Utah's aspirations of being a legitimate top-tier team will be threatened right off the bat against Florida. There is sure to be rust out the gate that will make the road environment in Gainesville a difficult obstacle. Still, this Utes team is at a different level with Cam Rising under center. Take Utah to survive its early issues and dominate the second half.

The Utes have shown they can win in difficult road and neutral-site venues, and expectations are high for the Pac-12 champions who return 17 starters. But Utah also has been prone to early struggles and late success. It lost two of three last year before winning nine of 10 down the stretch. The Gators, rebuilding following a six-win campaign, will be desperate to get off to a promising start under new coach Billy Napier and dual-threat QB Anthony Richardson leads a club with plenty of firepower. Take the value on the Gators.

Utah wants to win the battle at the line of scrimmage, and will accomplish that goal on Saturday night. The Utes won't get too creative offensively and force Gators coach Billy Napier into some uncomfortable situations with quarterback Anthony Richardson. This will be an old-school slugfest, and might get a little sloppy. Bottom line: it SCREAMS Under.

This will be one of the more physical games on this week's schedule. Florida is being underestimated, and that has a lot to do with the unknown surrounding new coach Billy Napier. However, Napier is grounded in his power football philosophy, and the Gators have a special player at QB in Anthony Richardson. To me, he'll be the difference in this contest.