Florida at Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (Interstat) — Florida will put its unbeaten record on the line Saturday when the Gators visit Missouri in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field.
Florida is 4-0 and enters after a 52-28 home win over Ole Miss. Missouri is 2-1 and dropped a 31-24 decision at Mississippi State last time out. Florida has scored at least 44 points in each of its first four games. The Tigers will try to rebound from their first loss of the season.
Aaron Philo is a player to watch for Florida. In the win over Ole Miss, Philo completed 16 of 23 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown and ran six times for 14 yards and a score. In an earlier win at Auburn, he completed 15 of 22 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown and added nine carries for 22 yards. Philo has thrown for 400 yards over his past two games. Jadan Baugh powered the Florida offense against Ole Miss with 29 carries for 142 yards, one catch for 12 yards and three touchdowns. Duke Clark added 12 carries for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Austin Simmons is a player to watch for Missouri. In the loss to Mississippi State, Simmons completed 23 of 39 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns. He completed 10 of 19 passes for 91 yards and a rushing touchdown against Troy and completed 19 of 29 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns at Kansas. Simmons has thrown for 678 yards over his past three games. Donovan Olugbode caught four passes for 54 yards and a touchdown against Mississippi State. Jamal Roberts ran 26 times for 95 yards and caught two passes for 38 yards.
Florida also has wins over Auburn, Campbell and Florida Atlantic this season. The Gators beat Auburn 44-39, Campbell 52-3 and Florida Atlantic 66-21. Missouri has defeated Troy 27-17 and Kansas 38-21 this season. Florida has scored 66, 52, 44 and 52 points in its four games. The Gators have allowed 21, 3, 39 and 28 points. Florida enters the game with a four-game winning streak to open the season.
Following the game, Florida is scheduled to host South Carolina, visit Texas and Georgia, host Oklahoma, visit Kentucky, host Vanderbilt and visit Florida State. Missouri is scheduled to host Texas A&M, visit Ole Miss, visit Arkansas, host Texas, visit Georgia, host Kentucky and host Oklahoma.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Missouri to win 41-28. Missouri has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5, and the over/under is 57.5.