One of the more interesting bowl games is the 2012 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Florida Gators. The big news surrounding this game is former Florida head coach Urban Meyer has accepted an offer to becoming the head football coach at Ohio State. Meyer left the Gators prior to this season with health concerns, but those concerns were thrown out the window when the opportunity to become a Buckeye presented itself. Meyer won’t even be at the game, but you will...
Read more about 2012 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl Odds Florida State at Florida Spread - November 21, 2011It has been a down year for both the Florida State Seminoles and Florida Gators after coming into the season with high expectations. These two in-state rivals will meet up Saturday in their annual late-season showdown with little more than pride on the line. The Gators had won six straight meetings with the Seminoles before a 31-7 home victory by Florida State last year. They limited Florida to 284 total yards while forcing four turnovers. If you are looking to place a wager on this game, then you...
Read more about Florida State at Florida Spread Florida at South Carolina Line - November 9, 2011The South Carolina Gamecocks will try and keep their hopes of winning a second straight SEC East title alive when they face the Florida Gators this Saturday. The Gamecocks 28-44 loss at Arkansas dropped them to 5-2 in the SEC, leaving them a half-game behind Georgia (5-1). The Gators snapped a four-game losing streak with a 26-21 win at home over Vanderbilt, but will have to beat South Carolina to avoid finishing 3-5 in conference play. South Carolina ended a four game skid against the Gators with...
Read more about Florida at South Carolina Line 2011-12 Florida Basketball Predictions - November 7, 20112010-11 Results: Overall: 29-8 (14-3 H, 8-2 A, 7-3 N) SEC: 13-3 (7-1 H, 6-2 A) Conference Tournament: Champion Postseason: Lost in Regional Finals Florida finished the year with a 29-8 mark, making its 11th NCAA Tournament in 13 years while reaching the 20-win mark for the 13th consecutive year, the longest streak in the SEC and the fifth-longest streak in the nation. Florida won its third outright Southeastern Conference Championship in school history. It was just the fifth overall SEC title in...
Read more about 2011-12 Florida Basketball Predictions Vanderbilt at Florida Lines - November 2, 2011Based on past history, Florida’s chances at a 23rd Homecoming win in 24 years might seem assured, but Vanderbilt won’t go quietly. Both teams are going through losing runs right now and both could use a boost by getting a win to draw a little closer to bowl eligibility. Florida has won 21 consecutive meetings with Vanderbilt, the last loss coming in 1988 in Nashville. Overall, UF has won 33 of 44 all-time meetings, losing just once at home – the very first meeting in 1945. The Week 10 college...
Read more about Vanderbilt at Florida Lines Florida vs. Georgia Odds - October 24, 2011The 22nd-ranked Georgia Bulldogs square off against the Florida Gators Saturday at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. The Bulldogs are looking to put an end to a three-game losing streak in this series. They haven’t forgotten last year’s 34-31 overtime loss to Florida, and they will certainly have payback in mind as they look to hand the struggling Gators a fourth straight defeat. Kickoff is set for 3:30 EST Saturday in a game that will be nationally televised on CBS. Taking a look at the...
Read more about Florida vs. Georgia Odds Florida at Auburn Odds - October 10, 2011The 24th-ranked Auburn Tigers host the Florida Gators Saturday in a key SEC showdown. Both teams are looking to bounce back from blowout road losses last week against Top 10 opponents. These schools haven’t squared off since 2007, where Auburn pulled out a stunning 20-17 victory at The Swamp as 17-point underdogs. The Tigers have won three of the last four in this series dating back to 2001, though Florida won seven straight prior. Taking a look at the most recent college football lines, I find...
Read more about Florida at Auburn Odds Florida at LSU Odds - October 5, 2011The top-ranked LSU Tigers are set to host the 17th-ranked Florida Gators Saturday down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Tiger Stadium will surely be rocking when these two SEC rivals collide. If you are interested in this game, then tune in to CBS at 3:30 EST Saturday afternoon. The Tigers have won 13 straight at home since losing to top-ranked Florida 13-3 in 2009. This will be the fifth time in six meetings that at least one of these teams is ranked in the Top 5. The spread set for this SEC showdown...
Read more about Florida at LSU Odds Alabama at Florida Line - September 27, 2011The No. 12 Florida Gators will look to make a statement this Saturday when they host the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide. Florida improved to 4-0 with a dominant 48-10 win at Kentucky, but are in for their biggest challenge yet. Alabama defeated Arkansas 38-14 at home last week, which was their second win against a Top 25 team in their first four games. One thing to keep in mind is the Gators opened up 4-0 last season, then went on the road and lost 31-6 to the Crimson Tide. Taking a look at the week...
Read more about Alabama at Florida Line Florida at Kentucky Line - September 20, 2011The No. 15 Florida Gators will go on the road for the first time this season as they get ready to face the Kentucky Wildcats in SEC East showdown. The Gators improved to 3-0 with an impressive 33-23 win over Tennessee on Saturday, while the Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season at home to Louisville 17-24. Florida dismantled Kentucky at home a year ago, beating the Wildcats 48-14. Looking at the week 4 college football odds, oddsmakers currently have Florida favored by 20-points over...
Read more about Florida at Kentucky Line Tennessee at Florida Line - September 13, 2011The No. 16 Florida Gators host the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC opener for both teams Saturday. Each has opened the season 2-0 and will be looking to continue their torrid starts. Florida has won six straight meetings with Tennessee, including a 31-17 road victory last year. Will the Volunteers be able to put up a fight down in The Swamp? According to the Week 3 college football odds, Florida is a 9.5-point home favorite with a total set of 50.5 points. Florida Few teams have looked as promising...
Read more about Tennessee at Florida Line 2011 Florida Football Predictions - June 8, 2011Even though the Florida Gators had just 11 starters back for the 2010 season, many believed this team was the clear favorite to win the SEC East. Florida ended up going just 8-5 overall and just 4-4 in conference play. That 4-4 mark still landed them a second place finish in the SEC East. This year the Gators will not only have to deal with just 10 starters back, but they will have adjust to life without head coach Urban Meyer, who stepped down because of health concerns. Florida has replaced Meyer...
Read more about 2011 Florida Football Predictions 2011 SEC Football Predictions - June 6, 2011The SEC is hands down the best conference in college football. In 2010 Auburn won the National Championship going a perfect 14-0. It was the fifth straight season that a team out of the SEC won it all. If that isn’t enough, just look at the number of players that this conference sends to the NFL each year. They led all conferences with 38 players selected in the 2011 NFL Draft, including five of the top six overall. What really makes this conference special is the fact that they don’t...
Read more about 2011 SEC Football Predictions Final Four Predictions - March 14, 2011When filling out my NCAA tournament bracket I like to start from the Final Four and work backwards. Decide who you think are the best teams in each region and advance them to the Final Four. If you are going to take a chance with upsets, make sure you eliminate teams that you would have probably bounced in the next round anyway. This keeps you from losing points later on in the tournament when each winner is worth more and gives you a better chance of winning your March Madness contests. So...
Read more about Final Four Predictions Odds to Win the 2011 NCAA Tournament - March 14, 2011March Madness is here and this is heaven for college basketball fans. It means the time has come to fill out your brackets until you come up with which team you feel is going to win the 2011 National Championship. For those of you who just want to wager on which team will win it all, then there are odds listed on each team in the field. I will list those odds below while previewing a few of the favorites. They are listed in the order of their overall seeding, and as you can see Kansas is the favorite....
Read more about Odds to Win the 2011 NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament Upset Predictions - March 13, 2011The NCAA Tournament brackets have been set, and over the next few days millions around the country will fill out their brackets, and try and come as close as possible to what actually happens. If you have ever filled out a bracket, you know simply picking the team with the higher seed will not get you far win it comes to winning your office pool. Just like the regular-season, there are upsets all through the course of the tournament, and spotting early upsets is crucial to picking a strong bracket....
Read more about NCAA Tournament Upset Predictions 2011 SEC Basketball Tournament Predictions & Schedule - March 9, 2011The SEC hasn’t exactly been the power conference we have seen in years past, and as a result a number of teams will be trying to impress the NCAA Tournament committee over the next four days, as the 2011 SEC Basketball Tournament gets under way this Thursday, March 10 and concludes on Sunday March, 13. The tournament will be held in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome. First and second round games will be televised on the SEC Network, while the semifinals and championship game will be aired...
Read more about 2011 SEC Basketball Tournament Predictions & Schedule Vanderbilt at Florida - February 1, 2011The No. 23 Vanderbilt Commodores travel to face the SEC-East leading Florida Gators Tuesday in a game that will be nationally televised on ESPN at 9:00 EST. Both squads are looking to bounce back from losses. The Commodores lost their first home game of the season in an 89-78 setback to Arkansas on Saturday, while the Gators were knocked out of the Top 25 with their setback at Mississippi State 64-71. College basketball lines give the home team a slight edge, with odds of Florida -3.5 over Vanderbilt...
Read more about Vanderbilt at Florida Odds to Win 2011-12 BCS National Championship - January 13, 2011Auburn might have won the 2011 BCS National Championship on Monday night, but the college football odds makers wasted not time in putting up lines for next year’s action. We have listed some of the top teams below, courtesy of Bodog Sportsbook. It looks like Oklahoma is the early favorite to get back to the title game while last year’s champion Alabama should contend after a slightly down year. Florida State, Boise State, and LSU all look like powerhouses for next season. With...
Read more about Odds to Win 2011-12 BCS National Championship 2011 Outback Bowl Picks - December 28, 2010The 2011 Outback Bowl is a very intriguing match-up between a pair of head coaches that have great resumes if their careers were to end today. Urban Meyer and Joe Paterno each have two consensus national championships to their credit, but the one that most figured would retire by now looks like he will be back for another season. The 46-year old Meyer will be calling it quits at Florida due to health and family reasons, while Paterno plans to return for a 46th season at Penn State. The books believe...
Read more about 2011 Outback Bowl Picks Kansas State at Florida - December 17, 2010This Saturday the No. 6 Kansas State Wildcats will once again be tested early in the season as they are set to take on the No. 24 Florida Gators, in the Metro PCS Orange Bowl Classic at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL. The Wildcats played three ranked teams in just a weeks time earlier this season, beating then No. 24 Virginia Tech and No. 12 Gonzaga, but did lose 82-68 to the top ranked Duke Blue Devils. The Wildcats are 9-1, but it still doesn’t seem like this team is playing as...
Read more about Kansas State at Florida Kent State at Florida - December 8, 2010This Thursday the No. 24 Florida Gators (6-2) will host the Kent State Golden Flashes (5-2), in the first ever meeting between these two schools. The Gators bounced back from a disappointing loss at UCF last week, with a 67-48 win over American on Sunday. Florida really hasn’t been tested all that much this season, their only game against a ranked team was Ohio State, and they lost 93-75. The Golden Flashes may be 5-2, but they haven’t exactly played the toughest competition. The Golden...
Read more about Kent State at Florida College Football Picks: Florida at Florida State - November 24, 2010This Saturday state bragging rights will be up for grabs, when Florida travels to No.22 Florida State. The Seminoles moved one step closer to playing in the ACC Championship game with their 30-16 win at Maryland, but will need the Terrapins to bounce back and beat NC State, or it will be the Wolfpack representing the Atlantic in the title game. The Gators hopes for playing for the SEC title were crushed in an embarrassing 36-14 loss at home against South Carolina, but Florida bounced back last week...
Read more about College Football Picks: Florida at Florida State College Football Odds: South Carolina at Florida - November 10, 2010This Saturday the SEC East will be decided when the No.23 South Carolina Gamecocks go on the road to take on the No.22 Florida Gators. South Carolina comes in off a 41-20 loss at home against Arkansas, while the improving Gators beat up on Vanderbilt 55-14. If the Gamecocks are going to stop Florida from reaching their third straight SEC Title Game, they are going to have to do something they haven’t done yet, win in Gainesville. The oddsmakers don’t seem to think that will be the case,...
Read more about College Football Odds: South Carolina at Florida College Football Picks: Florida at Vanderbilt - November 3, 2010This Saturday the Florida Gators will look to keep their SEC title hopes alive when they go on the road to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Gators come in off a thrilling 34-31 overtime win against Georgia, while the Commodores fell to Arkansas 49-14 for their third straight loss. Florida has won 19 straight against Vanderbilt, including a 27-3 blowout win at home last season. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend, the current college football odds have the Gators favored...
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