Check out our free Kentucky Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns pick and preview for this CFB week 13 game in Austin. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this week 13 CFB matchup.
ABC will be covering the 3:30 ET kickoff between the Texas Longhorns and Kentucky Wildcats this Saturday, November 23rd. The over/under line is currently set at 47 points for this week 13 matchup. The game will be played at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, where the Longhorns, with a 9-1 record, are heavily favored at -20.5 points over the Wildcats, who are 4-6 this season. The money line odds are -1616 for Texas and +879 for Kentucky.
Wildcats vs. Longhorns Matchup At A Glance
- Sport: CFB
- Teams: Kentucky Wildcats at Texas Longhorns
- Where: Austin at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium
- Date: Saturday, November 23rd
- Betting Odds TX -20.5, UK +879 | TX -1616 O/U 47

Wildcats Preview:
Kentucky enters Week 13 with a 4-6 record, holding a 1.7% chance of becoming bowl-eligible. They’ve gone 2-4 at home and 1-2 on the road this season, and they are ranked 46th in our CFB power rankings heading into their matchup with Texas.
The Wildcats have been favored in six of their ten games, going 2-4 as the favorite. Their average scoring margin is +2.6 points per game, and they’ve covered the spread in five out of nine games, with a 3-0 ATS record as the underdog.
Kentucky’s over/under record is 3-6, with their games averaging 41.2 points. Their average over/under line has been 45.1 points, and this week’s line is set at 47 points.
Wildcats Offense Breakdown
Heading into week 13, Kentucky's offense ranks 80th in points per game, averaging 21.9, and they are 74th in our offensive power rankings. Their passing game has struggled, ranking 109th in passing yards per game, with 183.4 yards, and they are 120th in passer rating. They convert 37.4% of their third downs.
Quarterback Brock Vandagriff has thrown for 1,542 yards with nine touchdowns and seven interceptions. Kentucky's rushing game is stronger, ranking 32nd in rushing attempts per game, averaging 159.1 yards. Demie Sumo-Karngbaye leads the team with 505 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Dane Key has 686 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wildcats Team Defense
Kentucky’s defense has been solid this season, ranking 19th nationally by allowing just 19.3 points per game. They’ve given up 134.4 rushing yards per game and 188.5 passing yards, ranking 40th in the nation. Opposing quarterbacks have a passer rating of 80.2 and a completion percentage of 64.2% against Kentucky.
In their recent game against Murray State, Kentucky’s defense allowed only 6 points and forced three interceptions. They gave up 259 total yards, including 90 rushing yards on 26 attempts and 169 passing yards.
Longhorns Preview:
Kentucky enters Week 13 with a 4-6 record, holding a 1.7% chance of becoming bowl-eligible. They’ve gone 2-4 at home and 1-2 on the road this season, and they are ranked 46th in our CFB power rankings heading into their matchup with Texas.
The Wildcats have been favored in six of their ten games, going 2-4 as the favorite. Their average scoring margin is +2.6 points per game, and they’ve covered the spread in five out of nine games, with a 3-0 ATS record as the underdog.
Kentucky’s over/under record is 3-6, with their games averaging 41.2 points. Their average over/under line has been 45.1 points, and this week’s line is set at 47 points.
Longhorns Offense Breakdown
Texas has leaned on its passing game this season, ranking 14th in passing yards per game with 288.5. They are 20th in completions, averaging 23.3 per game, and 27th in attempts, with 34.3 per game. Their completion percentage is 67.9%, placing them 13th nationally, and they are 12th in scoring, averaging 37 points per game. In our offensive power rankings, they are 15th heading into week 13.
Quinn Ewers leads the Longhorns with 1,898 passing yards and a passer rating of 109. He has thrown 21 touchdowns and six interceptions, completing 68.4% of his passes. Isaiah Bond is the top receiver with 483 yards and five touchdowns. On the ground, Texas averages 162.5 rushing yards per game.
Longhorns Team Defense
Texas' defense has been a strong point this season, ranking 4th nationally by allowing just 11.9 points per game. In their recent game against Arkansas, they gave up only 10 points, allowing 231 total yards. Arkansas managed just 82 rushing yards on 34 attempts, while Texas' secondary allowed 149 passing yards and grabbed one interception.
Opposing quarterbacks have struggled against Texas, posting a passer rating of just 52, the 3rd-lowest in the country. Texas' defense is 4th in passing yards allowed, giving up just 136.5 yards per game, and they’ve also held opponents to 114 rushing yards per game, ranking 29th nationally.
Wildcats vs Longhorns Betting Odds, Trends & Analysis
- Across their ten previous road games, Kentucky has an ATS mark of 6-4. Their straight up record in these matchups was 5-5 while averaging 21 points per game.
- In their last three games at home, the Texas Longhorns have a straight up record of 3-0 while going 1-2 vs the spread. The team averaged 27 points per game in this stretch.
- Looking back on the team's last ten games as the underdog, the Kentucky Wildcats have a straight up record of 2-8. Their record vs the spread in these games was 5-5.
- Over the team's last three games as the favorite, the Texas Longhorns struggled vs the spread going just 1-2. However, they still had a straight up mark of 3-0.
Kentucky Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns Free Pick
- KnupSports.com Free Betting Pick: Kentucky Wildcats +20.5 Be sure to check out our other CFB Football betting previews for this week. KnupSports.com also updates their sports betting picks page daily with plays across all sports.