Utah vs. Florida Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 31

Updated Aug. 31, 2023 3:05 p.m. ET

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The Florida Gators (0-0) will look to defy oddsmakers when they play the No. 14 Utah Utes (0-0) on Thursday, August 31, 2023 as 5-point underdogs. The total is 44.5 points for this game.

A year ago the Utes lost the Rose Bowl after going 10-4 during the regular season. On offense, they averaged 38.6 points per game (11th in college football), and they gave up 21.4 per game (27th in college football) defensively. The Gators lost the Las Vegas Bowl last year after finishing 6-7 in the regular season. They scored 29.5 points per game (57th in college football) and gave up 28.8 (87th).

Utah vs. Florida Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: ESPN
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Utah vs Florida Betting Information updated as of August 31, 2023, 2:46 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Utah	-5 (-110)	-213	+174	44.5	-110	-110

Utah vs. Florida Prediction

Pick ATS: Utah (-5)
Pick OU: Over (44.5)
Prediction: Utah 35, Florida 23

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Utah vs. Florida Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Utes 25, Gators 20.
The Utes have a 68.1% chance to collect the win in this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Gators have a 36.5% implied probability.
Utah covered eight times in 14 games with a spread last season.
Florida covered seven times in 13 games with a spread last season.

Utah vs. Florida: 2022 Stats Comparison

	Utah	Florida
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	38.6 (7)	29.5 (53)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	21.4 (40)	28.8 (93)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	18 (58)	14 (26)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	23 (17)	22 (22)

Utah 2022 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Cameron Rising	QB	3,034 YDS (64.6%) / 26 TD / 8 INT 466 RUSH YDS / 6 RUSH TD / 33.3 RUSH YPG
Dalton Kincaid	TE	69 REC / 873 YDS / 8 TD / 62.4 YPG
Micah Bernard	RB	533 YDS / 4 TD / 38.1 YPG / 5.0 YPC 34 REC / 331 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 23.6 REC YPG
Tavion Thomas	RB	687 YDS / 7 TD / 49.1 YPG / 4.8 YPC
R.J. Hubert	S	67 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Karene Reid	LB	63 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 5.0 SACK / 1 INT
Mohamoud Diabate	LB	50 TKL / 11.0 TFL / 5.0 SACK
Cole Bishop	S	60 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 1 INT

Florida 2022 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Anthony Richardson	QB	2,549 YDS (53.8%) / 17 TD / 9 INT 654 RUSH YDS / 9 RUSH TD / 50.3 RUSH YPG
Montrell Johnson	RB	841 YDS / 10 TD / 64.7 YPG / 5.4 YPC 12 REC / 58 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 4.5 REC YPG
Trevor Etienne	RB	719 YDS / 6 TD / 55.3 YPG / 6.1 YPC
Ricky Pearsall	WR	33 REC / 661 YDS / 5 TD / 50.8 YPG
Amari Burney	LB	57 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 4.0 SACK / 2 INT
Rashad Torrence	S	66 TKL / 0.0 TFL
Trey Dean III	S	62 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK
Ventrell Miller	LB	52 TKL / 4.0 TFL