A classic SEC rivalry begins this weekend as the world’s largest outdoor cocktail party sees Georgia and No. 2 Florida get to know each other. Let’s check the first predictions for the match from the country’s leading bettor.

Georgia improved to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in SEC play after upsetting Texas on the road two weeks ago, keeping its playoff hopes intact heading into November football.

Florida improved to 2-2 in conference play after a dominant performance against Kentucky, but enters the brutal final stretch of its schedule, featuring 4 of 5 games against ranked opponents.

What do the wise guys expect as the Bulldogs and Gators meet in this SEC matchup?

Let’s check the early predictions for Georgia vs. Florida in this Week 10 college football rivalry game with some comments from the bettors.

Georgia is a 16.5-point favorite over Florida, according to FanDuel Sportsbook lines.

FanDuel lists the total at 52.5 points for the game.

And that set the money odds for Georgia at -780 and Florida at +530 to win outright.

Georgia: -16.5 (-110)
Florida: +16.5 (-110)

Beyond 52.5 points: -108
Under 52.5 points: -112

Georgia is 2-5 against the spread (28.6%) overall this season…

Florida is 4-3 (57.1%) against the spread in 24…

Georgia is 1-5 against the spread (16.7%) when playing as a favorite this season…

Florida is 3-2 (60%) ATS as an underdog in its 2024 games…

Georgia is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against SEC opponents…

The total has gone over in 11 of Florida’s last 15 games…

The total has been under in 7 of Georgia’s last 10 games as a favorite…

Florida is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against Georgia…

Georgia is 0-4 ATS as a favorite of 16 points or more this season…

The total has been over in 10 of Florida’s last 11 games against an SEC opponent…

A plurality of bettors expect the Bulldogs to dominate the Gators in this matchup, according to the consensus early picks for the matchup.

Georgia gets 64 percent of the bets to win the game and cover the generous point spread.

The remaining 36 percent of bets project that Florida will win outright in an upset, or, more likely, keep the score below 16 points in a loss.

The implied score of the game suggests a comfortable victory for the Bulldogs over the Gators.

Taking into account the point spread and total, this implies that Georgia will beat Florida by a projected score of 35-18.

Our top pick: Florida +16.5…Georgia is winning, but they don’t tend to cover those big lines and the Gators move the ball a little easier downfield with DJ Lagway under center.

When: Saturday November 2
Time: 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Television: ABC network

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