Heard from a bookie that amatuer money is on Gators, lot of pro money on the 'Canes.
I was reading an article earlier about the betting lines, and they dropped a teaser from the wiseguy at CBS Sportsline who is 7-0 in picks either involving the Gayturds or Miami. The "free" section basically said to take the under, but then to find out who is picking to win outright, you have to pay for access.
SportsLine's projection model has simulated Florida vs. Miami 10,000 times.
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"Tierney knows that junior
Feleipe Franks, one of the top quarterbacks in the SEC, is back for the Gators. Last season, in his first year under offensive guru and Florida coach Dan Mullen, Franks had a breakout season, throwing for 2,457 yards with 24 touchdowns while rushing for 350 yards and seven scores. Only eight FBS quarterbacks returning in 2019 accounted for more touchdowns last season than Franks.
The Gators return a significant amount of offensive production, including last year's leading rusher,
Lamical Perine, and leading receiver
Van Jefferson. On the ground, Florida returns 1,979 of its 2,771 rushing yards (71.4 percent), as well as 18 of its 23 rushing touchdowns (78.3). The Gators also bring back 187 of their 217 receptions (86.1 percent), as well as 2,436 of their 2,776 receiving yards (87.8) and 24 of their 28 receiving touchdowns (85.7) from last season's team.
But just because the Gators return plenty of offensive production does not guarantee they will cover the Miami vs. Florida spread.
Tierney has factored in that the Hurricanes' defensive line has the edge over an inexperienced offensive line of the Gators. Junior end
Jonathan Garvin, one of five returning Power Five players to have at least 17 tackles for loss last season, and senior tackle
Pat Bethel return as starters on the defensive line.
They'll be going up against a Florida unit that has to replace four of five starters.
Tierney also has considered that few defensive minds should know the Gators' offense better than Diaz. The new Hurricanes coach served as Mullen's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at
Mississippi State in 2010 and in 2015. Last season, under Diaz's guidance, Miami ranked No. 1 in the country in passing yards allowed per game (135.6) and No. 4 in total yards allowed per game (278.9).
We can tell you Tierney is leaning under, but his much stronger play is on the spread. He's found a critical x-factor that makes one side of the spread hit hard on Saturday. He's sharing what it is, and which side to to back, only at SportsLine."
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Fun fact: 2017 Malik Rosier beats 2018 Franks in passing yards (3120), rush yards (468), passing TDs (26 passing), and is tied in overall TDs (31).
So there's your "top QB"