EDITORIAL BY GRAYDON FOX

Overview:

On Saturday, December 29^th, the (9-3) Florida Gators will take on the (10-2) Michigan Wolverines in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.

The Crowd:

The Crowd projects a final score of Michigan 30.4 – Florida 24.0 with an over/under of 54.4.

Lou Holtz and Mark May:

Lou is predicting a final score of Michigan 31 – Florida 18.

Mark is predicting a final score of Michigan 31 – Florida 24.

2018-19 Statistics (130 total teams):

Passing offense: Florida 217.2 YPG (77^th) > Michigan 212.9 YPG (82^nd)

Rushing offense: Michigan 214.3 YPG (26^th) > Florida 209.5 YPG (27^th)

Scoring offense: Michigan 36.8 PPG (20^th) > Florida 34.5 PPG (32^nd)

Scoring defense: Michigan 17.6 PPG (12^th) > Florida 20.4 PPG (21^st)

Passing defense: Michigan 145.9 (2^nd) > Florida 173.1 YPG (9^th)

Rushing defense: Michigan 116.6 YPG (17^th) > Florida 166.0 YPG (69^th)

Turnover Margin Per Game: Florida +0.6 (22^nd) > Michigan +0.6 (23^rd)

Strength of Schedule:

Florida is (9-3) with victories over Charleston Southern, Colorado State, Tennessee, #23 Mississippi State, #5 LSU, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Idaho, and Florida State.  They were defeated by Kentucky, #7 Georgia, and Missouri.

Michigan is (10-2) with wins over Western Michigan, SMU, Nebraska, Northwestern, Maryland, #15 Wisconsin, #24 Michigan State, #14 Penn State, Rutgers, and Indiana.  They were defeated by #12 Notre Dame and #10 Ohio State.

Betting Trends: 

-Michigan is 6-6 against the spread this season while Florida is 8-4.

-Michigan is 6-6 against the over/under this season whereas Florida is 8-4.

Bottom Line

Jim Harbaugh’s team will come out angry after their uncharacteristic blowout loss at Ohio State.  Slowing down Lamical Perine and Jordan Scarlett is a tall task but Devin Bush and the Wolverines’ defense will be up for it.  The Buckeyes certainly exploited some holes in the Michigan secondary, but clearly, they have the personnel to play much better.

Michigan wins 27-21

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