How to watch, stream, and bet on the Florida Gators vs Missouri Tigers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators will finish the SEC schedule this Saturday on the road against the No. 9 Missouri Tigers. Florida is looking to avoid a losing SEC record and for their sixth win of the season, earning bowl eligibility.

Week 12 represents the 13th all-time meeting between Florida and Missouri including the sixth matchup in Columbia. The all-time series is knotted at 6-6 but Florida holds a 6-5 advantage since the Tigers joined the SEC in 2012.

Florida Gators vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, Nov. 18
Time: 7:30 pm ET (6:30 local)
Location: Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium (62,621), Columbia, Missouri
Channel: ESPN
Radio: ESPN Gainesville – WRUF | The Varsity Network | SiriusXM 136 or 201 | SiriusXM App
Streaming: WatchESPN

On the Call:

Play-by-Play: Joe Tessitore
Analyst: Jesse Palmer
Reporter: Katie George

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Florida vs. Missouri Odds, Spread, Over/Under for Week 12

	Spread	Total (O/U)	Moneyline
Florida	+11 -110	59.5 -110	+325
Missouri	-11 -110	59.5 -110	-450

Storylines

• Billy Napier calls it a ‘year-round battle’ to keep Gators class intact
• Two takeaways from the Florida Gators depth chart vs Missouri
• Final injury report for Florida’s SEC finale at Missouri
• Florida Gators announce a sellout crowd for FSU game
• Everything Billy Napier said Wednesday night ahead of matchup with Missouri
• Florida Gators release depth chart ahead of game with Missouri
• Billy Napier: ‘If you’re on the fence, maybe this is not the right place for you’
• 3-2-1: Florida’s offense and defense trending in opposite directions
• Tracking the Florida Gators 2023 transfer portal class: Take 2
• Billy Napier ‘knew it wasn’t going to be easy’ rebuilding Florida
• Double take with de la Torre: Timeline for Florida Gators success and how to accelerate it
• Gators seek more consistency, complementary football: ‘That’s our issue’
• Billy Napier recaps LSU, turns focus to SEC finale against Missouri

Game Notes

• Week 12 represents the 13th all-time meeting between Florida and Missouri including the sixth matchup in Columbia.
• The all-time series lead is on the line, as the two teams are tied at 6-6 dating back to the first meeting in 1965.
• Florida has won three of the last four meetings against Missouri, outscoring the Tigers, 111-64, in that span (11.8 PPG).
• Prior to the last two matchups (2022: UF 24, MIZ 17 | 2021: MIZ 24, UF 23 – OT), each of the last-eight games in the series had been decided by 17 or more points (from 2013-2020).
• Florida’s last trip to Faurot Field featured an overtime matchup (2021). Last season, UF gashed UM for 231 rush yards.
• This is the fourth meeting between UF head coach Billy Napier and Missouri HC Eliah Drinkwitz as HCs, as both first found success in the Sun Belt Conference – Napier with Louisiana (40-12) from 2018-21, and Drinkwitz with App. St. (12-1) in 2019.
• Drinkwitz’s 2019 App. St. team went 2-0 vs. Napier’s Cajuns. After last year’s win, Napier is 1-2 vs. Drinkwitz.
• Florida closes out the regular season vs. two top-10 opponents for the second time in team history (1956: No. 5 Georgia Tech, No. 6 Miami) and is one of two teams (Oregon State) in the FBS to finish 2023 with two top-10 opponents.
• This is a matchup of two of the FBS’ top-25 teams in passing efficiency (Missouri: 163.0, 10th | Florida: 155.9, 24th).
• Florida ranks 16th in the FBS with a 92.7% red zone conversion rate. The Gators have converted on 36 of 37 trips to the red zone across their last nine games.
• Florida ranks fifth in the FBS in kick return defense, allowing an average of 13.8 yards per pick (17.9 per game).
• QB Graham Mertz has completed 73.3% of his passes (247-for-337), which leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally.
• Mertz ranks fourth in the FBS and first in the SEC in TD-INT ratio (9.0), owning 18 touchdowns and two interceptions.
• Mertz has thrown multiple touchdown passes in four of the last five games while throwing for 250-plus yards in four of five as well, including a career-high 423 yards and three touchdowns at South Carolina in Week 10.
• WR Eugene Wilson III leads all FBS true freshmen in receptions (51) and receptions per game (6.4) while sitting second in receiving yards per game (59.9) and third in receiving yards (479).
• Wilson III has caught four touchdowns while totaling 228 yards on 25 receptions in the last three games.
• RB Trevor Etienne delivered his first-career multi-touchdown game in Week 11 at No. 19 LSU, rushing for a trio of scores while totaling 99 yards on 18 carries (5.5 YPC). Alongside La’Mical Perine (Sept. 30, 2017 vs. Vanderbilt), Etienne is one of two UF running backs to rush for three touchdowns in a game across the last 18 seasons.
• The Gators have won 13 of their last 16 games in The Swamp (including eight of 10), but are 2-15 in their last 17 contests outside The Swamp and 2-11 in their last 13 true road games.
• Florida has scored in 446 consecutive games dating back to 1988 – an NCAA record and 53 games longer than any other college football team in the history of the sport.