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SEC · 2026 outlook · updated Sep 8, 2026

Kentucky Football 2026 Season Prediction

Backdoor Cover’s college football model projects Kentucky to finish 4-8 in 2026, with 4.0 expected wins.

4-8
projected record
4.0 even with preseason
win total (expected wins)

Our statistical model projects Kentucky to finish 4-8 in 2026, with 4.0 expected wins. The model gives Kentucky a 0% chance to win the SEC outright.

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Game-by-game

Played games show the result and whether the model called it (✓/✗). Upcoming games show win probability.

WeekOpponentResult / win prob
Wk 1vs Youngstown State93%
Wk 2vs Alabama19%
Wk 3@ Texas A&M2%
Wk 4vs South Alabama96%
Wk 5@ South Carolina7%
Wk 6vs LSU6%
Wk 7@ Oklahoma1%
Wk 8vs Vanderbilt67%
Wk 10@ Tennessee5%
Wk 11vs Florida14%
Wk 12@ Missouri22%
Wk 13vs Louisville63%

Win-total distribution

1 wins
1%
2 wins
7%
3 wins
26%
4 wins
37%
5 wins
22%
6 wins
6%
7 wins
1%

What subscribers get

Everything above is the free model. Kentucky has a 0% shot at the SEC title game in the model. Subscribers get the full picture — and the picks we actually bet.

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Every game’s projected spread and win probability, downloadable as a CSV.
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The record you’re buying into
53–21
ATS since Week 8, 2025
71.6% on the filtered picks

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