A lot of people examining the Florida LSU lines are wondering whether Tim Tebow will add to his legend once more this weekend.
As the No. 1 Florida Gators get set to head to the bayou to face the No. 4 LSU Tigers, a lot of pundits, handicappers and the guys making a pick for their sports betting blog are leaning towards LSU.
The story of the game so far has been whether or not Gators hero Tebow will play or not. Tebow suffered a massive concussion when he faced the Kentucky Wildcats a couple of weeks ago and the recovery process has been slow, to say the least.
The Gators had a bye week but Tebow was inactive for most of it. He wasn’t even allowed to get back to day-to-day life with things like watching TV until this week. On Wednesday, he did practice but he still hasn’t been cleared for the game.
The lines have been up all week in the sportsbook for this contest as the odds makers feel that Tebow is playing for sure. That’s a fairly safe assumption, given how tough of a player he is, but the real focus should be how effective he can be.
Your typical pocket-passing quarterback is a player who stands in the pocket, read coverages and makes the throws. When the play breaks down, they will throw it away and if they are flushed from the pocket, they will throw it away.
Not only is Tebow the opposite, he is a player who likes to bring the pain to his opponents. Tebow does what he can to always make a positive play and when he’s about to get tackled, he doesn’t dodge out of bounds or dive, he lowers his pads and brings the boom.
But as the Gators get set for a road trip to Tiger Stadium, they may want their starting quarterback to play with some more caution. If he starts, but then takes one big hit and is knocked out of the game, that doesn’t do anyone any good.
People making their sports picks should know that Tiger Stadium is one of the toughest places to play. The Tigers have won 32 straight Saturday night games at home so this will not be a cakewalk.
The Gators are in for a ride in this game and if Tebow isn’t healthy, it’s hard to have faith in them.
