The No. 10 Florida Gators are entering the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl as heavy underdogs against the No. 8 Michigan Wolverines. This afternoon matchup will get underway at 12:00 p.m. ET and ESPN is scheduled to have the TV rights.
Florida Gators at Michigan Wolverines Betting Preview
In this Saturday matchup, Michigan is getting picked as the favorite and is currently giving up 8 points. The Gators are also receiving +250 moneyline odds while the Wolverines are -330. If one side gets out in front early it would generate a nice betting opportunity in-game. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 50.5 points.
The early action has slanted toward the Wolverines, as the line opened at -6. The game’s total has yet to change after it was set initially at 50.5.
The Gators are down 1.8 units so far in 2018 and 8-4 against the spread (ATS). The team’s posted an O/U record of 6-5. The Wolverines are up 2.6 units for moneyline bettors this season. They’re 6-6 ATS and own an O/U record of 6-5-1.
The Gators are 9-3 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Wolverines are 10-2 SU.
When these two teams met a year ago, Michigan earned the win 33-17.
The Gators are coming off a resounding 41-14 victory over Florida State on November 24 where Feleipe Franks completed 16-of-26 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns. Jordan Scarlett (88 rushing yards on 20 attempts, one TD) and Lamical Perine (129 yards on 13 carries, one TD) led the ground attack while Trevon Grimes (five receptions, 118 yards, one TD) and Van Jefferson (four catches, 92 yards, one TD) shared the receiving duties in the win.
Back on November 24, Ohio State got the win against this Michigan team by a score of 62-39. The Wolverines defense allowed the Buckeyes to pass for 396 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 171 yards. Parris Campbell was outstandingfor the Buckeyes, recording 78 rushing yards and a score on one attempt, along with 192 yards and two touchdowns on six catches. For Michigan, Shea Patterson completed 20-of-34 passes for 187 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Karan Higdon (72 rushing yards on 15 attempts) handled the running game as Donovan Peoples-Jones (seven receptions, 64 yards) and Nico Collins (four catches, 91 yards, two TDs) led the pass-catching corps in the loss.
Florida has run the ball on 58.8 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Michigan has an overall rush percentage of 62.6 percent. The Gators have produced 210 rush yards per game and have 20 scores on the ground this year. The Wolverines are averaging 214 rushing yards per game and have 26 total rush TDs.
The Gators offense has logged 217 yards per game through the air overall and has 27 passing TDs so far. The Wolverines have recorded 213 pass yards per contest and have 23 total pass scores.
Defensively, Florida has allowed 166 rush yards and 173 pass yards per game. The Michigan D has allowed 145.9 yards per game to opposing passers and 116.6 yards per game to opposing runners. The Wolverines are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 3.83 to opponents, while the Gators have allowed a 4.39 ANY/A.
Offensively, Franks has amassed 2,010 passing yards this season. He’s connected on 156-of-272 attempts with 20 passing scores and only six interceptions. Franks has a 7.25 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number is 11.93 over the past two outings.
In the hosts’ locker room, Shea Patterson has managed to complete 172-of-261 passes for 2,114 yards, 20 TDs and four INTs. Patterson’s ANY/A stands at 8.00 for the year and 6.32 over his last two games.
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The Gators offense has recorded seven pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Wolverines have put up 11 such plays.
The Florida defense has allowed six pass plays of 40 yards or more, while Michigan has given up four such plays.
Both teams have produced 21 rushing plays of 20 or more yards. The Florida offense has recorded 75 running plays of 10+ yards while Michigan has accounted for 67 such plays.
The Gators defense has allowed 23 rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Wolverines have given up 16 such runs.
The Florida defense has sacked opposing QBs 32 times this season. Michigan has produced 31 sacks.
Florida has averaged 5.7 yards per rush attempt over its last three games and 5.5 over its last two.
Michigan has averaged 4.7 yards per carry over its last three contests and 4.6 over its last two.
Over its last three games, Michigan is 0-3 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
The O/U for Florida’s previous game going into it was 52. The over cashed in the team’s 41-14 triumph over Florida State.
In its last three contests, Florida is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in each of those three.
The Over/Under for Michigan’s last match going into it was 51. The over cashed in the 62-39 loss to Ohio State.
