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#15Kentucky at Oklahoma

Prediction · week 7, 2026 · Sat Oct 17, 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET · Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)

Updated Tue Oct 13, 7:56 PM CT

The prediction

Our call: Oklahoma by 8.9Strong

All three models favor Oklahoma. The line, shown for comparison only, has Oklahoma by 6.5.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Oklahoma by 6.7, Elo has Oklahoma by 9.7, and Our model has Oklahoma by 10.2. They are within 3.5 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Kentucky +8.0 vs Oklahoma +12.2
Oklahoma by 6.7
Elo
Kentucky 1568 vs Oklahoma 1747
Oklahoma by 9.7
Our model · experimental
Kentucky +7.0 vs Oklahoma +14.7
Oklahoma by 10.2
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Oklahoma by 6.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Oklahoma by 8.9

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Kentucky

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Oklahoma

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Last 3 meetings

Oklahoma leads 2–1 · last: Oklahoma 29–8, 1982 · Oklahoma has won 2 straight

SeasonResultSite
1982Oklahoma 29–8—
1980Oklahoma 29–7—
1950Kentucky 13–7neutral site

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