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One of the top rushers in college football will be on display when Dylan Sampson and the Tennessee Volunteers (4-1) take on the Florida Gators (3-2) on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
The Volunteers are very big favorites (currently -14.5) in their matchup versus the Gators, with the over/under being 56 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Volunteers are -654 and the Gators are +460.)
Keep reading for our betting preview for this season, and find all of our predictions here, too!
Tennessee -14.5 vs. Florida
Tennessee vs. Florida Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Volunteers (-14.5)
- Moneyline: Volunteers (-654), Gators (+460)
- Total: 56 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Tennessee vs. Florida Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Volunteers are 3-1-0. The Volunteers have won all one game against the spread when favored by 14.5 points or more. Tennessee has won three of its four games played when favored on the moneyline this season. Florida has won two games against the spread so far this season (2-3-0). This is the fourth game this year Florida is the moneyline underdog and has gone 1-2 in such contests.
Tennessee vs. Florida Recent Stats and Trends
Tennessee Volunteers
Florida Gators
- Over its last three games, Florida has two wins against the spread, and is 2-1 overall.
- In Florida’s past three contests, it has gone over the total twice.
- Florida and its opponents have combined to score an average of 55 combined points in its last three games, one less than the 56 over/under in this matchup.
Tennessee vs. Florida Key Players
Tennessee Volunteers
- Nico Iamaleava has registered 1,048 passing yards (209.6 per game) while connecting on 77 of 116 throws (66.4%), with seven touchdowns and two interceptions. He has added 134 rushing yards (and one touchdown), averaging 26.8 per game.
- Sampson has taken 91 carries for a team-leading 589 rushing yards (117.8 per game) and 12 touchdowns. He’s also caught eight passes for 81 yards .
- DeSean Bishop has run for 306 yards (61.2 per game), with three touchdowns on the ground.
- Dont’e Thornton has grabbed eight passes for a team best 284 yards and three touchdowns. He averages 56.8 receiving yards per game.
- Bru McCoy has also contributed with 14 catches for 209 yards. He has been targeted 23 times and averages 41.8 receiving yards per game.
- Chris Brazzell II is averaging 32.2 yards per game, with 13 catches for 161 yards and one touchdown.
- Tyre West boasts an impressive stat line to lead the team in sacks and total tackles, racking up two sacks, two TFL and nine tackles.
- Will Brooks has a team-high one interception and has tacked on six tackles and one pass defended in five games this season.
Florida Gators
- This year DJ Lagway has collected 667 passing yards (133.4 per game) while going 38-for-55 (69.1%) and throwing for four touchdowns with three interceptions.
- Montrell Johnson has run for a team-high 288 yards on 58 carries (57.6 yards per game) and four touchdowns.
- So far this year Jadan Baugh has rushed for 128 yards on 19 carries (25.6 yards per game).
- Elijhah Badger has been targeted 23 times and has 17 catches, leading his team with 346 yards (69.2 per game) while hauling in two touchdowns.
- Chimere Dike has contributed with 15 receptions (on 18 targets) for 277 yards and one touchdown.
- Eugene Wilson III has caught 13 passes on 16 targets for 191 yards and one touchdown, averaging 47.8 yards per game.
- This season George Gumbs leads the team with three sacks and has added four TFL and 15 tackles.
- Grayson Howard’s 22 tackles, one TFL, and one sack mean he’s the team’s tackle leader.
- Bryce Thornton has picked off one pass to lead the team while adding six tackles and one pass defended.