FBS-CFB Game Preview: Kentucky Wildcats (2-2) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (3-1)

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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

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