The Georgia-Florida pick debate is already set, and the Bussin’ With the Boys crew is split on whether the Bulldogs can handle business in Atlanta.
No. 3 Georgia and No.
17 Florida meet Saturday afternoon in a game that could carry real weight for both teams as November approaches. Georgia has owned the recent series, winning five straight against its longtime rival from down south, but Florida is bringing plenty of juice after first-year head coach Jon Sumrall guided the Gators to a win over a top-10 Texas team a couple of weeks ago.
That backdrop made for an interesting spread discussion for the Bussin’ With the Boys crew, who weighed in before kickoff on Saturday afternoon.
Josh Pate was the first to lean toward Florida, taking the Gators to cover the 11.5-point number. He pointed to his personal model, which does not have Georgia winning by that much.
Taylor Lewan went the other way, backing Georgia to cover. His reasoning centered on Gunner Stockton, who he likes coming off a loss and a bye week.
Will Compton broke the tie and sided with Lewan and the Bulldogs. He called Florida an “overrated SEC team” at this point in the season and said he also likes Kirby Smart and Georgia coming off a loss.
With the rivalry’s recent history of close games, Saturday’s meeting has the feel of another one that could go down to the wire. Now the only question is which side gets the last word.
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