Time: 12:00 PM ET (ABC)
Venue: Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium, 100 Sanford Drive, Athens, GA 30602
Capacity: 92,746
Weather Forecast (Athens, GA)
Kickoff: 69°F, mostly cloudy
Rain Chance: 0%
Wind: 9 mph WSW
Impact: Neutral scoring environment; no major weather disruptions
Injury Report
Georgia Bulldogs
TE Ethan Barbour – Out (ankle)
OL Malachi Toliver – Out (ankle)
OL Earnest Greene III – Out (back)
WR Thomas Blackshear – Out (undisclosed)
Kentucky Wildcats
RB Jamarion Wilcox – Out
DB Nasir Addison – Out
DB Jaden Smith – Out
DL Nic Smith – Out
WR David Washington Jr. – Out
TE Elijah Brown – Out
WR Preston Bowman – Out
DB DJ Waller Jr. – Questionable
ILB Devin Smith – Questionable
OL Aba Salm – Questionable
QB Zach Calzada – Probable
Key Player Matchups
QB Battle:
Georgia: Gunner Stockton – 851 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT, 69.7% comp; 146 rush yds, 3 TD
Kentucky: Cutter Boley – 402 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT, 53.5% comp (Calzada probable but Boley expected to start)
Running Backs:
Georgia: Chauncey Bowens – 240 yds, 3 TD (5.9 YPC)
Kentucky: Seth McGowan – 387 yds, 7 TD (96.8 YPG, 5.7 YPC)
Receivers:
Georgia: Zachariah Branch – 216 yds, 2 TD
Kentucky: Willie Rodriguez (TE) – 134 yds, 1 TD
Defensive Leaders:
Georgia: LB C.J. Allen – 25 tackles; LB Chris Cole – 3 sacks
Kentucky: LB Alex Afari – 31 tackles, 1 sack; DB Ty Bryant – 2 INT
Recent Team Form
Georgia (3-1, 1-1 SEC):
L 24-21 vs Alabama
W 44-41 (OT) @ Tennessee
W 28-6 vs Austin Peay
W 45-7 vs Marshall
Kentucky (2-2, 0-2 SEC):
L 35-13 @ South Carolina
W 48-23 vs Eastern Michigan
L 30-23 vs Ole Miss
W 24-16 vs Toledo
Team Records
Georgia Bulldogs: 3-1 overall, 1-1 SEC
Kentucky Wildcats: 2-2 overall, 0-2 SEC
Series History
All-Time: Georgia leads 64–12–2
Current Streak: Georgia has won 15 straight (2010–2024)
Last Kentucky Win in Athens: 2009 (34-27)
Last Meeting (2024): Georgia 13, Kentucky 12
Betting Trends
Georgia: 0-4 ATS in 2025; 0-2 ATS as ≥20 pt favorite
Kentucky: 1-3 ATS in 2025
Totals: Georgia 2-2 O/U; Kentucky 3-1 O/U
Head-to-Head: Kentucky 5-1 ATS last 6 vs Georgia despite losing outright
Historical Betting Results
2024: Georgia 13, Kentucky 12 (UK +21.5 covered, Under 47 hit)
2023: Georgia 51, Kentucky 13 (UGA -14 covered, Over 48 hit)
2022: Georgia 16, Kentucky 13 (UK +22 covered, Under 49 hit)
2021: Georgia 30, Kentucky 13 (UK +23 covered, Under 44 hit)
Projected Score: Georgia 34, Kentucky 13
Game Odds
Kentucky Wildcats 48
Georgia Bulldogs – 20.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, October 3, 2025
