CBS Southeastern Conference Championship Game: Florida vs Alabama

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Georgia Dome.

Oddsmakers currently have the Gators listed as 6-point favorites versus the Crimson Tide, while the game’s total is sitting at 41.

Florida put on a show in Tim Tebow’s final game in Gainesville, taking down rival Florida State 37-10 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Week 13.

Florida covered as a 25.5-point home favorite while the final score played UNDER the 56-point total.

Greg McElroy threw for 217 yards with a pair of TD passes as Alabama beat Auburn 26-21 in Week 13. Alabama failed to cover the 12.5-point spread, and the 47 points went as a PUSH against the posted total of 47.

Trent Richardson ran for 50 yards with a touchdown for Alabama.

Current streak:
Florida has won 12 straight games.
Alabama has won 12 straight games.

Team records:
Florida: 12-0 SU, 5-5-1 ATS
Alabama: 12-0 SU, 7-5 ATS

Florida most recently:
When playing in December are 5-3
When playing on turf are 6-2
After outgaining opponent are 10-0
When playing within the conference are 10-0

Alabama most recently:
When playing in December are 3-5
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida’s last 10 games
Florida is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Alabama
Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Alabama is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Alabama is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games