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The Florida Gators season wins odds in 2014 were set at OVER/UNDER 7.5. The OVER is priced at -120.
The Gators might not win the conference but they do have a chance to win more than 7 regular season games.
AthlonSports writes of Florida:
Just based on talent, Florida can’t be any worse than it was last season. According to the recruiting rankings, the Gators are tied with Florida State for the No. 2 roster in college football. If Florida wants to contend in the SEC East this year, improving the offense has to be the top priority. The Gators averaged only 18.8 points per game and 4.7 yards per play (in conference games) in 2013. Help is coming in the form of a healthy Jeff Driskel at quarterback, along with the addition of Kurt Roper as the team’s new play-caller. Roper plans to utilize Driskel’s rushing ability more in 2014, while new line coach Mike Summers is tasked with fixing a unit that struggled mightily last year. Any improvement on offense should be enough for Florida to at least reach the postseason, especially since the Gators lost four games by a touchdown or less in 2013. The defense returns seven starters from a unit that allowed the fewest yards per play (5.09) in SEC games last year. Will Muschamp needs a big year to save his job. With a schedule that features crossover games against LSU and Alabama, along with a road trip to Tallahassee in November, drastic improvement in the win column will be tough. However, with a strong defense and more production from the offense, the Gators should be able to get to 7-5 or 8-4.
The injuries should also be behind this team.
Let’s face it, the schedule is absolutely brutal for Florida.
Scout.com writes:
As long as the defense can continue to be among the ten best in the country, and if the offense can do anything to not be so pitiful, it really should be possible to survive the East unscathed.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
