No. 10 LSU and Kentucky meet in SEC play
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No. 10 LSU (4-1) at Kentucky (4-1), Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: LSU by 10. Against the spread: LSU 2-3, Kentucky 4-1.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
LSU Offense
Overall: 547.8 yards per game (3rd in FBS)
Passing: 310 yards per game (13th)
Rushing: 237.8 yards per game (15th)
Scoring: 43.6 points per game (9th)
LSU Defense
Overall: 220.8 yards per game (2nd in FBS)
Passing: 162.2 yards per game (19th)
Rushing: 58.6 yards per game (5th)
Scoring: 15.2 points per game (20th)
Kentucky Offense
Overall: 416.8 yards per game (53rd in FBS)
Passing: 229.6 yards per game (73rd)
Rushing: 187.2 yards per game (42nd)
Scoring: 34.6 points per game (48th)
Kentucky Defense
Overall: 376.6 yards per game (92nd in FBS)
Passing: 232.4 yards per game (104th)
Rushing: 144.2 yards per game (76th)
Scoring: 26.8 points per game (101st)
Kentucky ranks 138th in third down percentage, converting 24.5% of the time. LSU ranks 9th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 26.1%.
LSU ranks 66th in the FBS with an even turnover margin, compared to Kentucky’s 14th-ranked +5 margin.
LSU is 14th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 33:37.
Team leaders
LSU
Passing: Sam Leavitt, 1,220 yards, 8 TDs, 7 INTs, 66.2 completion percentage
Rushing: Dilin Jones, 427 yards on 94 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Winston Watkins, 354 yards on 23 catches, 2 TDs
Kentucky
Passing: Kenny Minchey, 1,148 yards, 11 TDs, 1 INT, 68.3 completion percentage
Rushing: C.J. Baxter, 361 yards on 68 carries, 6 TDs
Receiving: Kenny Darby, 322 yards on 25 catches, 3 TDs
Last game
LSU defeated McNeese 63-14 on Oct. 3. Leavitt led LSU with 176 yards on 18-of-23 passing (78.3%) for three touchdowns and one interception. Harlem Berry carried the ball 15 times for 125 yards and scored one touchdown. Corey Barber Jr. had seven receptions for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Kentucky won 35-34 over South Carolina on Oct. 3. Minchey passed for 272 yards on 28-of-41 attempts (68.3%) with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Baxter carried the ball 13 times for 48 yards and scored one touchdown, adding three receptions for 20 yards. Darby recorded 96 yards on 12 catches with one touchdown.
Next game
LSU hosts No. 17 Mississippi State on Oct. 17. Kentucky plays at Oklahoma on Oct. 17.