Just three days remain until the penultimate regular-season matchup for Billy Napier and the Florida Gators, which represents one of the program’s last chances to earn a bowl game bid for this coming December.
Next up are the Missouri Tigers, who host the Gators in a Week 12 Southeastern Conference matchup that represents the final SEC game of the season for both teams. Mizzou comes in ranked No. 11 in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Poll while Florida is voteless in both the major rankings.
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Below is a look at the betting odds ahead of the Week 12 matchup in Columbia, Missouri, between the Gators and Tigers. New odds will be published each day as the date draws near, with added info as it becomes available.
The lines
Missouri remains favored by 11 points over Florida according to BetMGM. Here are the full odds as of 8:30 a.m. ET Wednesday.
| Team | Spread | Total – O/U | Money Line |
| Florida | +11 -110 |
O 59.5 -110 |
+325 |
| Missouri | -11 -110 |
U 59.5 -110 |
-450 |
How to Watch
Here’s when and how you can tune into the game:
Composite Expert Prediction
The Gators Wire gang unanimously agrees that Mizzou will be too much for Florida this weekend. Call us snake-bitten, but the failures of Napier’s team to capitalize on opportunities while being crippled by terrible coaching over the first 10 games of the season has us collectively fatigued.
How much more can we take? How much more can this team take? We will find out Saturday but expect the Gators to come out on the short end of the stick.
Missouri 37, Florida 25
Expert Predictions: Florida football faces tough test at Missouri Tigers
Gators Players to Watch
- Graham Mertz: 2,695 PASS YDS / 269.5 YPG / 73.2% / 18 TD / 2 INT
- Trevor Etienne: 106 CAR / 628 YDS / 62.8 YPG / 7 TD / 16 REC / 136 YDS / 13.6 YPG / 0 TD
- Montrell Johnson: 122 CAR / 625 YDS / 62.5 YPG / 4 TD / 29 REC / 224 YDS / 22.4 YPG / 1 TD
- Ricky Pearsall: 61 REC / 881 YDS / 88.1 YPG / 4 TD
- Eugene Wilson III: 51 REC / 479 YDS / 47.9 YPG / 5 TD
- Arlis Boardingham: 26 REC / 289 YDS / 28.9 YPG / 4 TD
- Princely Umanmielen: 34 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 5.0 SACK
- Shemar James: 50 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
- Devin Moore: 7 TKL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Tigers Players to Watch
- Brady Cook: 2,723 PASS YDS / 272.3 YPG / 68% / 17 TD / 5 INT / 81 CAR / 244 RUSH YDS / 6 TD
- Cody Schrader: 197 CAR / 1,124 YDS / 112.4 YPG / 11 TD / 20 REC / 191 YDS / 19.1 YPG / 0 TD
- Nathaniel Peat: 66 CAR / 270 YDS / 27.0 YPG / 2 TD / 6 REC / 81 YDS / 8.1 YPG / 1 TD
- Burden: 67 REC / 977 YDS / 97.7 YPG / 8 TD
- Theo Wease: 43 REC / 547 YDS / 54.7 YPG / 5 TD
- Mookie Cooper: 31 REC / 400 YDS / 40.0 YPG / 0 TD
- Darius Robinson: 23 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 6.5 SACK
- Ty’Ron Hopper: 52 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK
- Kris Abrams-Draine: 33 TKL / 4 INT / 4 PD
Gators Team Stats
- With 417.3 total yards per game on offense, the Gators rank 46th in the FBS in 2023. Defensively, they rank 75th, giving up 385 total yards per contest.
- In terms of passing, Florida ranks 27th in the FBS (276.1 passing yards per game) and 65th on the other side of the ball (225.1 passing yards allowed per contest).
- From an offensive perspective, the Gators are accumulating 141.2 rushing yards per game (88th-ranked). They rank 88th in the FBS on the other side of the ball (159.9 rushing yards allowed per game).
- From an offensive perspective, Florida is posting a 35% third-down conversion percentage (102nd-ranked). It ranks 35th in the FBS on defense (34.5% third-down rate allowed).
- With seven forced turnovers (128th in the FBS) and nine turnovers committed (16th in the FBS) this season, the Gators rank 83rd in the FBS with a turnover margin of minus-2.
Tigers Team Stats
- The Tigers are totaling 442.7 yards per game offensively this year (26th in the FBS), and they are surrendering 343.9 yards per game (41st) on the defensive side of the ball.
- Missouri has the 77th-ranked defense this season in terms of passing yards (233.2 allowed per game), and has been better on offense, ranking 23rd-best with 281.6 passing yards per game.
- The Tigers rank 63rd in rushing yards this season (161.1 rushing yards per game), but they’ve been shining on defense, ranking 21st-best in the FBS with 110.7 rushing yards allowed per game.
- Missouri is putting up a 44.4% third-down conversion rate on offense (28th in the FBS), and ranks 59th defensively with a 37.9% third-down conversion rate allowed.
- The Tigers rank 36th in college football with a plus-3 turnover margin after forcing 11 turnovers (100th in the FBS) and committing eight (11th in the FBS).
Gators Schedule
- 8/31/2023: Utah (Away) L 24-11
- 9/9/2023: McNeese (Home) W 49-7
- 9/16/2023: Tennessee (Home) W 29-16
- 9/23/2023: Charlotte (Home) W 22-7
- 9/30/2023: Kentucky (Away) L 33-14
- 10/7/2023: Vanderbilt (Home) W 38-14
- 10/14/2023: South Carolina (Away) W 41-39
- 10/28/2023: Georgia (Neutral) L 43-20
- 11/4/2023: Arkansas (Home) L 39-36
- 11/11/2023: LSU (Away) L 52-35
- 11/18/2023: Missouri (Away)
- 11/25/2023: Florida State (Home)
Tigers Schedule
- 8/31/2023: South Dakota (Home) W 35-10
- 9/9/2023: Middle Tennessee (Home) W 23-19
- 9/16/2023: Kansas State (Home) W 30-27
- 9/23/2023: Memphis (Neutral) W 34-27
- 9/30/2023: Vanderbilt (Away) W 38-21
- 10/7/2023: LSU (Home) L 49-39
- 10/14/2023: Kentucky (Away) W 38-21
- 10/21/2023: South Carolina (Home) W 34-12
- 11/4/2023: Georgia (Away) L 30-21
- 11/11/2023: Tennessee (Home) W 36-7
- 11/18/2023: Florida (Home)
- 11/24/2023: Arkansas (Away)
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