Week 12 SEC Picks and College Football Best Bets
By Evan Ertel
Florida @ No. 9 Missouri (-11.5) (O/U 58.5)
Evan: As one of the leading believers in the Missouri Tigers this year, I am going to continue to hold that banner this week. 2023 for Florida is basically boiling down to the point that Mississippi State is at, where the only thing left to fight for is beating your rival on Thanksgiving weekend. Tigers take care of business easily. Missouri -11.5
Justin: When the season started, I never would have thought to put Missouri as a NY6 bowl contender, but here they are. I think they win, and knowing the better they look, the more likely they end up in a NY6, they cover this. Missouri -11.5
Andrew: Missouri is clearly the much better team, and they’re at home. And the way their defense has played lately suggests they’re becoming more complete. Still, I think there’s some letdown potential here, and UF knows they have to get this one to make a bowl. Florida +11.5
Ethan: I don’t trust Florida right now. They’re not consistent. They haven’t looked great in road games. Meanwhile, Missouri is just chugging right along and winning games (and occasionally bulldozing teams here and there). Missouri -11.5
Ryan: I’m taking Missouri here. They’re at home and Florida gave all they could against LSU and still lost by a lot. Missouri has a better defense than LSU and their offense will be too much for Florida to keep up. Missouri -11.5
John: The Tigers from Missouri have been having a great season so far. No reason to think that changes vs a Florida team that might still be a year away. Missouri -11.5