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Study Hall: Florida 24, Kentucky 7

Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

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Florida 24, Kentucky 7

Florida Kentucky Florida Kentucky
Close % 80.9% STANDARD DOWNS
Field Position % 61.9% 59.6% Success Rate 58.1% 47.6%
Leverage % 75.4% 65.6% PPP 0.60 0.25
S&P 1.181 0.731
TOTAL
EqPts 37.9 15.4 PASSING DOWNS
Close Success Rate 56.1% 40.6% Success Rate 50.0% 27.3%
Close PPP 0.60 0.39 PPP 0.61 0.64
Close S&P 1.164 0.793 S&P 1.111 0.911
RUSHING TURNOVERS
EqPts 24.2 7.5 Number 1 1
Close Success Rate 55.3% 46.2% Turnover Pts 7.8 3.3
Close PPP 0.54 0.55 Turnover Pts Margin -4.5 +4.5
Close S&P 1.096 1.010
Line Yards/carry 3.19 3.53 Q1 S&P 1.128 1.338
Q2 S&P 1.489 0.583
PASSING Q3 S&P 1.079 0.478
EqPts 13.7 7.9 Q4 S&P 0.850 0.672
Close Success Rate 57.9% 36.8%
Close PPP 0.72 0.28 1st Down S&P 0.985 0.669
Close S&P 1.300 0.644 2nd Down S&P 1.393 0.899
SD/PD Sack Rate 0.0% / 11.1% 15.4% / 0.0% 3rd Down S&P 1.014 0.231
Projected Pt. Margin: Florida +17.9 | Actual Pt. Margin: Florida +17

The Kentucky run game actually impressed a bit ... at least to the extent that UK actually ran the ball. The pass had no hope; I'm not sure any passing game has hope against Florida.

Florida's defense has been so good this year that it's giving us another version of last year's Bama Bump, where teams that play you see a hell of a bump in their offensive ratings simply because they played you. Their numbers are so weirdly strong that it's screwing up the opponent adjustments. It'll even out, but ... consider this the current answer to "How the hell does UK have the No. 6 ranking in Off. S&P+ right now?" Well, that, and the Wildcats have actually played TWO top-five defenses (No. 1 Florida, No. 5 Louisville).