290 | 3.90 | 24.5% | 47 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| BetUS | +9 | −110 | +308 | 4.08 | 23.6% | 47 | Sat 1:55 PM |
College football has no official injury report: our notes come from team and media reports, linked at the source, in our own words. Lines are the consensus (the median across U.S. sportsbooks) unless a book is named.