Good news:.Head coach Billy Napier replace DJ Lagway another key player commitment Florida QB.
Good news:.Head coach Billy Napier replace DJ Lagway another key player commitment Florida QB…
Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway was carted off the field with an apparent leg injury during the second quarter of Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs.
Head coach Billy Napier described the issue as “pretty significant” in remarks to ESPN at the halftime intermission, raising concerns about the quarterback’s availability going forward.
Lagway emerged on the Florida sideline in the second half using crutches to help him walk and was seen wearing a compression sleeve on his left leg.
Lagway kept the ball on a keeper on first down and ran to the left side of the formation, but grabbed the area around his left hamstring immediately after falling to the turf and required trainers to come to his aid on the field.
Moments later, a cart came out to take Lagway off the field, and the quarterback required two helpers to get onto the cart before departing to the Gators’ locker room.
Florida opened a 10-3 lead over Georgia in the first half, in part as Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck threw two interceptions.
Before departing the game, Lagway was 2 of 6 passing for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Not having Lagway in the game could prove detrimental to the Gators’ offensive production, as the team has to resort to its third-string quarterback as former starter Graham Mertz is out for the season after tearing his ACL in a loss against Tennessee on Oct. 12.
In place of Lagway, the Gators put Aidan Warner into the game.
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Georgia vs. Florida score prediction by expert football model
What the analytics predict for Georgia vs. Florida in this Week 10 college football game from an expert model that projects scores and picks winners.
By James Parks | Oct 31, 2024
Georgia vs. Florida score prediction 2024
Georgia vs. Florida score prediction 2024 / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party gets underway this weekend as No. 2 Georgia faces off against SEC rival Florida on Saturday. Let’s check in with the latest prediction for the game from an expert football model that projects scores and picks winners.
Georgia improved to 4-1 in SEC play two weeks ago in a signature victory at Texas that salvaged the team’s playoff hopes but there are tougher tests ahead before the selection committee sorts it all out.
Florida moved to 4-3 on the year with a 2-2 mark in conference games after knocking off rival Kentucky and is a respectable 34th nationally in passing output with 264 yards per game, averaging almost 31 points per game heading into the most brutal portion of any schedule in college football this season, playing 4 ranked opponents over the final 5 weeks of the year.
What do the analytical models suggest for when the Bulldogs and Gators renew their rivalry this weekend?
For that, let’s turn to the SP+ prediction model to get a preview of how Georgia and Florida compare in this Week 10 college football rivalry game.
Georgia vs. Florida score prediction
As expected, the models are favoring the Bulldogs over the Gators, but in a closely-fought game.
SP+ predicts that Georgia will defeat Florida by a projected score of 34 to 22 and will win the matchup by an expected margin of 12.5 points.
The model gives the Bulldogs a strong 78 percent chance of outright victory over the Gators.
SP+ is a “tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency” that attempts to predict game outcomes by measuring “the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football.”
How good is it this season? So far, the SP+ model is 239-221-5 against the spread with a 51.9 win percentage after going 28-27-1 (50.9%) last weekend.
Georgia vs. Florida picks, odds
Georgia is a 14.5 point favorite against Florida, according to the updated lines posted at FanDuel Sportsbook.
FanDuel set the total at 51.5 points for the game (Over -110, Under -110).
And it lists the moneyline odds for Georgia at -630 and for Florida at +460 to win outright.
If you’re using this prediction to bet on the game, you should take …
Florida +14.5
Georgia to win -630
Bet over 51.5 points
If you do, you’ll be in the minority of bettors, who expect the Bulldogs will dominate the Gators, according to the latest spread consensus picks for the game.
Georgia is getting 64 percent of bets to win the game and cover the big spread.
The other 36 percent of wagers project Florida will either win outright in an upset, or more likely, will keep the score to 2 touchdowns or fewer in a prospective loss.
Georgia vs. Florida splits
Georgia has played some closer games this season, coming out 11.3 points ahead of its opponents this season when averaging out the scoring margins in wins and losses.
