Florida Gators 2009 College Football Predictions, Picks & Odds: Head football coach Urban Meyer has a very legitimate shot to win his third title in four years at Florida. Besides a little slip up against Mississippi, Florida dominated everybody they played. The closest games the Gators played besides the loss was an 11 point game over Alabama in the SEC Championship Game and a ten point win against Oklahoma in the National Championship. Now that is domination. With the return of Tim Tebow, the Gators are the favorites to do it again. Odds makers at Sportsbook.com have the Florida Gators at 2-1 odds to win the BSC 2010 National Championship.
Quarterback Tim Tebow has proven to be a dynamic passer and rusher and is in the running for another Heisman Trophy. The Gators know that they have a problem on the offensive line. But with Tebow’s mobility the offensive line will have some time to come together. And, even if it does not, Florida has enough talent everywhere else to win another national title.. Florida Gators OVER 11 WINS for the season is among the top college football picks on the board currently at Sportsbook.com.
The strength of this team is not the offense and Tebow, but it is the defense. Not only does the unit return all 11 starters, but every defensive player that saw any real playing time is back. For a team that ranked fourth in the nation in scoring defense and ninth in total defense, it is going to take a real big effort to put any points on the board against the Gators. Linebacker Brandon Spikes is the leader of the group and tallied 93 total tackles last season. With Ahmad Black and Joe Haden anchoring the secondary and Carlos Dunlap dominating the frontline, the Gators defense has an insane amount of talent. Sportsbook.com has college football picks on the Florida Gators to win the Southeastern Conference at a -250 odds .
The story of the special teams continues to be Brandon James, who excelled on both kickoff and punt returns and finished the season sixth in the SEC in all-purpose yards. Plus, there’s Florida’s ability to block kicks. Nobody — not even Virginia Tech under Frank Beamer — has done it better over the last four years.
