Utah Utes vs Florida Gators Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/03/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 3, 2022

Venue:  Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Utah -3, Florida +3; Over/Under:  51.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Utah -3, Florida +3; Over/Under:  51.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Utah -3, Florida +3; Over/Under:  50.5 points

 

Utah Utes:  0-0 (PAC-12 South)

Florida Gators:  0-0 (SEC East)

 

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Utah Utes:  N/A

Florida Gators:  N/A

 

Utah is playing their season opener here on Saturday and this will also be their first road game of the college football season. They finished last season with a 10-4 record overall and were 3-3 in their road games. They were also 8-1 in their conference games and finished 1st place in the PAC-12 South. They ended their season with a 48-45 loss against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl. Their offense was averaging 431.4 YPG and 36.1 PPG while their defense was allowing 343.4 YPG and 22.6 PPG against them. Cameron Rising led the team in passing with 2,493 passing yards, Tavion Thomas led the team in rushing with 1,108 rushing yards, and Brant Kuithe led the team in receiving with 611 receiving yards. 

 

 

 

Florida is playing their season opener here on Saturday and this will also be their first home game on the college football schedule this season. They finished last season with a 6-7 record overall and were 5-1 in their home games. They were also 2-6 against conference opponents and finished in 6th place in the SEC East. They ended their season with a loss against the UCF Knights 29-17 in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. Their offense was averaging 464.1 YPG and 30.7 PPG while their defense was allowing 367.8 YPG and 26.8 PPG against them. Emory Jones led the team in passing with 2,734 passing yards, Emory Jones led the team in rushing with 759 rushing yards, and Jacob Copeland led the team in receiving with 642 receiving yards.

The current betting odds have Utah listed as a 3 point favorite in this game. Utah had a great year last season as they finished with a 10-4 record and went on to win their conference championship as well. They were a very dominant team on offense as they scored a lot of points in their games, but they also had a great defense that did not allow a lot of points. Utah also has a lot of returning players for this season, including their starting QB, leading rusher, and leading receiver from last season. Utah will be looking to repeat their season last year with all of their returning players, and they should be even better with the experience these players have together. Florida did not have a good season at all last year, they were lost at QB and their coach was canned before the season even ended. They have made a lot of changes to their program this season with new players and a new coach and system, but they will not be ready for this game right away with the defending PAC-12 champions getting ready to repeat this season. Utah will be a lot more prepared for this game with their returning production on both sides and Florida will likely struggle to put it all together with all the new players under their new coach. The best way to place a bet here is on Utah to cover the spread here.

 

Utah Florida Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 3, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Utah 41 Florida 30.

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Utah Utes: 40-31 ATS when the line is +3 to -3. 15-9 UNDER in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 52. 20-14 UNDER in the first two weeks of the season.

Florida Gators: 9-16 ATS in all games. 0-6 ATS in non-conference games. 17-12 UNDER in the first two weeks of the season.

 

 

Utah Utes:  None.

Florida Gators:  R. Pearsall (WR) Prob Sat - Foot. E. White (OL) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Miller III (QB) Out indefinitely - Thumb.

 

 

“They’ve been playing together. We have a lot of guys that have played football for us. We have a lot of experience there. We need those guys to be a cohesive, high-functioning unit from the get-go. That’s what we expect.” - Kyle Whittingham on his team coming into the season.

 

 

"We're obviously excited about it being game week. We really look forward to our fans showing up. We all understand Gainesville transforms on game day, and I'm certainly excited about experiencing that for the first time being on this side, right? So be there early, know that you're a part of the team and that you can contribute and help our team in terms of the game." - Billy Napier on his team coming into the season.

 

 

 

WR Vele, Devaughn 

WR Enis, Solomon

WR Dixon, Jaylen 

TE Kincaid, Dalton 

TE Kuithe, Brant 

QB Rising, Cameron 

RB Thomas, Tavion 

 

WR Shorter, Justin

WR Henderson, Xzavier

WR Whittemore, Trent 

TE Zipperer, Keon 

QB Richardson, Anthony 

RB Johnson Jr., Montrell 

 

 

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Coaches:

Utah Utes: Kyle Whittingham (19th season)

Florida Gators: Billy Napier (1st season)