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Early betting lines released for three Florida football games in 2023

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A wide shot of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during a game on Sept. 21, 2019. (Carmen Mandato / Getty Images)

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FanDuel has released betting lines for dozens of college football games for the 2023 season, including three on the Gators’ schedule after they went 6-7 in 2022.

Florida will play all four rivals this fall following losses last year to Florida State, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee in the same season for the first time in UF history.

The Gators have a rematch with Utah after defeating the two-time Pac 12 champion in The Swamp, along with non-conference contests vs. McNeese State and Charlotte.

According to the early betting lines from FanDuel, the Gators will be underdogs in three of the biggest games on their 2023 schedule.

Florida opens the season on Thursday, Aug. 31 at Utah, which is currently an 8-point favorite at home. However, Utes starting quarterback Cameron Rising suffered a torn ACL in the Rose Bowl and is hoping to recover in time for the first game. UF kicked off the Billy Napier era with a 29-26 win over No. 7 Utah in 2022.

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The Gators will be 6.5-point underdogs when they host Tennessee to open SEC play. Both teams lost their quarterbacks from a year ago as Anthony Richardson and Hendon Hooker declared for the draft. The Vols won a 38-33 shootout last season, with Richardson and Hooker combining for 976 yards and seven touchdowns.

The final early line from FanDuel is for the Florida-Georgia game. The defending national champions are already 20.5-point favorites in Jacksonville, where they beat the Gators 42-20 in their previous meeting. The Bulldogs saw 13 players declare for the 2023 NFL Draft, while a total of nine Gators turned pro from last season.

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