Kentucky has been good for one road upset win per season

by: Adam Luckett7 hours agoadamluckettksr

1DX_6848.CR2 — Wildcat mascot. UK Football vs. Eastern Michigan at Kroger Field on Saturday, September 13, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Crawford Ifland, Kentucky Sports Radio.

Kentucky enters Saturday’s contest with Auburn having lost 10 consecutive SEC games and 11 consecutive power conference games. The lack of home wins is well known. Its been a long time since this program has recorded a win. However, the three most recent power conference victories have all occurred on the road.

Since 2020, UK has delivered one outright upset per season on the road. The Cats typically win one you’re not expecting away from Kroger Field.

Date	Game	Result
10/17/2020	Kentucky (+6) at No. 18 Tennessee	Cats 34, Vols 7
11/27/2021	Kentucky (+3) at Louisville	Cats 52, Cards 21
9/10/2022	No. 20 Kentucky (+6) at No. 12 Florida	Cats 26, Gators 16
11/25/2023	Kentucky (+7) at No. 9 Louisville	Cats 38, Cards 31
9/28/2024	Kentucky (+15) at No. 6 Ole Miss	Cats 20, Rebels 17

Kentucky has also won a pick ’em game versus Missouri (2022) in this stretch. The Cats have consistently won one when you think the shouldn’t away from home. Three of these victories were by double-digits. UK is 8-5 against the spread (ATS) as a road dog since 2021 with four outright upsets. The Cats also won outright as a road underdog in 2015 (South Carolina), 2016 (Missouri, Louisville), 2017 (South Carolina), and 2018 (Florida). This is something that this program does well.

UK has been a live road dog in recent seasons. Now they will be playing a team that has been a bad home favorite. Auburn is 3-7-1 ATS when laying points at Jordan-Hare Stadium under Hugh Freeze with five outright losses. The Tigers have lost at least one game per year as a double-digit favorite. Kentucky is currently a currently a 10.5-point underdog with a total of 45.5 at BetMGM.

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Will Kentucky extend this upset streak on Saturday night? The Cats seem to have a favorable on-paper matchup in this SEC contest.

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