17.5 pt dog

[BigSteve09]

2012 Tennessee, with a better offense, lost to Florida by 17 at home.

It makes perfect sense that Vegas would pin this right where Florida left off.

 

[TNVolunteerGrad]

For the first time in 20 years I'm not watching this game. I need a break from the suffering chances are our Vols will win since I'm won't be watching.

This will be the one game we win, and you're going to miss it.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

2012 Tennessee, with a better offense, lost to Florida by 17 at home.

It makes perfect sense that Vegas would pin this right where Florida left off.

And a worse D. They aren't good this yr but I don't think this D is 2012 bad. Oregon would put up 600 yards on just about anyone.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

21 to 3 and they cover, I can see that. UF put up 417 yards on good Miami d on the road. We have walk ons starting on D. UF has one of the top D in the nation. Held the U to 217 total yards. Ill be rooting but just like last week, it might take a miracle

Miamis D is not good and was also as bad as our last yr. maybe worse.

 

[tng8r]

No way they are worse than your d last year.....

 

[1truevol]

Hate to say it...but I don't think it'll even be that close unless we discover a miracle worker at the QB position. We're just not very good right now. It's really that simple.

 

[johnboyhunter]

Vegas usually is right on but I just don't see Florida being that much better than us. ..driskell did abuse our d last year but.... ... I'd take that bet tho

If they didn't cough up the ball multiple times and 3 times in redzone at Miami their offense would have looked much better.

I'm going to the game and one thing I really want to see. A MustScream meltdown. Not sure how you can preach control to your patients and burn timeouts to get extra time to yell at the refs . He is a clown.

 

[TNVolunteerGrad]

No way they are worse than your d last year.....

I pray to the Football Gods you are correct.

 

[JACK8254]

RE;NUMBERS: will someone tell me who we plan to beat to get to 6 wins? KY is the only game where we will be favored, IMO.

 

[VolsRule]

I'm laying $300 down on UT with those points---hopefully uf doesn't cover

 

[Sheath Huler]

Miamis D is not good and was also as bad as our last yr. maybe worse.

Lol. No.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

I hope it goes to 40 points. One it lowers expectations and two, it enables the gators to take us for granted and not get up for the "perceived blowout".

 

[VolFan37323]

It's been said that any team can beat any other team on any given Saturday. I hope this Saturday is our "given Saturday". We haven't had a "given Saturday" in a long time now.

South Carolina halloween night 2009 was our last given Saturday. :cray: :no: :hmm: :bad:

 

[RiseToTheTop]

No way they are worse than your d last year.....

it was actually worse statistically. gave up like 485 yards per game on average.

they gave up almost 220 yards rushing a game..UT was at 188. And gave up 470 yards total a game on average. as god awful as UTs Defense was, Miami's was worse

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Lol. No.

yes. yes it was

you clearly have no idea what youre talking about.both defenses sucked. point was theirs was worse..go look for yourself.

 

[led0321]

This might be a 4-8 or 5-7 team without better QB play.

I thought they were better than they are, next year will be worse and most fans don't understand it.

 

[Manvol]

Is there a betting thread? I think their shoud be one (probably in the sports forum) if there isnt to discuss all sports bets

I'm looking into getting into it

Yeah would take this bet if I knew where to bet.

 

[Sheath Huler]

yes. yes it was

you clearly have no idea what youre talking about.both defenses sucked. point was theirs was worse..go look for yourself.

Miami's defense this season is young and improving, much better than our defense. Last season is irrelevant. The point: we still suck.

 

[Jestes311]

2012 Tennessee, with a better offense, lost to Florida by 17 at home.

It makes perfect sense that Vegas would pin this right where Florida left off.

You think books set lines based on last year's score?

 

[bignewt]

I think they take past history into consideration for sure.

 

[BigSteve09]

You think books set lines based on last year's score?

Among the other things, yes.

 

[bigdaddy]

Miamis D is not good and was also as bad as our last yr. maybe worse.

Nope, better than ours this year. And I'm not talking about last year. Watching them play a top 25 team this year and I see a good D.

Sun Sentinel

 

[Fighting Possum]

For those that are actual gamblers, the line is 16.5 on the Wacky Wednesday odds here at the Station Casinos in Vegas. The parlay will probably be 17 or 17.5 tomorrow after the public bets Florida today. The books don't care about last year's score at all. They could get in a lot of trouble factoring in those kinds of things. The line is set to attract money on both sides thus giving them their best profit margins, it IS NOT set at the spread they feel acurately represents the disparity in the teams. I don't know why so many people look at the odds as an evaluation. I personally think they have missed this line completely. They usually give the home team 3 points off the top which means they have scaled the line from 13.5. I bet a bunch of games every week, but I never bet on the Vols because there is too much emotion involved, but I'd bet Florida all day if this were someone other than us.