Saturday Down South Predicts Kentucky vs Texas A&M Game

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Saturday Down South’s Michael Bratton and Chris Marler predict the winner of Saturday’s game between #13 Kentucky and Texas A&M.

Here is what they had to say about the game:

Kentucky at Texas A&M (-5.5)

Michael: This could be the game of the week in the SEC. It’s interesting to see many continue to doubt Kentucky as they continue to pile up wins on the season and in conference play, no less. This team is strong in trenches and features some elite skill players on both sides of the ball. This game also matches up the league’s No. 1 rushing attack (Kentucky) against the league’s No. 1 rush defense (Texas A&M). How the Aggies respond after playing down to the competition last week against arguably the worst team in the league will be interesting. For the second consecutive week, Kellen Mond made some really bad decisions that cost his team. If he doesn’t correct that issue, the Aggies will lose this game. Expect the Wildcats to keep this one close but I suspect the team won’t have quite the same level of play on the road — Kroger Field has turned into a legit home field advantage for this team. Without Blue Blue Nation behind them, Kentucky suffers their first defeat of the season.

Texas A&M 27 Kentucky 24

Chris: For the 3rd time in a month Kentucky went out and won as an underdog. They even jumped up all the way to #13 in the polls. And, how did Vegas reward them? By making them a 6.5 pt underdog against Texas A&M. As a comedian, I hate two things: responsible career choices and Rodney Dangerfield. That being said Kentucky STILL can’t get no respect. 5.5 points is important for this reason – 73% of teams who are a 5 to 5.5 pt underdog cover the spread, and 40% win outright.

I read that in like 2012. It may still be true. Regardless, one stat that is definitely true is that Terry Wilson has still thrown for only 2 TD’s this entire season, and they were both in the same game. He hasn’t thrown a TD in 4 of 5 games this season, yet somehow UK has won every game this year by double digits. I like Kentucky a lot, and I think their defense is one of the best in the entire country. But, Kyle Field will be too much for Terry Wilson, and this one dimensional Kentucky offense.

Texas A&M 24 Kentucky 20

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