The Florida Gators (5-1 overall, 5-1 SEC) and Vanderbilt Commodores (0-6, 0-6) meet in Nashville, Tenn., for a noon ET kickoff Saturday. Below, we give you five college football prop bet predictions for Florida-Vanderbilt from the BetMGM game menu.
Florida at Vanderbilt prop bet predictions
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1st quarter total OVER 14.5 points (-115)
The high-flying Gators have to be licking their chops at the prospect of facing the winless Commodores. Vandy has allowed 35.8 points per game, 100th in the nation. The Gators have averaged 11.5 points per game in the first quarter this season, hitting exactly 14 points in four of those outings. Florida will fire out of the box in this one, too, building a big, early lead. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Gators post a season high for points in the first quarter this weekend.
Florida -7.5 1st quarter line (-106)
The Gators have been tied or leading in all six of their games to date, and they have led by six or more points in four of those outings. While yes, they have yet to be leading by more than seven going into the second quarter, that changes this weekend against the winless ‘Dores. It would be surprising to see Vandy cobble together any offense at all during the early going. Vanderbilt is allowing 257.8 passing yards per game, 89th in the country, so expect Heisman Trophy candidate QB Kyle Trask to get busy early. Trask has six straight games with four or more TD passes.
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Vanderbilt UNDER 18.5 total points (-129)
Yes, the Florida defense has coughed up 30.0 points per game this season, ranking 67th in the nation. The Gators have been susceptible to the big play through the air, yielding 260.5 passing yards per outing. However, that’s not really a strength of Vanderbilt, a team which is scoring just 16.5 PPG, which ranks 117th in the country. The Commodores have scored 17 or fewer points in four of their six contests. Saturday will not be any different.
Florida -18 1st half line (-115)
A line of 18 points looks like a tall order, but the way the Gators ring points up, it won’t be an issue. We mentioned above, the Gators are averaging 11.5 PPG in the first quarter, but they really turn it on and put opponents away in the second quarter. They dropped 28 on Arkansas last week in the second quarter, and they threw up 24 in the second against Georgia in the Cocktail Party the game before. Florida is averaging 22.0 PPG in the second quarter over the past three outings. Don’t look for that to stop this week against winless Vanderbilt.
Florida OVER 49.5 total points (+100)
The Gators have registered 45.8 PPG this season, ranking seventh in the nation, and head coach Dan Mullen isn’t afraid to feature his Heisman hopeful signal caller deep into the game, looking to pad those stats. The Gators have racked up 371.7 passing YPG, so they can strike early and quickly on any drive. They have to be relishing the chance to face a Vandy D coughing up 35.8 PPG. They’ll hit the 50’s, and a 60-burger wouldn’t be shocking here.
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