NCAA football betting – Florida vs Georgia odds
Posted on 10/27/2008 3:19:40 PM
By Blake Frazier
Florida vs Georgia odds: Gators have a score to settle
- WHO: No. 8 Florida Gators (-5.5) at No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs
- WHAT: NCAA football betting
- WHEN: Saturday, November 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Neutral - Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida
- KEY STATS: Florida has won eight of its last 10 meetings with Georgia
- PICK: Georgia
The rivalry between
Florida and Georgia has often gotten more attention for what happens off the field between students from each school but, after last year, the action comes back to the gridiron. If you
bet online, this will be a doozy.
Online betting sharps can test their game on Saturday afternoon when the Bulldogs and Gators clash for the 86th time, and Florida vs Georgia odds gives the nod to the Gators, despite
Georgia’s 46-37-2 record in the overall head-to-head.
The Gators (6-1) racked up a 35-0 lead within the first 20 minutes of a 63-5 romp over Kentucky at home last, and they did it with a balanced offense. Tim Tebow was 11-of-15 for 180 yards with two touchdowns and a pick through the air, while adding another pair and 48 yards on the ground.
The Gators’ aerial attack put up 232 yards to match
214 rushing yards, and this offense has been on fire lately. This Florida vs Georgia line favors the Gators, who have won eight of their last 10 meetings with the Bulldogs.
They have revenge on their mind after last year’s incident, where the Georgia players stormed the field (on their coach’s instruction) when the Bulldogs scored their first touchdown.
Online sports betting fans can count on a big effort from the Georgia running game. The Bulldogs (7-1) got 163 rushing yards from
Heisman candidate Knowshon Moreno in a 52-38 shootout win at LSU, including a 63-yard scamper for a major. Moreno had his fifth game over 100 yards on the ground.
However, the key to this game may have been the Georgia defense. Despite giving up 497 yards, the Bulldogs picked off LSU pivot Jarrett Lee three times, and they ran back two of them for touchdowns. This was easily
Georgia’s worst defensive performance of the year in yardage and points, but they made big plays when it counted, and that’s what wins championships.
They also will have the added incentive this week of being 6.5-point underdogs according to Florida vs Georgia betting.
BLAKE’S PICK: Georgia is the “home team” for this SEC showdown but, as per tradition, the game will be played in at the neutral site of Jacksonville, meaning both teams will have their usual throng of support.
Florida has had this game circled since last season and you can bet it’ll be out for payback after the impromptu early celebration by the Bulldogs. The Gators will have to keep Moreno in check after holding LSU star Charles Scott to 35 yards in a rout of the Tigers two weeks ago; they’re 15th in the nation against the run.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs were the only team to hold Tebow to negative rushing yards during last year’s Heisman-winning campaign, and Georgia will look to replicate that effort. While Florida will be spurred by revenge, Georgia has a running back that can dominate and Moreno will be a difference-maker. For your Florida vs Georgia pick,
bet on the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Blake walked onto his college football team and had a
brief stint as an assistant coach after he graduated. He brings a sharp mind to
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