The Cutter Boley vs. Diego Pavia quarterback battle is one I\u2019m excited for. Kentucky\u2019s offense has figured things out recently, but will it be enough to stop a Vandy team that\u2019s top 10 scoring nationally? UK could put an end to Pavia\u2019s Heisman hopes with a win, but on the road, this won\u2019t be easy. <\/p>\n
I expect this game to come down to the wire. I\u2019ve been predicting a lot of blowouts this season, but I\u2019m predicting that this one will be very close. In the end, I\u2019m still picking against the Cats.<\/p>\n
Score: Vanderbilt 30, Kentucky 26<\/p>\n
Zack Geoghegan<\/p>\n
Why not have some fun with this one? Kentucky is riding the most momentum it\u2019s had all season, and the timing couldn\u2019t be better. The Wildcats are even kinda, sorta, a little tiny bit fun to watch right now? Cutter Boley is the real deal, going up against a pass defense in Vanderbilt that just gave up 328 passing yards to Texas and 353 more to Auburn. The latter even racked up 210 yards on the ground against the Commodores. Boley and the UK rushing attack should have no problem finding the end zone in Nashville. Vanderbilt is bleeding points defensively right now. <\/p>\n
But Vanderbilt also has Diego Pavia under center. He threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns against Texas, then 377 yards and three more touchdowns against Auburn. The Commodores are wins over Kentucky and Tennessee away from potentially reaching the College Football Playoff. That\u2019s enough to believe they\u2019ll come out playing at a very high level. But I\u2019m going to believe in Brad White\u2019s defense, even with so many injuries to the secondary, as Kentucky shocks the college football world and plays spoiler for a CFP hopeful. <\/p>\n
Score: Kentucky 31, Vanderbilt 24<\/p>\n
Jack Pilgrim<\/p>\n
Goodness, buncha Debbie Downers I work with, huh? I\u2019m disappointed in all of them except Mr. Geoghegan \u2014 at least he\u2019s got some sense.<\/p>\n
The Cats are back, baby. Can\u2019t stop, won\u2019t stop. I\u2019ve never been more confident in anything in my life, Kentucky traveling down to Lexington South and taking Vanderbilt out of College Football Playoff contention, ruining Diego Pavia\u2019s Senior Day. Mark Stoops is good for one of these every year, and I\u2019m not counting Auburn and Florida with their disastrous real-time coaching situations toward that. Those didn\u2019t really turn heads; this one with SEC Nation in Nashville and with bowl eligibility on the line will do it.<\/p>\n
Cutter Boley is the face of the program and he\u2019s gaining momentum in a hurry with very real chemistry with some of his pass-catchers. Factor in Seth McGowan\u2019s relentless production and stout play up front, and I think this turns into a shootout \u2014 right up Diego Pavia\u2019s alley. The partying in Miami and Vegas finally catches up to him, though, and a late pick-six for the Cats sends Stoops and Co. back to the postseason.<\/p>\n
Score: Kentucky 33, Vanderbilt 28<\/p>\n
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Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt: How to Watch\/Listen<\/p>\n
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
TV: ESPN (Mark Jones, Roddy Jones, and Quint Kessenich)<\/p>\n
Local Radio: UK Sports Network (Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro, Dick Gabriel)<\/p>\n
AM: 840 WHAS, 630 WLAP<\/p>\n
FM: 98.1 WBUL<\/p>\n
Online:\u00a0iHeart Radio<\/a><\/p>\n Sirius XM: 390<\/p>\n You can also follow along on the KSR LIVE BLOG, which will start a few hours before kickoff, and join the conversation on\u00a0KSBoard<\/a>.<\/p>\n