Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 10/31/2020 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020

Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

TV: SEC Network Alternate

Odds/Point Spread: Missouri (+11.5)

Total/Over-Under: 61.5

Connor Bazelak and the Missouri Tigers (2-2) are headed to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on the Florida Gators (2-1). Missouri opens this game as 11.5-point dogs. The O/U is set at 61.5.

In their last game, the Missouri Tigers faced the Kentucky Wildcats and took home the victory by a score of 20-10. Connor Bazelak went 21/30 with 201 yards through the air but wasn't able to get any balls in the endzone via the pass. He ended the game without an interception. Larry Rountree III paced the team on the ground for the game. He broke a long run for 18 yards and he tallied 2 TD's for this outing. He ran for 126 yards on 37 carries which means he ran for an average of 3.4 yards per run. Jalen Knox led the team in receiving yardage with a tally of 60 yards on 5 catches. He earned an average of 12.0 yards per reception for the game.

Concerning scoring points, the Missouri Tigers are sitting at 24.0 PPG. As a team they average 148.8 yards in the run game ranking this team at 60th in the country. The Tigers have racked up 1,673 yards in total this season. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, Missouri has compiled 5 touchdowns through the air and 6 rushing touchdowns. The Tigers are sitting in 71st in D-1 when it comes to their opponents scoring, conceding 31.0 points per game. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 3.8 yards per run and 122.5 yards on the ground per game so far this year. For the year, they have conceded 490 running yards through 4 outings. Concerning passing yards, the Tigers are giving up 970 yds which ranks them 60th in college football. During their 4 games played, they have relinquished 242.5 yards per contest through the air and conceding a completion percentage of 60.3%. Overall, they are granting 365.0 yards/outing which has them ranked 45th in the country.

Connor Bazelak has connected on 85 of his attempted career 120 passes for a completion percentage of 70.8%. He is passing for 148.1 yards per contest. For his collegiate career, Bazelak has passed for 1,037 yards with 4 TD's and 1 interception. He has a quarterback rating of 152.8 with a touchdown rate of 3.3% and an interception rate of 0.8%. Since his college career started, he has attempted running the ball 34 different times for a total of 68 yards.

The last time they played, the Florida Gators went up against the Texas A&M Aggies and took the loss by a score of 41-38. Kyle Trask went 23/32 with 312 yards by way of passing and threw 4 touchdowns. He finished the game without throwing an interception. Nay'Quan Wright led the team on the ground in this game. He tore off a long run of 11 yards and he added 1 TD in this outing. He rushed for a total of 31 yards via 6 carries which means he ran for an average of 5.2 yards per run. Kadarius Toney led the team in receiving yardage with a total of 92 yards on 7 catches. He earned an average of 13.1 yards per catch in this game.

During this campaign thus far, the Gators currently sit at 1,026 yards via the pass as well as holding an average of 342.0 passing yards per game, which is ranked 10th in D-1. The Florida Gators are averaging 464.0 yards/game ranking them 24th in D-1. They have an average of 122.0 run yards per game and have run for 366 yards overall. When looking at their scoring prowess, the Gators sit 10th in college football holding an average of 42.3 points per game. Florida has allowed a total of 492 yards via the ground game (164.0 yards/game) in addition to 5 touchdowns via the rush this season. The Gators are surrendering 33.3 PPG, which has them ranked 80th in D-1. This year, they have conceded 100 total points. They have allowed 8 touchdowns through the air and 331.0 yards per game, which has them ranked 107th in Division 1.

Trask has thrown for 40 TD's compared to 8 picks in his career. His TD percentage on pass attempts is 8.4% and his interception percentage is 1.7%. He has taken off and run for 32 yards on 82 attempts. He averages 227.7 yards per contest through the air with a 163.9 QB rating. During the 18 contests in his college career, Kyle Trask has completed 325 of his 479 tries for 4,099 yards.

Who will win tonight's Tigers/Gators college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Gators -11.5

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