Florida football: Odds and predictions for Florida vs South Carolina

Florida football is looking to get some revenge on South Carolina this weekend, as well as win their second game in a row as they try to finish off the season strong.

Shane Beamer has done a good job starting to turn South Carolina around, but they aren’t at the point yet where they can compete with the better teams in the SEC East. Florida on the other hand has had their rough patches this season, but seem to be heating up at the right time after a great second half in College Station.

Let’s get into the odds for this SEC matchup.

Florida football: Odds against South Carolina

The Gators are currently 8.5-point favorites at home and are -320 to win on the money line. The Gators definitely have an advantage over the Gamecocks, but I was surprised to see the line at 8.5 rather than around 7.

It seems as if the public agrees with me. While 58% of the tickets are on Florida to cover, 62% of the money is coming in for South Carolina to keep it close in Gainesville.

If the Gator defense can keep up the momentum it found against Texas A&M in the second half, then this game won’t be very close. But that side of the ball is yet to show any real consistency, which is leading to people liking USC jr to cover.

The over/under is a little higher than we’ve seen in most of UF’s games. It currently sits at 58.5. It’s not a surprise that the number ticked up a bit from weeks past, as Gator games are consistently going over the projected total.

Florida football: Predictions against South Carolina

We’ll go more in-depth in our best bets piece tomorrow, but on the surface, I want to go with SC +8.5 (sorry guys) and the over.

I can explain myself on the pick for the Gamecocks to cover, you just have to wait until tomorrow.

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