Overview
- Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville.
- Vanderbilt is 8-2 (4-2 SEC), undefeated at home, and playing before its sixth sellout in seven home dates as it seeks to stay in College Football Playoff contention.
- Quarterback Diego Pavia is coming off AP national player-of-the-week honors after a 489-yard outing vs. Auburn and has emerged as a Heisman candidate, with 21 passing touchdowns and team-leading rushing production reported this season.
- Kentucky is 5-5 (2-5 SEC) and can secure bowl eligibility with an upset, arriving on a three-game win streak that includes last week’s rout of Tennessee Tech.
- Betting markets list Vanderbilt as the favorite at roughly -8.5, and multiple preview picks from local and national outlets project the Commodores to win.