BCS Championship Game: Florida Gators vs. Oklahoma Sooners

Posted Christopher Woo on 01/06/2009

Get College Football Tickets at StubHub!Today at Dolphin Stadium the college football fans will assist to a game for the national title when the Florida Gators clash on the Oklahoma Sooners for the BCS Championship Game. It's a battle between two 12-1 teams, who dominated ATS as well.

Game: Florida Gators (12-1) vs Oklahoma Sooners (12-1)
Date/Time: Thursday, January 08 - 8:00 PM EST
Spread: Oklahoma 4.5 Total: 70
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Oddsmakers currently have the Gators listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Sooners, while the game's total is sitting at 70.

Florida (12-1) won its final nine games and knocked off then-No. 1 Alabama in the SEC championship game as it earned a chance to play for its second BCS title in three seasons.

"I'm just really honored and excited to be here," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. "Everybody involved with this bowl game is just first-class and coming to the city of Miami is always a fantastic experience. We're excited about it ... it's exciting for the competition and challenge of it."

Florida scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally for a 31-20 victory over Alabama in Week 15.

Florida failed to cover the 10-point spread, and the 51 points went UNDER the posted total of 54.5.

Tim Tebow completed 14-of-22 pass attempts for 217 yards with three touchdowns to lead the way for the Gators in the game.

Second-ranked Oklahoma (12-1) scored at least 58 points in each of its last six games, winning by an average of 33.3 points. The Sooners, winners of seven in a row overall, pounded then-unbeaten and No. 2 Texas Tech 65-21 on Nov. 22, and followed that with blowouts of then-No. 11 Oklahoma State and then-No. 19 Missouri in the Big 12 title game.

Oklahoma's current stretch of four straight 60-point games is the longest in the Football Bowl Subdivision since Tulsa had five in a row in 1919.

Oklahoma won their third straight Big 12 championship with a convincing 62-21 win over Missouri last time out.

Oklahoma covered the 16.5-point spread, while the 83 points made it OVER the posted total of 79.

Chris Brown ran for 121 yards and three touchdowns for Oklahoma. Sam Bradford completed 34-of-49 pass attempts for 383 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
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Team records:
Florida: 12-1 SU, 10-2 ATS
Oklahoma: 12-1 SU, 10-2 ATS

Florida most recently:
When playing in January are 5-5
When playing on grass are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 10-0
When favored on the road are 10-0

Oklahoma most recently:
When playing in January are 3-4
When playing on grass are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 9-1
When an underdog at home are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma's last 5 games
Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oklahoma is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
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