Kentucky vs Texas Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

In Saturday afternoon college football action, the Kentucky Wildcats will travel to DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium to take on the Texas Longhorns. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks. The Wildcats (4-6) have dropped six of their first seven SEC Conference games and would need wins in their final two games to become bowl eligible. On Saturday, Kentucky rolled up 582 yards of total offense during a 48-6 home victory versus FCS Murray State. 

Kentucky QB Brock Vandagriff threw first half touchdown passes to Hardley Gilmore IV and Ja’Mori Maclin. Jamarion Wilcox carried 13 times for a game-high 123 yards and a four-yard touchdown run. The Wildcats had 32 first downs and possessed the ball for more than 35 minutes. 

The Texas Longhorns are tied with Texas A&M atop the SEC Conference standings and will face the Aggies in the final week of the regular season. The third-ranked Longhorns (9-1) lead the conference in total defense and are allowing 11.9 points per game. On Saturday, Texas pitched a shutout in the first half and forced a pair of turnovers during a 20-10 road victory against Arkansas. 

Texas QB Quinn Ewers was an efficient 20-for-32 passing for 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Matthew Golden. Jaydon Blue rushed for a game-high 83 yards on 14 carries. Isaiah Bond added 48 receiving yards for the Longhorns. 

These new conference foes have met just once in their history, with Texas defeating Kentucky and head coach Paul “Bear’ Bryant by a 7-6 final score. The Longhorns have cake walked through an easy schedule, so backing them would be at an inflated price. Take the points with the Wildcats. Final Score Prediction, Texas Longhorns win 30-17.