NCAA Football Odds: Florida Gators vs. LSU Tigers Free Bets |
| Written by Matt Stevens | |||
| Saturday, 08 October 2011 06:24 | |||
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Currently Bodog sportsbook have the LSU Tigers listed as 12-point favorites against the Florida Gators, and the game's total is sitting at 42½. Having trouble imagining the Gators on this week’s ticket after that humbling prime-time loss to Alabama? Hey, get over it. The reptiles own so many good numbers in today’s matchup we’re even willing to overlook the potential problems caused by the absence of Florida QB John Brantley, who was injured against the Tide. LSU may look invincible to AP voters but the truth is the Bayou Bengals have gone just 11-20-4 ATS versus SEC opposition over the past 4+ seasons. Recent series numbers back that up as UF has gone 4-1 ATS the last five games and covered five straight in Death Valley. The Gators have also chomped their way to a tasty 10-1 ATS treat when playing with conference revenge, as well as putting opponents in a City with an ATS win is another matter. You won’t find us laying such a big price with a team that got knifed for 419 yards by the Ragin’ Cajuns while losing outright as 16.5-point home chalk. At least 1-5 Akron can claim one bright spot in this matchup: it’s a home date, so the Zips don’t have to fret over adding to their current 17-game road-losing streak. And don’t think Akron’s defense is a total pushover: they managed to hold Cincinnati to a season-low 342 yards three weeks ago. Yes, the Bearcats put 59 points on the board but 21 of those came courtesy of offensive mistakes – two interceptions run back for TD’s and a fumble returned for a score. With FIU taking to the road after a three game home stand, we’ll apply clothespin to nose and take the points with the Zips today. A few trends to consider:
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