Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers Betting Pick
Date:
September 24, 3:30 pm
Location:
Neyland Stadium
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Tennessee -6.5
Total:
43.5
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A renewal of a bitter rivalry, the Florida Gators (3-0) will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee to face off with the Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) in a huge SEC East rivalry contest. The Gators have won the last eleven meetings against the Volunteers. Last year, Florida overcame a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to upend Tennessee 28-27. The game will be broadcasted on CBS for a national audience at 3:30 PM EDT.
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Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers Overview
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Florida (3-0) enters off a dominant home victory against North Texas, but the Gators will be without the services of this starting quarterback Luke Del Rio, who has will be out until Mid-October after sustaining a knee injury. The Gators will turn to quarterback Austin Appleby to take control of the offense. The strong point of the Gators’ game is their defense as they boast accolades that have landed them in the top two in all of America in all defensive categories. No team allows less yards per game than Florida, as they allow just 129.7 yards per game and 4.7 points per game.
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Tennessee (3-0) continues their wayward performances as they barely got by Ohio after dominating Virginia Tech in Bristol two weeks ago. Tennessee was certainly nicked up against Ohio and their premiere defensive back Cameron Sutton will be out for Saturday’s contest. Nevertheless, the Volunteers will turn to their playmakers Joshua Dobbs, Josh Malone and Jalen Hurd to tackle a vaunted Gators defense.
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Betting Trends
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Florida has won the last 11 meetings.
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Gators are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 road contests.
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Volunteers have won their last 9 games.
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Tennessee is 6-4 ATS in their last 10 matches.
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Public Money
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A remarkable 82% of the public money are on the underdogs Florida with the points. For Over/Under markets, the line currently sits at 43.5, despite opening at 45 as over 90% believe this game will go under.
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Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers Prediction
Many will be quick to jump on the Gators with their recent dominance in this rivalry, but the time has never been greater to take the Volunteers. Sure, Tennessee could have lost to Appalachian State and they may have had a tough time with the Bobcats but we cannot overlook how they fared against Virginia Tech in Bristol. Tennessee may have been looking ahead to this contest as the Gators are a date circled on their calendar every year. Only this year Tennessee gets them at home with a more experienced quarterback and heightened motivation. The Volunteers despite injuries will come in to this game looking to make a statement and end Florida’s reign of terror. It is likely that Butch Jones will test the poise and moxie of Austin Appleby with his talented defensive line. Florida has already had issues on offense and thus this situation won’t get any easier. The Vols will exploit the Gators’ quarterback predicament and Josh Dobbs will collect a signature win to bolster his resume.
Free Pick:
Take Tennessee -6.5
