South Alabama Jaguars vs Kentucky Wildcats AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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South Alabama JaguarsUSA

21–45

Final

Kentucky WildcatsUK

Team Season Averages

South Alabama JaguarsLeads 7 of 8

Kentucky WildcatsLeads 1 of 8

Offense

34.7Points per game31.0
443.7Total yards per game374.3
214.0Passing yards per game233.0
229.7Rushing yards per game141.3

Defense

26.0Points allowed per game26.3
347.3Yards allowed per game357.0

Efficiency

53.2%Third-down conversion rate22.6%
0.0Turnovers per game1.0

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (UK)	Total	USA ML	UK ML
DDraftKings	-20.5	54.5	+900	-1600
FFanDuel	-20.5	54.5	+980	-2000
BBetMGM	-20.5	54.5	+950	-1400
BBetOnline	-20.5	54	+874	-1500
BBetRivers	-20.5	54	+900	-2000
BBetus	-20.5	54.5	+850	-1500
BBovada	-20.5	54	+775	-1500
LLowVig	-20.5	54	+874	-1500
MMyBookie	-21	54.5	+835	-1683

Game Information

Sep 26, 2026

12:45 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
USA	47th	74th
UK	85th	81st

Matchup

USAUK

2-1Record2-1
3Games played3
+26Point diff+14
1-1ATS1-1
2-0O/U2-0
6Rest days6

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
USA	0	21	0	0	21
UK	7	17	7	14	45

Team Stats

USAStatUK

354Total yards567
266Passing yards177
88Rushing yards390
19First downs26
4-153rd down2-8
2-54th down1-3
2Turnovers2
6-50Penalties2-22
28:19Possession31:41

Player Stats

USA — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Jared HollinsQB	23/43	266	2	2	111.5

USA — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
PJ MartinRB	9	48	1
Jared HollinsQB	10	25	0
Keenan PhillipsRB	6	19	0
Trae'von DunbarRB	5	11	0
Team-	1	-15	0

USA — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Jeremiah Jones-ThomasWR	6	—	91	1
Anthony EagerWR	4	—	67	1
Noah TosterWR	2	—	28	0
Brendan JenkinsWR	2	—	26	0
Micah WoodsWR	1	—	18	0
Rod GibbsTE	3	—	14	0
Keenan PhillipsRB	1	—	11	0
Everett HunterTE	1	—	6	0
Trae'von DunbarRB	2	—	6	0
PJ MartinRB	1	—	-1	0

USA — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL
Cole BlaylockS	11	6	0.0	1.0
Dallas YoungS	10	3	0.0	0.0
Jordan WilliamsLB	8	1	0.0	0.0
Kam RobinsonS	7	5	0.0	0.0
Jayvon HendersonS	6	4	0.0	0.0
Parker ShattuckLB	5	2	0.0	0.5
Xavious Anderson Jr.LB	5	2	1.0	1.0
Mase LewisDL	4	2	0.0	0.0
Jaylen MosonCB	3	3	0.0	0.0
Tre'Mon HenryLB	3	0	0.0	0.5
Camen UpshawS	2	2	0.0	0.0
Tyler CarterDL	2	0	0.0	0.0
Damyrion DarbyCB	2	1	0.0	0.0
Seidrion LangstonLB	2	1	0.0	0.0
Jamal SilerOL	1	1	0.0	0.0
Teryn GreenS	1	0	0.0	0.0
Andrew HinesDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Deon CallinsS	1	1	0.0	0.0
Christian RossLB	1	1	1.0	1.0
E'Mauri SmileyDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Stephen JohnsonDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Jeremiah Jones-ThomasWR	1	1	0.0	0.0

UK — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Kenny MincheyQB	19/25	177	1	0	148.7
Callum WitherQB	0/1	0	0	0	0.0

UK — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
CJ BaxterRB	16	149	1
Jason PattersonRB	12	137	3
Jovantae BarnesRB	8	100	1
Jordan ColbertRB	2	14	0
Team	1	0	0
Ahmir SmithRB	1	-1	0
Kenny MincheyQB	3	-9	0

UK — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Kenny DarbyWR	3	—	43	0
Henry BoyerTE	3	—	24	0
Nic AndersonWR	2	—	23	0
Mikkel SkinnerTE	2	—	23	0
Shane CarrWR	2	—	22	1
Willie RodriguezTE	2	—	18	0
Brock CoffmanWR	2	—	15	0
Ja'Kayden FergusonWR	1	—	8	0
Jason PattersonRB	1	—	2	0
Team	1	—	0	0
CJ BaxterRB	1	—	-1	0

UK — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL
Alex Afari Jr.LB	9	5	0.0	0.0
Grant GodfreyLB	8	6	0.0	0.0
Jordan CastellDB	7	3	0.0	0.0
Ty BryantDB	5	2	0.0	0.0
Mi'Quise Humphrey-GraceDL	4	3	1.5	1.5
Cyrus ReyesDB	3	0	0.0	0.0
Lorenzo CowanLB	3	1	0.0	0.0
Terhyon NicholsDB	3	1	0.0	0.0
Jaden SmithDB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Antwan SmithLB	2	0	0.0	0.0
Cedric WorksLB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Hasaan SykesDB	2	1	0.0	0.0
Dominic WisemanDT	2	1	0.0	0.0
Isaiah McMillianDB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Ben DuncumDE	1	0	0.0	0.0
Sam GreeneLB	1	1	0.0	0.0
Aaron GatesDB	1	1	0.0	1.0
Ahmad BreauxDT	1	1	0.0	0.0
Kalen EdwardsDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Brian RobinsonDL	1	1	1.0	1.0
Tavion WallaceLB	1	0	0.0	0.0
Demarcus GardnerDB	1	0	0.0	0.0
Jamarrion HarklessDL	1	0	0.5	0.5

Scoring Summary

16 events · 10 scoring

1st Quarter

0:37UK
(00:42) #1 C.Baxter rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:37, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
0-7

2nd Quarter

14:17USA
(14:23) Shotgun #0 P.Martin rush right for 7 yards gain to the UK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:17 #35 D.Little kick attempt good (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #5 B.Turner)
7-7
10:14USA
(10:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Hollins pass complete short middle to #1 A.Eager caught at UK20, for 36 yards to the UK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:14, 1ST DOWN #35 D.Little kick attempt good (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #5 B.Turner)
14-7
4:57UK
(05:03) #2 J.Barnes rush middle for 7 yards gain to the SA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:57 #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
14-14
2:17USA
(02:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Hollins sacked for loss of 5 yards to the SA37 (#0 B.Barnes), fumble by #7 J.Hollins, out of bounds at SA37 PENALTY UK Personal Foul (#0 B.Barnes) 15 yards from SA42 to UK43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
14-14
2:17USA
(02:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Hollins sacked for loss of 5 yards to the SA37 (#0 B.Barnes), fumble by #7 J.Hollins, out of bounds at SA37 PENALTY UK Personal Foul (#0 B.Barnes) 15 yards from SA42 to UK43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
14-14
1:22USA
(01:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Hollins pass complete short left to #2 J.Jones-Thomas caught at UK00, for 19 yards to the UK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:22, 1ST DOWN #35 D.Little kick attempt good (H: #40 A.Pulkkinen, LS: #5 B.Turner)
21-14
1:12UK
(01:22) Shotgun #26 J.Patterson rush middle for 75 yards gain to the SA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:12, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
21-21
1:05UK
(01:11) Shotgun #7 J.Hollins pass intercepted by #22 G.Godfrey at SA30 broken up by #90 M.Humphrey-Grace #22 G.Godfrey return 10 yards to the SA20 (#64 J.Siler)
21-21
0:16UK
(00:16) #88 A.Zouagui field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti), clock 00:16
21-24

3rd Quarter

13:13UK
(13:18) Shotgun #26 J.Patterson rush left for 15 yards gain to the SA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:13, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
21-31
10:48USA
(11:33) No Huddle-Shotgun South Alabama rush middle for 15 yards loss to the SA25 fumbled by South Alabama at SA30 recovered by SA #7 J.Hollins at SA25, End Of Play
21-31
5:23USA
(05:26) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey rush middle for 3 yards loss to the SA18 fumbled by #3 K.Minchey at SA19 recovered by SA #17 C.Ross at SA18, End Of Play
21-31

4th Quarter

12:55UK
(12:57) Shotgun #26 J.Patterson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:55 #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
21-38
10:45UK
(10:49) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #6 S.Carr caught at SA00, for 15 yards to the SA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:45, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
21-45
1:06UK
(01:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Hollins pass intercepted by #4 A.Smith at UK00 #4 A.Smith return 31 yards to the UK31 fumbled by #4 A.Smith at UK31, out of bounds at UK31
21-45

Player props

South Alabama Jaguars vs Kentucky Wildcats Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kenny Minchey
Passing Yards: 4/8 over · last line 204.5
Kenny Minchey Passing Yards props & line Kenny Minchey Passing Touchdowns props Kenny Minchey Rushing Yards props
Willie Rodriguez
Receiving Yards: 5/8 over · last line 39.5
Willie Rodriguez Receiving Yards props & line Willie Rodriguez Receptions props
CJ Baxter
Rushing Yards: 4/7 over · last line 51.5
CJ Baxter Rushing Yards props & line CJ Baxter Receiving Yards props
Jason Patterson
Rushing Yards: 3/4 over · last line 53.5
Jason Patterson Rushing Yards props & line
Anthony Eager
Receiving Yards: 0/2 over · last line 50.5
Anthony Eager Receiving Yards props & line
Brendan Jenkins
Receiving Yards: 1/2 over · last line 40.5
Brendan Jenkins Receiving Yards props & line
Jared Hollins
Passing Yards: 0/2 over · last line 202.5
Jared Hollins Passing Yards props & line
Keenan Phillips
Rushing Yards: 1/2 over · last line 73.5
Keenan Phillips Rushing Yards props & line
PJ Martin
Rushing Yards: 1/2 over · last line 69.5
PJ Martin Rushing Yards props & line

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South Alabama Jaguars vs Kentucky Wildcats: Final Score & Recap

The Kentucky Wildcats beat the South Alabama Jaguars 45-21 in this NCAA Football game on Saturday, September 26, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

Team pages: South Alabama Jaguars · Kentucky Wildcats

South Alabama Jaguars vs Kentucky Wildcats Odds

DraftKings lists the Kentucky Wildcats at UK -20.5 on the spread, with the total set at 54.5. Moneylines are South Alabama Jaguars +900 and Kentucky Wildcats -1600. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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