Kickoff is nearly upon us as our beloved Florida Gators football team takes the field in the friendly confines of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on a crisp Halloween evening against the Missouri Tigers.
After a two-week layoff due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the team returns to action despite missing three defensive backs — cornerback Marco Wilson and safeties Shawn Davis and Donovan Stiner — and their starting kicker Evan McPherson, among others. Before the announcement, the Gators were favored by 14 points according to BetMGM, which has since dropped back down to 13.5 points with an increased 63.5 over/under.
With the depleted Gators defense facing a well-balanced Missouri offense, fans can expect a shootout between the two teams tonight, but the Gators should prevail when the final seconds tick off the clock. The duo of Kyle Trask and Kyle Pitts can be counted on to bring their A-game — let’s hope the team can shake off the two-week rust and add another notch in the win column heading into next week’s matchup with Georgia.
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Here is a look at the hype in the Twittersphere leading up to game time Saturday.
2️⃣4️⃣ hours…#GoGators 🐊 pic.twitter.com/3iKPuXl9dC
— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) October 30, 2020
‼️ 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 ‼️ pic.twitter.com/ZgOSVJH7AN
— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) October 31, 2020
Uniform matchup is set 👀#Gators in 🔵🔵⚪️#MIZ in ⚪️⚪️⚪️#GoGators #JUMPMAN pic.twitter.com/oCDu09Vedd
— Gators Uniform Tracker (@GatorsUnis) October 31, 2020
🎃👻 #HappyHalloween, Gators! 👻🎃 pic.twitter.com/wj5S5PCO7R
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) October 31, 2020
Just a few @FloridaGators legends sitting with me at tonight’s @GatorsFB game! #MrTwoBits@TimTebow @SteveSpurrierUF pic.twitter.com/8jVMBkNE4P
— Albert (@AlbertGator) October 31, 2020
Welcome to Spooky SZN!
Happy Halloween Gators 🐊🎃 #GoGators pic.twitter.com/5ovfXz7gtT
— Albert (@AlbertGator) October 31, 2020
Game day! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/qAvitqMuPQ
— Gators Turf Staff (@GatorTurfStaff) October 31, 2020
Looks like @TimTebow approves of today’s uniforms. pic.twitter.com/dFgCcSqZHC
— GatorsEquipment (@GatorsEquipment) October 31, 2020
#UFpumpkin #GoGators #Halloween #jackolantern #Gatorhead pic.twitter.com/PGIbBVCz8a
— Julie Brake (@JulieBrakeRD) October 31, 2020
Finally it's Gameday! Let's #GoGators #Halloween2020 pic.twitter.com/xc75w5eEZg
— Jill Thomas (@JillThomas26) October 31, 2020
Arrived just in time for the @GatorsFB game @ufalumni beat ‘em all shirt 🐊#GoGators pic.twitter.com/dMbP2Z81uz
— Whitney (@Whitleeweeks1) October 31, 2020
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