[gambcom-standard rankid=”3011″ ]
The Miami Hurricanes and the Florida Gators open their seasons at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we look at Miami vs. Florida odds from BetMGM Sportsbook before making our expert college football picks and predictions later in the week.
Miami had a great transfer portal season, and look extremely talented on paper. Coach Mario Cristobal lured QB Cam Ward (Washington State) from the broken-up Pac-12, and he might be one of the more exciting signal callers in the ACC, if not the entire nation. They also added talented RB Damien Martinez (Oregon State), giving them a solid core of skill position players to go along with holdover WR Xavier Restrepo.
However, it isn’t all like The U in the 80’s, as the defense was a mess last season, and the team must replace 4 defensive backs from 2023. This team might be a little heavy up front, and susceptible to the pass downfield.
Florida was a disaster last season, and coach Billy Napier is starting to make Dan Mullen and Ron Zook look pretty good right about now. He is just 11-14 in 2 seasons in The Swamp, including just 5 wins a season ago. QB Graham Mertz was actually pretty solid, and Florida has talent on offense with RB Montrell Johnson and WR Eugene Wilson III.
Like Miami, though, Florida had plenty of issues on defense in 2023, and it had tremendous difficulty stopping the run. In fact, SEC teams averaged more than 200 yards per game on the ground against the Gators. Florida tried to address those issues via the transfer portal, but the jury is obviously still out.
Miami is No. 19 in the US LBM Coaches Poll — conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports.
Stream select live college football games and full replays: Get ESPN+
Miami at Florida odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 10:59 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Miami -150 (bet $150 to win $100) | Florida +125 (bet $100 to win $125)
- Against the spread (ATS): Miami -2.5 (-115) | Florida +2.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 54.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
[gambcom-standard rankid=”3012″ ]
2023 betting stats
- ML: Miami 7-6 | Florida 5-7
- ATS: Miami 6-7 | Florida 4-8
- O/U: Miami 8-5 | Florida 7-4-1
Miami vs. Florida head-to-head
Miami leads the all-time series 29-27. The most recent meeting was Aug. 24, 2019, a 24-20 win by Florida in Orlando. The Gators have won 2 of the past 3 meetings, including 26-3 in the most recent meeting in Gainesville in 2008.
Despite the fact Florida has won 2 of the previous 3 meetings, Miami holds a 7-2 series advantage in the past 9 meetings since 1986. The Hurricanes last won in Gainesville on Sept. 7, 2002, a 41-16 rout.
Play our free daily Pick’em Challenge and win! Play now!
[gambcom-standard rankid=”5″ ]
For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.
Follow Kevin J. Erickson on Twitter/X. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter/X and like us on Facebook.
College sports coverage from USA TODAY Sports Media Group:
Alabama / Arkansas / Auburn / Clemson / Colorado / Duke / Florida / Florida State / Georgia / Iowa / Kentucky / LSU / Michigan / Michigan State / Nebraska / North Carolina / Notre Dame / Ohio State / Oklahoma / Oregon / Penn State / Rutgers / Tennessee / Texas / Texas A&M / UCLA / USC / Washington / Wisconsin / Recruiting / Transfer portal / College Football Playoffs / College Sports Wire / High School
[lawrence-newsletter]
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1622]