SEC East foes meet up in Jacksonville for their annual neutral-site game when the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators square off Saturday on CBS and Paramount+. Georgia has opened the season 6-0, though it has faced some resistance in tighter-than-expected games against South Carolina and Auburn. The Bulldogs will also be without star tight end and leading receiver Brock Bowers (ankle) for at least the next few weeks. Florida has won five of its last six and has covered in two straight. An upset would put the Gators very much in the mix in the division.
Kickoff from EverBank Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs are 14-point favorites in the latest SportsLine consensus Georgia vs. Florida odds. The over/under is 49, up 1.5 points from the opening line. Before making any Florida vs. Georgia picks or bets, be sure to check out the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine football expert Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is a NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years.
Kaylor has been red-hot all season, going 33-12-2 on his college football best bets for SportsLine this season so far. Anyone who has followed his picks is way up.
Now, he has set his sights on Georgia vs. Florida and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see Kaylor’s picks. Here are several college football odds and betting lines for Florida vs. Georgia:
- Florida vs. Georgia spread: Georgia -14
- Florida vs. Georgia over/under: 49 points
- Florida vs. Georgia money line: Georgia -603, Florida +435
- UGA: RB Daijun Edwards has 460 yards and six touchdowns.
- UF: QB Graham Mertz has 1,897 yards, 12 touchdowns, and two interceptions.
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- Florida vs. Georgia live stream: Paramount+
Why Florida can cover
Georgia (1-5-1 ATS) has been banged up all season and that has been a factor in the Bulldogs underperforming Vegas expectations. The running back room has been a bit of a revolving door and Georgia has also been without key offensive lineman Amarius Mims (ankle) for the past several weeks, and his status is uncertain for this one. Bowers, however, is the biggest blow as Georgia will have to replace an offensive centerpiece who has a 41-567-4 receiving line.
Florida has now covered in back-to-back SEC games, and the Gators have generally performed well against elite competition, going 8-3-1 ATS in their last dozen games against top-five teams. Quarterback Graham Mertz is finding a comfort level in Billy Napier’s offense that he never found at Wisconsin. He’s completing 76.2% of his passes and has 12 touchdowns compared to just two interceptions. He threw for 423 yards and three scores last time out against South Carolina. See which team to pick at SportsLine.
Why Georgia can cover
Georgia is favored to win its third straight national championship and once again has a roster full of future NFL draft picks. The Bulldogs rely an elite defense that can completely shut down most offenses in the country. Georgia enters this matchup allowing only 262.2 total yards and 14.0 points per game this season. Senior defensive back Tykee Smith has a team-high four interceptions this season.
Offensively, the Bulldogs are led by junior quarterback Carson Beck, who will be returning to his home town for this neutral site matchup. Beck remains a work in progress, but has been solid, throwing for 2,147 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. He has also rushed for three touchdowns. Senior running back Daijun Edwards is averaging 5.8 yards per carry this season, and has 460 yards and six TDs heading into Saturday. See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make Georgia vs. Florida picks
Kaylor has analyzed this matchup from every angle and he’s leaning Under on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He’s only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
Source : CBS