Florida State Seminoles vs. Florida Gators: How to watch, stream, odds

Bowl eligibility, bragging rights and avoiding a fourth losing season in six years are on the line for Florida State on Saturday night, with the Seminoles needing to win on the road for the first time since their last trip to Gainesville to earn the right to play in the postseason.

The Seminoles (5-6, 2-6 ACC), who enter the matchup having lost their last eight road games, are currently 1.5-point underdogs to the Florida Gators (3-7, 2-6 SEC).

UF won last year’s matchup 31-11 to snap a losing streak in the series, with FSU 2-2 vs. the Gators since Mike Norvell’s arrival. Since 2015, FSU has gone 5-4 vs. Florida.


Florida State Seminoles vs. Florida Gators: How to watch, stream

Date

  • Saturday, November 29th

Time

  • 4:30 p.m. ET

Watch/Stream

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Florida State Seminoles vs. Florida Gators: Odds

Spread

  • +1.5, Florida State

Over/Under

  • 49.5 points

Florida State Seminoles vs. Florida Gators: Game notes

  • Over the past 10 seasons, Florida State’s nine regular-season non-conference wins against the SEC are 2nd in the nation. Mike Norvell has six wins against the SEC since 2016, the 2nd-most non-conference wins against the conference by a head coach in that span.
  • Mike Norvell is 27-10 (.730) in November as a head coach, including 13-5 (.722) on the road, scoring 35.8 points per game and allowing 24.1 points per game in the final month of the regular season.
  • The Seminoles have topped 400 yards of total offense in eight games this season. Florida State gained 431 yards vs. Virginia Tech, 421 yards vs. Wake Forest, 444 yards at Stanford, 415 yards vs. Pitt, 404 yards vs. Miami, 514 yards at Virginia, 775 yards vs. Kent State and 729 yards vs. East Texas A&M. The Seminoles’ total yards are the most allowed this season by Wake Forest, Miami, Virginia, Kent State and East Texas A&M.
  • FSU boasts one of the nation’s most explosive offenses, leading the ACC and ranking in the top 15 nationally in plays of 10-plus yards (180, 14th), 30-plus yards (37, 3rd) and 40-plus yards (19, 8th). FSU also ranks 2nd in the ACC and top 10 in the country in plays of 50+ yards (12, 7th), 60+ yards (6, 9th) and 80+ yards (1, 10th).
  • Florida State ranks in the top 5 in the country in passes of 30+ yards (30, 3rd), 40+ yards (15, 5th), 50+ yards (9, 2nd) and 60+ yards (5, 4th). FSU ranks 1st in the ACC and 6th in the country in rushing plays of 10+ yards (80).
  • Tommy Castellanos ranks 1st in the nation with an average of 15.46 yards per completion. He leads the ACC in completions of 30+ yards (27, 3rd nationally), 40+ yards (13, 7th), 50+ yards (8, 3rd) and 60+ yards (5, 4th), and his average of 8.97 yards per pass leads the ACC and ranks 15th nationally.
  • Biletnikoff Award semifinalist Duce Robinson leads the ACC in total receiving yards (1,021, 6th nationally), receiving yards per game (92.8, 6th) and receiving touchdowns (6, 35th). His five games with at least 120 receiving yards are tied for the most among P4 receivers, and he ranks 2nd in the conference—trailing only teammate Micahi Danzy’s average of 22.70 yards per catch that ranks 2nd in the country—and 7th nationally with an average of 19.26 yards per catch. Danzy leads the country in plays of 50-plus yards (6).
  • The Seminoles lead the ACC and rank in the top 11 nationally in yards per completion (15.31, 4th), 3rd-down percentage (.510, 7th) and rushing offense (227.7, 11th).
  • Combining 3rd- and 4th-down conversions, FSU’s conversion efficiency rate of 61.2 percent (90 total conversions on 147 3rd-downs) is 1st in the ACC and 5th nationally.
  • Across 17 meetings dating back to 2007, only four games in the UF-FSU series have been decided by single-digit points, which surprisingly includes three of the last four contests (2023, 2022, 2021, 2014).
  • Both teams have enjoyed significant winning streaks in the series in recent memory. Florida claimed six-straight over FSU from 2004-09, while the Seminoles won five-straight vs. the Gators from 2013-17.
  • Florida ranks 20th in the FBS in red zone defense (0.769), 45th in fumbles recovered (six), 55th in interceptions (nine), 55th in first down defense (210), 65th in scoring defense (24.3 PPG) and 69th in total defense (374.1).
  • As a result, Florida enters Week 14 boasting the 18th-best tackling grade (84.2) and 42nd-highest run defense grade (87.6) in the nation (per PFF).
  • On offense, Florida touts the nation’s No. 29 red zone offense (90.3%), having scored on 28 of 31 red zone trips.
  • Florida’s all-time, NCAA-record scoring streak currently sits at 472 consecutive games dating back to 1988.

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