The Florida Gators (5-5, 2-5 SEC) visit the Missouri Tigers (5-5, 2-4) Saturday at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Florida vs. Missouri odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Gators and Tigers square off in Columbia, Missouri and someone is going to reach bowl eligibility. Florida posted a season-high 70 points last week, but they also allowed 52 points to FCS Samford. The Gators are 0-4 ATS across the past four outings.
The Tigers won 31-28 against South Carolina last week, covering for the second straight outing after opening the season 0-8 ATS in the first eight games. The Over is 7-2 across the past nine outings.
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Florida at Missouri odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Florida -340 (bet $340 to win $100) | Missouri +260 (bet $100 to win $260)
- Against the spread (ATS): Florida -9.5 (-115) | Missouri +9.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 69.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Florida at Missouri odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Florida 41, Missouri 37
Money line
Florida (-340) will cost you nearly three and a half times your potential return, and that’s just too risky on a .500 team on the road.
AVOID, and look to the line.
Against the spread
MISSOURI +9.5 (-107) was the team to fade early in the season, but the Tigers have back-to-back covers, while Florida -9.5 (-115) just had an FCS team hang 52 on them. The Gators’ defense has melted in recent weeks, yielding 34 or more points in four straight outings, an average of 43.8 PPG.
Over/Under
The OVER 69.5 (-110) is the play in this one. Florida’s defense has imploded recently, and Missouri has scored 24 or more points in eight of its 10 games this season. These teams know how to score, and it should be a high-scoring affair at Faurot Field between these two .500 teams.
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