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Michigan vs. Florida

September 2, 2017
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Premium Pick

Coach Jim McElwain has been at Florida for two years and has won the SEC East in both of them. The Gators suffered so many injuries last year, it is amazing they were able to log nine wins. The defense is always a staple here, last year they held LSU, Georgia, and Iowa to a combined 23 points. The question has recently been the offense, and with a new QB and new OC, whatever offense this team is capable of may take some time to translate to the field. Jim Harbraugh has turned Michigan around. Despite six total starters returning, the depth, talent, and skill level is there. The Michigan offense should be in good hands with Speights at QB, but he has all new targets, and whatever this offense will be may take a few games to show itself. Michigan loses a lot on defense, but they rotated a lot of players last season, so while the starts aren't there, the talent and experience level is better than it looks. Overall, the defenses in this game are likely ahead of the offenses in the opener, so go with the UNDER in this one.

1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 43 -105 (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
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