College Football Week 9: How to Bet Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators



Seasoned sports handicapping professional Ross Benjamin provides a betting preview on Saturday’s college football matchup between Georgia and Florida. Join us in reading this informative piece that culminates with Ross’ free pick.

The #7 Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) and #9 Florida Gators (6-1) meet on Saturday at Everbank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. This annual rivalry game is also affectionately known as “the world’s largest cocktail party”. The opening kickoff is slated for 3:30 PM ET and it will be televised by CBS.

Betting Odds and Recent Series History
Currently (10/24), the college football odds at BetOnline has Georgia listed as a 6.5-point favorite. Georgia easily defeated Florida a season ago by a score of 42-7 while also covering as a 13.0-point favorite. That result broke a string of 3 straight wins by Florida in this annual head to head series.

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After losing their only game of the season to Kentucky, Florida has won 5 straight games, and they covered on each of those occasions. It’s also worth noting that during the Gators 5-game unbeaten streak, 3 of those wins (Tennessee, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt) came in away games. Additionally, they also recorded a home win over #5 LSU. That’s the same LSU team that dominated Georgia just last Saturday.

Bulldogs Look to Rebound
Georgia opened the season with 6 consecutive wins and they outscored their opponents by an aggregate score of 257-88. Nonetheless, they were beaten 36-16 last week as a 6.5-point favorite at LSU. After turning the ball over just a combined 3 times in their first 6 contests, Georgia committed 4 turnovers during last week’s loss. Since 11/23/2013, Georgia has gone 6-1 ATS as a favorite of 4.0-points or more after losing their previous game, and they won straight in all 7 instances.

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This Top 10 matchup will feature 2 very good defensive units. Georgia is allowing 310.6 yards per game and Florida is relinquishing 323.1 yards per contest. Presently (10/24), Heritage is showing a total of 52.0 on this contest. The statistical data sets up an extremely profitable college football totals angle which is exhibited below.

Any neutral field game involving 2 defenses that are allowing 280 to 330 yards per game, and there’s a total of 49.5 to 56.0, resulted in those contests going 46-14 (76.7%) under the total since 1992. Furthermore, this precise betting angle has gone 6-0 under since 2014. My college football bet on this game will be reflective of the previously mentioned algorithm.
Pick: Georgia/Florida under 52.0

Ross Benjamin Free Pick

Ross Benjamin is a top sports analyst and one of the sports industry's most respected handicappers. Follow him on Twitter: @RossBenjamin1 or visit his website at RBWins.com


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