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Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats: How to watch, channel, streaming

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Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway (2) hands the ball to Florida Gators running back Jadan Baugh (13) against the Kentucky Wildcats during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images)

When the Florida Gators played host to Kentucky last October, the offense was humming. Jadan Baugh rushed for five touchdowns, DJ Lagway threw for 259 yards—with five completions gaining 40-plus yards—and UF rolled to a 48-20 win the Swamp.

Since then, Florida hasn’t scored 30 or more points in any of the nine SEC games it has played and the offense has been mediocre at best in many of those contests. This season, the Gators rank just 107th in scoring (22.1) and 97th in total offense (352.8).

Saturday, UF, now led by interim coach Billy Gonzales after last month’s firing of Billy Napier, faces the Wildcats again, this time on the road. Although Kentucky is coming off a strong defensive showing in a 10-3 win over Auburn, overall the ‘Cats rank just 65th nationally in total defense. So on paper at least, this feels like an opportunity for Baugh, Lagway and the rest of the Florida offense to at long last click again.

“We go up there, we play them at night, tough place to play,” Gonzales said. “It’s gonna be a tough challenge, but I feel we’re ready to accept it and ready to go up there and play and accept the challenge, and the team’s been working hard this week.”

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How to watch the Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Sat. Nov. 8
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Kroger Field at C.M. Newton Grounds (61,000), Lexington, Ky.
TV: SEC Network
Stream: Cox 68/1068 [HD], DirecTV 611 [HD]
Radio: SiriusXM Channel: 374 [Gator Network]

On The Call — SEC Network

Play-by-Play: Tom Hart
Analyst: Jordan Rodgers
Reporter: Cole Cubelic

On The Call — Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD

Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley
Analyst: Shane Matthews
Reporter: Tate Casey

Betting Lines

BetMGM, On3’s official partner, lists Florida as a 3-point favorite (-115 for UF). The over/under is 44.5 (-115 for UF). The money line is -160 for the Gators and +135 for Kentucky.

Gators-Wildcats game notes

*Florida is 3-5 against the spread this season.

*UF leads the all-time series with Kentucky 54-21 and is 22-12 in Lexington. The Gators are just 1-3 in their last four games against the ‘Cats; that win, of course, came last season. Since 1978, UF has won 20 of the last 23 meetings at UK.

*Florida is undefeated (11-0) when scoring 22 or more points since the 2024 season.

*All time, UF interim coaches have a combined record of 14-10. Galen Hall (8-0 in 1984) has eight of those wins.

*The Florida offense doesn’t have much to brag about, however UF has the country’s No. 17 red zone offense (92.3%), having scored on 24 of 26 red zone trips.

*Baugh ranks 29th nationally in rushing yards per game (85.38). He has 683 yards on 5.17 yards a carry.

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