Everything you need to know to follow Gators-Utes in season-opener

Florida football gets set to face the Utah Utes on Thursday, Aug. 31, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the season-opening action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The two teams are set for a rematch of last season’s first game in which the Gators started the 2022 campaign with a 29-26 win in the Swamp thanks to some late-game heroics. Unfortunately, they stumbled to a sub-.500 finish for the year after a tough SEC schedule with a 6-7 final record.

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Utah, on the other hand, posted a 10-4 record and won the Pac-12 championship game against the USC Trojans. The Utes finished last season ranked No. 11 in the Coaches Poll.

How to Watch

Here’s when and how you can tune into the game:

Prediction

Earlier this week, I had predicted a 31-23 final score in favor of Utah, but with the quarterback question still stewing under center for the Utes and the Gators’ change in travel plans, it feels like that projection has gone stale. I still think Florida falls on the road to open the season, but a little differently than initially expected.

Utah 27, Florida 21

Betting Lines

The Utes remain favored by 4.5 points over the Gators according to BetMGM while the over/under dropped a half point and money lines also decreased. Here are the full odds as of 8:40 a.m. EDT Thursday.

Team Spread Total – O/U Money Line Florida +4.5-110 O 44-110 +165 Utah -4.5-110 U 44-110 -200

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