As the Florida Gators will be a new look asset to wager on NCAA football with, NCAA football gambling expectation and intrigue goes on to build. College football gambling handicappers are going to have to get used to a Florida squad that is no more with Tim Tebow, a huge asset to make football bets on NCAA football action with since 2006.
Florida will open against Miami-Ohio on ESPN Saturday with kickoff at 12:05 PM. The online sports books started out with Florida as a 35-point fave.
Tebow was a pillar at quarterback since 2006 and junior John Brantley is the man that will step into the fold. Brantley is a a lot more conventional signal caller than Tebow but also deemed to be a far better pure passer than the 2007 Heisman Trophy champion.
In Tebow’s three seasons as the starter Florida exhibited a profit every year when you bet on sports and is arriving from a record of 13-1 straight up and 7-6 vs the spread for 2009. Florida may in fact bring better NCAA wagering board value than was the case in the last few seasons with Tebow gone, along with 10 other starters.
While Florida head coach Urban Meyer has persistently hauled in top 5 recruiting classes and no talent drop-off is anticipated, the 6th year coach is uneasy heading into the starter.
“I’m hitting the panic button a little bit,” said Meyer. “We’ve got to get better faster than what we are right now.” Meyer has viewed injuries cause problems for both the offensive and defensive lines and a number of those top shelf freshman recruits cut and run from camp and out of the program. Meyer has had the serious challenge of trying to solidify the lineup with 70 freshmen and sophomores.
“I like our chemistry, where we’re at,” claimed Meyer. “But I can’t say I love it right now. I was hoping we’d be a little more advanced. I don’t feel the urgency. I feel it among the coaches, because they know what’s coming. Twenty-five young players that dominated like they did in high school have no idea what’s about to hit them.” Florida has beaten the college football lines in 13 from their last 18 matches as a home fave and has gone 26-11 versus the spread in non conference competition since 2001.
19 starters are back and second year head coach Mike Haywood expects improvement, despite the fact that Miami had a NCAA football betting mark of 1-11 last year.
