Texas Heavily Favored Over Florida with Lagway’s Latest Injury Status

Florida Gators freshman quarterback DJ Lagway is questionable to play against the Texas Longhorns in Week 11.
Betting odds currently favor the Longhorns by 21.5 points with Lagway’s status.
Without Lagway, the Gators will rely on another freshman quarterback in Aidan Warner to cash their +850 moneyline odds against No. 5 Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas – Betting odds for the Florida Gators and Texas Longhorns’ Week 11 meeting heavily favor Texas by 21.5 points with Florida’s quarterback status uncertain. If star freshman quarterback DJ Lagway officially gets ruled out, expect the legal sports betting spread to move even further in favor of Texas.

Florida Gators vs Texas Longhorns Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Florida	+21.5 (-115)	+850	O47.5 (-110)
Texas	-21.5 (-105)	-1800	U47.5 (-110)

Lagway suffered a hamstring injury early in the game against Georgia and has since been limited in practice to start the week. Gators head coach Billy Napier said that Lagway wants to play this week, but there hasn’t been much clarity about his participation level in practice.

Billy Napier described DJ Lagway’s progress as “touch-and-go” so far this week but said he’s participated in portions of practice and that he “wants to go this week.”

— Jacob Rudner (@JacobRudner) November 6, 2024

If Lagway can’t go, it will be up to another freshman quarterback in Aidan Warner to claim the Gators’ +850 legal Florida sports betting odds to pull the road upset. Warner completed seven of his 22 passing attempts for 66 yards and an interception against Georgia.

Bet Texas -21.5 Before DJ Lagway Official Status

Bet on the 21.5-point spread now before it moves even further in favor of Texas. Even if Lagway starts, he will struggle against a Texas defense that ranks first in the country for total defense and allows just 11.5 points per game this season.

Lagway has 534 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and four interceptions against SEC opponents this season in limited appearances. It’s hard to back Florida at legal college football betting sites whether they’ll have an inexperienced freshman quarterback or a better, yet injured, freshman quarterback against the best defense in the country.

Florida projects for 13.5 points on their team total, with -130 odds favoring the under. Meanwhile, Texas sportsbooks offer -115 odds for the Longhorns to score over 34.5 points on Saturday.

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Zachary Kelley

Zach graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Writing, Editing, and Media. Zach is interested in the legalization aspect of sports betting and enjoys participating in DFS. He has a passion for sports writing and most enjoys writing about football and baseball both professional and collegiate.