Wk 7 · 2026
Kentucky Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK), Norman, OK
· SEC Network
SEC · 5-1
at
7:30pET
OU -6.5 · total 42.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential OU by 5.2
SEC · 3-2
What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kentucky form
W 35-34vs LSUW 35-34at SCW 45-21vs USAW 31-21at TA&ML 17-45vs ALA
2026 season
Oklahoma form
W 27-24vs TEXL 13-41at UGAW 14-6vs UNML 10-17at MICHW 51-0vs UTEP
2026 season
Kentucky this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Oklahoma this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Kentucky | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M SEC | at W 31-21 preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| South Carolina SEC | at W 35-34 preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Florida SEC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Missouri SEC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
Kentucky leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Kenny Minchey QB #3 | 97/142, 1148 YDS, 11 TD, 1 INT |
| Callum Wither QB #10 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | CJ Baxter RB #1 | 68 CAR, 361 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jason Patterson RB #26 | 45 CAR, 355 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jovantae Barnes RB #2 | 20 CAR, 126 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kenny Darby WR #19 | 25 REC, 322 YDS, 3 TD |
| Willie Rodriguez TE #81 | 22 REC, 194 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Nic Anderson WR #4 | 9 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Henry Boyer TE #87 | 8 REC, 116 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Grant Godfrey LB #22 | 43 |
| Jordan Castell DB #5 | 42 | |
| Ty Bryant DB #14 | 39 | |
| Sacks | Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL #90 | 2.5 |
| Grant Godfrey LB #22 | 2 | |
| Tavion Gadson DL #94 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jordan Castell DB #5 | 2 |
| Grant Godfrey LB #22 | 1 | |
| Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL #90 | 1 |
Oklahoma leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | John Mateer QB #10 | 72/109, 883 YDS, 8 TD, 4 INT |
| Whitt Newbauer QB #16 | 1/1, 6 YDS | |
| Rushing | Lloyd Avant RB #9 | 42 CAR, 164 YDS, 1 TD |
| John Mateer QB #10 | 41 CAR, 76 YDS | |
| Xavier Robinson RB #21 | 13 CAR, 50 YDS | |
| Receiving | Isaiah Sategna III WR #1 | 20 REC, 267 YDS, 2 TD |
| Rocky Beers TE #81 | 18 REC, 255 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Trell Harris WR #11 | 6 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Hayden Hansen TE #89 | 4 REC, 64 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Owen Heinecke LB #38 | 28 |
| James Nesta LB #47 | 18 | |
| Peyton Bowen DB #22 | 17 | |
| Sacks | Adepoju Adebawore DL #34 | 2.5 |
| Reggie Powers III DB #3 | 2 | |
| Kip Lewis LB #10 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Omarion Robinson DB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.