Kentucky is plenty rested with a week off and has yet to play a true road game. Florida defensive tackle Dominique Easley is out for the year. Losing him is a significant setback for a defense that leads the SEC in just about every major category, including scoring, rushing and passing.

Easley became the fifth Florida player to be ruled out for 2013.

Quarterback Jeff Driskel broke a bone in his lower right leg last week against Tennessee and had season-ending surgery Wednesday. Right tackle Chaz Green has season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum suffered last month. Receiver Andre Debose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during fall practice. And freshman linebacker Matt Rolin is out for the season with torn knee ligaments.

Driskel was the one player the offense couldn't afford to lose, although backup Tyler Murphy played well off the bench against the Volunteers.

And Easley is the one player the defense can't afford to be without. At 2-1 straight up and 0-3 against the spread Florida is a dichotomous spread and straight up team. This means if a team is consistently winning outright but failing to cover or losing outright and covering, we ride the spread streak. This has proven to be a way to isolate over and undervalued teams.

But this is team with a questionable coaching staff and one whose season has turned on a dime as they have also lost serious depth in the defensive backfield.