College football · Week 8 · Saturday, October 24, 7:30 PM ET · Final Vanderbilt 17, Kentucky 34
Vanderbilt at 12Kentucky
Kentucky −9.5 at our first look, −10 at kickoff. SEC game. Team pages: Vanderbilt · Kentucky
Conditions · Kroger Field: Forecast 65°F, wind 6 mph (gusts 14), 0% chance of rain. At kickoff: 64°F, wind 3 mph, dry.
The read at kickoff
News: Vanderbilt 0.0 · Kentucky 0.0. Market: moved 0.5 toward Kentucky.
Landed: Vanderbilt 17, Kentucky 34. Kentucky covered the closing line (Kentucky −10). The move toward Kentucky was right. 51 points, under the closing total of 51.5.
Vanderbilt Commodores 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: Vanderbilt 17, Kentucky 34. Kentucky beat the closing number by 7.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | −9.5 | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Oct 18, 12:34 AM ET | -2 |
| Market move, no reported news | Mon Oct 19, 1:36 PM ET | +1.5 |
| Closing line | −10 |
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 75.1% (−302) | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Oct 18, 12:34 AM ET | 78.8% (−372) |
| Market move, no reported news | Mon Oct 19, 1:36 PM ET | 76.1% (−318) |
| Price-only move | 78.3% (−361) | |
| Closing line | 78.3% (−361) |
Final: 51 points, under the closing total of 51.5.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 52.5 | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Oct 18, 12:34 AM ET | -2 |
| Market move, no reported news | Mon Oct 19, 4:45 PM ET | +1 |
| Closing line | 51.5 |
Notes
Kentucky optimistic on Baxter's return for Vanderbilt
Kentucky gave a positive update on running back CJ Baxter, its leading rusher, ahead of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt. His return would restore the Wildcats' primary ground threat. Saturday Down South
Line moves 1 toward Kentucky after last week's results
The consensus spread on Vanderbilt at Kentucky has moved from −10.5 to −11.5 (home side). The move began within hours of the teams' last games: the market re-rating them on what it just saw, not a news story.
Line moves 1 toward Vanderbilt after last week's results
The consensus spread on Vanderbilt at Kentucky has moved from −11.5 to −10.5 (home side), with 7 of 11 books moving the same way. The move began within hours of the teams' last games: the market re-rating them on what it just saw, not a news story.
Line moves 1 toward Vanderbilt after last week's results
The consensus spread on Vanderbilt at Kentucky has moved from −11.5 to −10.5 (home side). The move began within hours of the teams' last games: the market re-rating them on what it just saw, not a news story.
Line moves 1.5 toward Kentucky after last week's results
The consensus spread on Vanderbilt at Kentucky has moved from −9.5 to −11 (home side). The move began within hours of the teams' last games: the market re-rating them on what it just saw, not a news story.
Every Book · Kentucky side
| Book | Spread | Price | Moneyline | Decimal | Win % (no-vig) | Total | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus | −10 | −110 | −440 | 1.23 | 78.3% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| DraftKings | −10 | −112 | −425 | 1.24 | 77.7% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| FanDuel | −10.5 | −112 | −450 | 1.22 | 78.3% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| BetMGM | −10 | −110 | −450 | 1.22 | 78.3% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| Caesars | −10.5 | −107 | −440 | 1.23 | 78.2% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| Fanatics | −10.5 | −105 | −450 | 1.22 | 78.3% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| BetRivers | −11 | −114 | −500 | 1.20 | 78.9% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| BetOnline | −10 | −110 | −440 | 1.23 | 78.3% | 51 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| Bovada | −10 | −115 | −440 | 1.23 | 77.8% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| LowVig | −10 | −106 | −440 | 1.23 | 78.3% | 51 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| MyBookie | −10.5 | −110 | −450 | 1.22 | 77.9% | 51.5 | Sat 7:27 PM |
| BetUS | −10 | −110 | −440 | 1.23 | 78.4% | 51 | Sat 7:27 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.