The No. 5 Florida Gators will be laying in wait when rival No. 22 Tennessee Volunteers come calling Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff in “The Swamp” at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Oddsmakers at online sportsbook SBGglobal.com like the Gators having them installed -7 ½ point favorites with a 55 total.
Sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow threw three touchdown passes and ran for another two, as the Gators defeated the Troy Trojans 59-31 in Week 2. The Gators managed to cover the 26-point spread at home, and the combined 90 points sailed OVER the posted total of 54.Tebow completed 18-of-25 pass attempts for 237 yards, and rushed for 83 yards from 18 carries.
The Volunteers got past the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 39-19 in Week 2. The Volunteers covered the 11.5-point spread, and the combined 58 points sailed OVER the posted total of 47. Arian Foster carried the ball 23 times for 125 yards with two touchdowns. Oddsmakers at Bodog.com are offering Tennessee at +8 as a road underdog.
Tennessee won two of its last three contests in “The Swamp,” claiming a 34-32 win in 2001 and a 24-10 triumph in 2003. Vols head coach Phillip Fulmer owns a 5-10 career mark against Florida. This series recently has been dictated by the running game, as the team with the most rushing yardage has won 15 of the last 17 meetings. Over the last five games in this series in Gainesville, Tennessee has averaged 117.4 rushing yards per game and Florida has averaged 78.8.
Senior QB Erik Ainge is 18-7 as a starter at Tennesse, including a 9-2 mark on the road. He has thrown only one interception in his last seven games (199 att.). He has an efficiency rating of 141.50, which is the fourth-best mark in the SEC this season. Junior Arian Foster ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries, only the second 100-yard rushing performance in Tennessee's last 10 games. His 5.94 yards-per-carry average is second in the SEC and 15th in the nation among backs with at least 30 carries.
Through two games, Tim Tebow's passer rating is 228.2, which is the second-highest in the nation, just ahead of Brian Brohm's (Louisville) 226.5. Tebow has completed 73.8 percent of his passes, which is the sixth-highest mark in the country and is the best in the Southeastern Conference. Tebow has thrown four passes for 40-or-more yards this season, equaling Florida's total of 40-plus yard throws from 2006.
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