The Florida Gators will try to get their season back on track this week on the road against the Auburn Tigers after two straight blowout losses to Alabama and LSU.
Auburn has given Florida trouble recently, going 3-1 SU and 4-0 ATS against them in their last four meetings.
Michael Dyer rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown in Auburn’s loss to Arkansas last week. It's a clash of two recent national champions in the tough SEC betting schedule.
View Florida vs Auburn Odds and Stats.
Betting Line: Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as 1.5-point underdogs in the game, while the betting total sat at 50 at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings / Prediction: It's a betting matchup between the No. 92-rated Tigers and the No. 61-ranked Gators, according to the NCAAF Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring models run on this game indicate a potential 38-25 result in favor of the Gators.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Auburn's No. 64-ranked offense (27.8 PPG) against a Gators defense that ranks No. 20 at 19.2 PPG. The Tigers passing attack has averaged 170.7 yards per game, less than the Gators give up through the air (176 YPG on average).
Defensively, the Gators feature the league's No. 76-rated road run defense, allowing 186 yards per game. Auburn, meanwhile, ranks No. 75 in rushing offense at home.
Florida was a 41-11 loser in their most recent outing on the road against LSU. They failed to cover the 14–point spread as underdogs, while the total score (52) made winners of OVER bettors.
Auburn lost its last outing, a 38-14 result against Arkansas on October 8. Auburn failed to cover in that game as a 10-point underdog, while the 52 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Florida Gators Trends:
When playing in October are 5-5
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 4-6
Auburn Tigers Trends:
When playing in October are 7-3
When playing on grass are 9-1
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 9-1
A few Gators at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Auburn
Auburn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Auburn is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games
Auburn is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Auburn is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Florida
Next up:
Florida at Georgia, Saturday, October 29
Auburn at LSU, Saturday, October 22
