There’s no question that No. 13 Kentucky has been the feel-good story so far this season in the SEC. What RB Benny Snell, LB Josh Allen and the Wildcats have been able to accomplish already — breaking the 31-game losing streak to Florida, garnering Top 25 status for the first time in more than a decade and starting the year 5-0 under head coach Mark Stoops — has captured the imagination of football fans down south.

But for “Benny and the Cats,” the dream run is about to hit a snag in College Station on Saturday night. The No. 13 Wildcats will face their toughest opponent to date in a Texas A&M team that is as battle-tested as any in the country, having already faced No. 2 Clemson and No. 1 Alabama, the latter on the road.

Despite Kentucky’s 5-0 record and a Top 15 ranking, it won’t be an upset Saturday when unranked Texas A&M comes out on top in head coach Jimbo Fisher’s first SEC home game. The Aggies are 6-point favorites. ESPN’s FPI gives the Aggies a 68.4 percent chance of winning.

Here are five reasons Texas A&M halts Kentucky’s win streak in a classic SEC battle at Kyle Field on Saturday, snapping a six-game losing streak to Top 25 teams — the last win was a 45-38 overtime victory over No. 9 Tennessee on Oct. 8, 2016.

1.Rush defense

This is definitely a matchup of strength vs. strength. Snell leads the SEC and is fourth in the nation with 639 yards rushing. The Wildcats average an SEC-best 254.2 yards rushing per game. But Texas A&M leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally against the run, yielding an average of only 85 yards per game. The Aggies’ ability to stop the run will cause serious problems for Kentucky’s offense. Terry Wilson, while a dangerous runner, has not proven yet that he can move the chains with his arm. Wilson has thrown 2 TD passes but already has thrown 5 interceptions. Not surprisingly, UK ranks last in the SEC in passing offense (153 yards per game).

2. Balanced ball-control attack will limit Kentucky opportunities

Keeping the ball out of Snell’s hands is perhaps the best defense. The Aggies are the only SEC team with 60-plus first downs by both rushing and passing. The result has been a dominance in time of possession, where the Aggies are averaging 35:52 per game, which tops the SEC and leads all Power 5 schools. The Aggies’ 143 first downs this season rank first in the conference and fourth in FBS. That has allowed the defense to face an average of just 55.6 plays per game, lowest in the SEC, and a huge turnaround from last year’s 72.5 plays per contest.

3. Owning field position

With the top punter in the country, Texas A&M looks to win the field position battle when it does become necessary to kick the ball away. Junior P Braden Mann leads the nation with a 53.6-yard average. He is on pace to break the NCAA season record of 50.3 (minimum 36 punts) set by LSU’s Chad Kessler in 1997. Mann already has 8 punts this season of 60-plus yards, including a career-long 73-yarder against Clemson. And not only is Mann getting distance, but he is also putting air under those booming kicks as well. Only 5 of Mann’s punts this season have been returned. Mann is proving to be a lethal weapon at times when the Texas A&M offense isn’t.

4. The Aggies have a pretty good running back as well

He isn’t getting the ink that Snell is getting, but Texas A&M RB Trayveon Williams could be coming out of his shadow Saturday. Second to Snell in the SEC in rushing, Williams ranks No. 13 nationally, averaging 116.4 yards per game. His 6.1-yards per carry average leads the SEC (minimum 80 carries). Watch for Williams to have another big day Saturday as he passes some big names on the Texas A&M all-time rushing leaderboard. With 2,437 yards to his credit, Williams is set to pass up Leeland McElroy (2,442), Roger Vick (2,471), and Johnny Hector (2,587).

5. Third-down stops

Getting off the field is something the Aggies’ defense has done about as well as anyone. Ranked fourth in the nation, Texas A&M is holding the opposition to 24.6 percent on third-down conversions, and a total of only 14 third-down conversions all season (2.8 per game). The defense has given up a total of 77 first downs, an average of just 15.4 per game, which ties Georgia for fewest in the SEC.