The Florida Gators get set to host the Texas Longhorns in Gainesville on Saturday, and ahead of the opening kickoff, the final picks are coming in from the national sports media.
Among them is CBS Sports, which published its expert picks from nine of its writers for college football’s Week 6 slate, including the battle in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Three of them — Tom Fornelli, Chip Patterson and David Cobb — chose the Orange and Blue while the others went with the 5.5-point favorites coming in.
“The Texas offense has some real concerns that Florida could pick apart, but the Longhorns’ defense is positioned to obliterate Florida’s passing game. Ten different players have recorded a sack through the first four games, even though superstar linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. hasn’t gotten on the board yet,” Shehan Jeyarajah, who picked Texas, notes.
“The Longhorns will dominate the line of scrimmage and hold Florida to 10 or fewer points for the third straight game in an ugly — yet effective — victory at The Swamp.”
The Longhorns are also projected to win by 9.9 points according to ESPN’s SP+, while the FPI favors the visitors as well by 7.8 points.
How to watch Florida vs Texas
The opening kickoff between the Gators and Longhorns is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 4. The game will be broadcast on ESPN from inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.
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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: CBS Sports offers its pregame picks for Florida football vs Texas Longhorns in Week 6
Reporting by Adam Dubbin, Gators Wire / Gators Wire
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