Opening line released for Florida's final SEC game at Vanderbilt
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Following a 38-6 blowout win over South Carolina, the Gators are favored by double digits in their final SEC game of the season Saturday.
Florida opened as a 14-point favorite against Vanderbilt and the line has moved to 14.5, according to OddsShark.com. The over/under for total points is 57.5.
The Gators rushed for a season-high 374 yards against the Gamecocks and pitched their first defensive shutout since last year’s 42-0 homecoming win over Vandy.
The Gators (6-4, 3-4 SEC) are now bowl eligible and will look to finish .500 in the SEC with a win over the Commodores (4-6, 1-6 SEC) and second-year coach Clark Lea.
Vanderbilt started out the season 3-1 with non-conferences wins over Hawaii, Elon and Northern Illinois. However, the Dores dropped five games in a row after beginning their SEC slate.
Vanderbilt won first SEC game since 2019 on Saturday, upsetting No. 24 Kentucky with a 24-21 win. It snapped a 26-game losing streak for the Commodores in conference play.
The Gators’ SEC finale against Vandy will kick off at 12 p.m. ET Saturday on SEC Network.
“We’re going to be real focused because we want to win out, and that’s the main goal. And the away games are the hardest, so we just gotta make sure we stay locked in on the small things that helped us to get to this point,” UF offensive lineman O’Cyrus Torrence said. “We feel like we’re a pretty good team. We played much more team ball, and we’re just going to get better from here on out.”
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- A top-10 offensive tackle for 2024 Ethan Calloway is feeling the love from the Gators.
- Quarterback Jaden Rashada is among UF’s top five flips in the modern recruiting era.
- Florida hosted several top targets for the final home game of the 2022 regular season.
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