Saturday, December 5th, 2015

Georgia Dome

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The Florida Gators face the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday at the Georgia Dome in the SEC Championship game. The opening line for this game has Alabama as 17 point favorites and the over/under was set at 40.5.

Treon Harris finished his last game with 134 yards through the air for Florida. He completed 19 passes out of 38 attempts for a 50% completion percentage. Kelvin Taylor led the Gators in rushing with 136 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 24 rushing attempts for the game. Jake McGee was the team leader in receiving with a total of 34 yards and 4 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 9 yards per reception. As a team in that game Florida had 262 total yards on 79 plays. They gained 13 rushing first downs, 5 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 19 first downs on the game. The Gators rushed for 128 yards by way of 40 carries.

Jacob Coker finished his last game with 179 yards through the air for Alabama. He completed 17 passes out of 26 attempts for a 65% completion percentage. Derrick Henry led the Crimson Tide in rushing with 271 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 46 rushing attempts for the game. Calvin Ridley was the team leader in receiving with a total of 90 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. Alabama had 465 total yards on 76 plays. They gained 13 rushing first downs, 8 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 24 first downs on the game. The Crimson Tide rushed for 286 yards by way of 50 carries.

Florida is averaging 25.3 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 17.4 passes per game on 29.6 attempts for a 58.9 percent completion percentage and average 214.8 yards in the passing department per game. The Gators are running for an average of 138.3 yards per game on 38.5 attempts for an average of 3.6 yards per carry. They are also running 68.1 plays per game and average 5.2 yards per play for an average of 353 yards per contest. The Gators manage 17.8 first downs per contest and they average a total of 51.7 penalty yards on 6.6 penalties.

Florida gives up an average of 171.7 passing yards and 15.5 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 16 completions per game on 30.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 52.3. The Gators allow an average of 111.9 rushing yards per game on 33.8 carries for a 3.3 average. Florida allows 283.6 total yards per game including 4.4 yards per play. They force 2 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.1 penalties for 36.8 yards per game.

Alabama is putting 34.5 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 20.2 passes per game on 30.3 attempts for a 66.5 percent completion percentage and average 215.2 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Crimson Tide run for an average of 206.2 yards per game on 41.9 attempts for an average of 4.9 yards per carry this season. They also run 72.3 plays per game and average 5.8 yards per play for an average of 421.3 yards in each contest. The Crimson Tide are gaining 22.2 first downs per contest and they average 59.2 penalty yards on 6.3 penalties per game.

Alabama gives up 185.7 passing yards per outing and 14.3 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 16 completions on 32.1 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 49.9. The Crimson Tide allow an average of 78.9 rushing yards per game on 31.9 carries for an average of 2.5 yards per carry. Alabama allows 264.6 total yards per game for an average of 4.1 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and 6.3 penalties for 48.8 yards in each contest.

Florida Betting Trends

Florida is 4-8-0 against the over/under so far this season

Florida has an ATS record of 7-5-0 this season

Alabama Betting Trends

Alabama is 4-8-0 against the over/under so far this season

Alabama has an ATS record of 7-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Florida

11/30/15 DL Joey Ivie Knee is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Alabama
11/30/15 DL Jonathan Bullard Knee is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 LB Alex Anzalone Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 OL Alex McCalister Foot "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 DL Andrew Ivie Knee "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 WR C.J. Worton Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 DB Chris Williamson Back "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 WR Demarcus Robinson Suspension "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 OL Jordan Sherit Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 WR Raphael Andrades Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
11/29/15 DL Taven Bryan Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Alabama
10/19/15 K Jorge Powell Knee out indefinitely
10/14/15 DB Deiondre Porter Legal problems dismissed from team
10/12/15 QB Will Grier Suspension out for season

Alabama

11/30/15 LB Denzel Devall Knee injured last game, probable Saturday vs. Florida
11/30/15 RB Kenyan Drake Arm "?" Saturday vs. Florida
11/12/15 WR Chris Black Ankle out for season
09/25/15 Backup PK Gunnar Raborn Suspension out indefinitely
09/20/15 WR Robert Foster Rotator Cuff out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Alabama

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