Who's Buying at the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party?

Published on 26-Oct-2018 by Sportbet Staff

Football - NCAA    NCAA Football Daily Stake

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Who's Buying at the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party?

A few years back, that crowd tried to sanitize the image of a truly awesome blowout weekend in Jacksonville.

They rebranded it in order to bland it.

But that didn't fool anyone. Get there, even if you could give a damn about Georgia and/or Florida.

This year's main event, like so many in the past, oughta be huge.

 

The game oughta be huge, too. Both teams have never had this much on the line in a single game.

Bovada lists the line at Georgia -7 with a total set at 52.

Why bet on Georgia ...

The Bulldogs had a bye week to recover from their 20-point loss at LSU two weeks ago. This week doesn’t get any easier, especially as the winner's in the SEC East driver's seat. This is a focus on details kinda game, and Georgia's got a head start.

Dudes won this matchup last year by a 42-7 count, easily covering as a 13-point favorite. This year, until they ran into LSU, the Bulldogs had won their first four 2018 SEC games by an average score of 41-18.

 

Why bet on Florida ...

The Gators are a perfect 5-0 -- straight up and against the spread -- over their last five games after dropping their conference opener to Kentucky, 27-16, in Week 2 of the season.

The Gators were 13½-point favorites in that game. Since then, they've racked up five straight victories. Their most impressive triumphs were over LSU by a 27-19 count and a 37-27 comeback win over Vanderbilt.

 

Instant analysis ...

Florida's 3-1 straight up against Georiga over their last four rivalry meetings. However, the Bulldogs are 7-3 against the spread in the previous 10.

Moreover, the under is 5-2 in the previous seven years with an average of 40.6 total combined points scored. In those seven games, only once -- 2014 -- did these two combine for a total higher than this year’s total of 52.

Total pick: Under 52

Bet at 5dimes

Result: Georgia 36 Florida 17 ... over covers

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Sportbet Columnist: Noah Williams

Noah lives and works with a simple philosophy of “Eat, Drink, Football.” This is embodied through a dedication to satellite TV, Indian delivery, Folgers in his cup, and Budweiser. He lives in a secret lair with his beautiful concubine.