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

Untitled designby:Nick de la Torre•10/06/23•

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s homecoming week for the Florida Gators as they prepare to host the Vanderbilt Commodores. Florida is looking to get back in the win column both this season and against Vanderbilt. The Gators dropped their second road game of the season last week in Lexington to the Kentucky Wildcats. They also are looking to get back at Vanderbilt following a loss to the Commodores in 2022.

Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats game info

  • Date: Saturday, October 7
  • Time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Channel: SEC Network
  • Radio: ESPN Gainesville – WRUF | The Varsity Network | SiriusXM 136 or 201 | SiriusXM App
  • Mobile: ESPN App
  • Gator Walk: Gator Walk is scheduled for 1:40 p.m.

On the Call
Play-by-Play: Dave Neal
Analyst: Matt Stinchcomb
Reporter: Tori Petry

Storylines

Vanderbilt vs. Florida Odds, Spread, Over/Under for Week 6

SpreadTotal (O/U)Moneyline
Vanderbilt+18.5 -11052 -110+700
Florida-18.5 -11052 -110-1100

Game notes

  • Week 6 marks the 57th meeting between Florida and Vanderbilt including the 27th matchup in Gainesville.
  • Florida wields a 43-11-2 series lead with wins in 30 of the last 32 meetings.
  • Vanderbilt has not scored in The Swamp in its last two visits (combined 98-0). The Dores last scored in Gainesville in 2017.
  • The Gators are 21-1 against the Commodores in Gainesville dating back to 1960 including an active-four game streak.
  • Vanderbilt’s lone wins in Gainesville came in the first-ever meeting in 1945 (VU 7, UF 0) and in 2013 (VU 34, UF 17).
  • Florida is 30-2 overall against Vanderbilt since 1989. UF has outscored VU by 19.6 PPG in that span (1,111-485).
  • The Gators have totaled 445-plus yards against Vanderbilt while scoring 24-plus points in six-straight meetings.
  • Despite that track record and 400 yards passing from QB Anthony Richardson, Florida had its eight-game winning streak against Vanderbilt snapped last season with a 41-24 defeat in Nashville.
  • Week 6 marks Florida’s 2023 Homecoming game. Last season, the Gators defeated Missouri, 24-17, to win its fourth straight HC matchup. The Gators are 28-5 across their last 33 HC games and own a 70-26-2 all-time record.
  • Week 6 is also Hall of Fame Weekend for the Florida Gators (see page 44 for complete 2023 HoF Class).
  • Billy Napier is going for his 50th career victory including his 10th at the helm of the Gators. With a win, he would become the ninth coach with 50 or more wins since 2018: Nick Saban (66), Kirby Smart (65), Dabo Swinney (63), Lincoln Riley (59), Luke Fickell (57), Brian Kelly (57), Jim Harbaugh (51) and Josh Heupel (50).
  • QB Graham Mertzhas completed 70% of his passes or better in each of his first five starts as a Gator – the only Florida quarterback to accomplish the feat in five-consecutive games across the past 20 seasons.
  • Mertz has completed 79.1% of his passes (110-for-139), which leads the SEC and ranks third nationally behind Oregon’s Bo Nix and Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy.
  • In year one under DC Austin Armstrong, Florida ranks second in the SEC, 10th in the P5 and 13th in the FBS in total defense with 275.6 yards allowed per game. Through five games last year, UF had allowed 421.0 yards per game.
  • Florida boasts the top passing defense in the SEC (144.0), ranking third in the FBS behind Penn State and Marshall.

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