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Week 13 • November 22, 2025, 08:30 PM UTC
Kentucky @ Vanderbilt
5-5
SEC
Power Rank: 8.2
17 FINAL 45
8-2
SEC
Power Rank: 17.5
Vanderbilt covered by 17.5 | Game went Over by 9.5

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Vanderbilt defeated Kentucky 45–17 in a dominant performance.

Kentucky @ Vanderbilt Preview

General Information

Week: Week 13
Kick Off (at stadium): 02:30 PM CST
Stadium: FirstBank Stadium
Capacity: 40,350
Elevation: 551 ft
HFA Rating: 2.0
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Vanderbilt -10.5
Total (O/U) 52.5
Expected Score UK 21.0 - 31.5 VAN
Power Rank Implied Line Vanderbilt +9.3
Prediction Markets Vanderbilt 76% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Cloudy

Cloudy

30.7°F

Wind Chill: 25.9°F
Wind: 4.5 mph SW
Gusts: 9.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 79%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Kentucky (Away)

This Week: 181.6 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 2333.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Vanderbilt (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 3683.4 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:30
Rest Days: 14

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Betting Information
Current Line Vanderbilt -10.5
Total Points 52.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Kentucky 8.2
Vanderbilt 17.5
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 182 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Vanderbilt +7
HFA: FirstBank Stadium
Capacity 40,350
Elevation 551 ft
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature 30.7°F
Wind Speed 4.5 mph
Your Line Vanderbilt +9.3
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What are the key factors for Kentucky vs Vanderbilt?

Kentucky: Key Factors

Vanderbilt: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Kentucky travels 182 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Kentucky arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Vanderbilt won by 28 in a dominant performance.

Vanderbilt covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 9.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at FirstBank Stadium?

At 30.7°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Kentucky and Vanderbilt compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Vanderbilt (17.5) over Kentucky (8.2) by 9.3 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Vanderbilt brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.0). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Kentucky and Vanderbilt?

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Model & Methodology

Vanderbilt won and Vanderbilt covered the spread.