The No. 8 Florida Gators and Miami Hurricanes kick off the 2019 college football season on Saturday when the in-state rivals square off in Orlando. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Gators are favored by seven in the latest Florida vs. Miami odds, while the Over-Under for total points scored is 46.

Before locking in any Florida vs. Miami picks of your own, you need to see whom Mike Tierney is picking. The veteran sportswriter, whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, has covered college football of all levels for decades. And that expertise has been evident since he joined SportsLine in 2017. Over the last two seasons, he has gone 96-79-4 on against the spread picks in college football. Last season was his best at 59-46-3.

In addition, he is 4-0 in his last four picks involving the Gators and 3-0 in his last three picks involving the Hurricanes. Anyone who has followed him is up HUGE.

Now he's studied this Florida vs. Miami matchup from every possible angle. We can tell you he's leaning toward the Under and he's also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of this spread. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before you lock in your own picks.

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