Somebody with sense explain to me Why FL ST. is favored by so much vs Auburn

I'm on this all day.  I've heard as high as FL ST -9.5.  Way out of whack in my opinion.  I think it will move toward Auburn.  I know why they set the lines where they do to get equal bets on both sides and they don't really care who will win by how much as long as they get the same bets on each side.  So that is how we make money folks, figuring out when the line is out of whack.  I think Auburn takes this by 10.  Malzahn has so much time to prepare and he is one of the very best at making the proper adjustments.  He will have a game plan that will blow FL STs defense's minds.  The weakness here is Auburns defense.  Hopefully with all this time they will be healthy and be prepared.  They won't stop FL St, they just need to keep them in check so the offense can do it's thing.  MALZAHN should be coach of the year.

1. Winston

2. FSU has great players on defense - many will be pro players in the future

this may be, but how are they gonna stop Auburn?

Vegas is expecting the public to jump on FSU early, but near game time, I think the line should be around 7

If Bama had a kicker that knew how to kick a field goal, the game is not in doubt. FSU has one of the best kickers in the nations

Category	FSU	Auburn
Points/game	53.0 (2nd)	40.2 (12th)
Total yds/game	529.4 (6th)	505.3 (11th)
Pass yds/game	322.0 (14th)	169.6 (107th)
Rush yds/game	207.4 (28th)	335.7 (1st)
TDs	90 (1st)	69 (8th)

Defense:

Category	FSU	Auburn
Points/game allowed	10.7 (1st)	24.0 (38th)
Total yds/game allowed	268.5 (3rd)	423.5 (88th)
Pass yds/game allowed	152.0 (1st)	260.2 (104th)
Rush yds/game allowed	116.5 (16th)	163.2 (64th)
TDs allowed	17 (1st)	37 (46th)

Come on....FSU beat Wake, Duke, Miami

 

Oh wait, cant leave out Idaho, Maryland and BC

 

Auburn and the SEC win AGAIN

 

Both teams score 40+, and Auburn wins

 I have talked with at least 10 people and ALL like FL. ST!!!!....Added to this is the fact that Heisman winners usually don't perform well in bowls, and Winston will win this, I see Auburn winning outright..It's just the end to a magical, storybook season....No stats, no weather, no coaching advantage, no weaknesses.etc., Throw it ALL out.... It's just plain and simple, It's Auburn's year!!!!....Case closed!!!!,,,,I'll pound Auburn when I get the highest line, PLUS take them on the ML....Easy money!!!....FL. ST. LOSES FIRST ONE!!!!,

FSU is a monster team this season.  They are talented and disciplined.  They will wear down Auburn.  I say FSU by 18.

 

 

FSU would have 3 losses if the played in the SEC #realtalk

Who would have Fsu lost to? Auburn needed a miracle to beat a depleted UGA. The same UGA that lowly Clemson beat when the bulldogs were healthy. Texas a&m? The team that didn't beat a ranked team all year? Miss state? Who auburn needed a touchdown with less than 30 seconds to beat?

Jimbo Fisher is 4-1 vs the vaunted SEC. They have more talent than any team in the country. Go look at any draft projections

Doesn't matter if they're great wins, what matters is FSU destroyed them, that's the sign of a great team.

Bighungrynole, I went and looked at the draft projections and for some reason I don't see a single Florida St player in the projected first round. I did however find a Florida player, maybe they messed up and meant to put Florida st. #delusional #ACC #makesmyplayerslookbetterthantheyare

Point spreads are all about PUPLIC OPINION !!

My line was 9-, B to 10.  Love it!!!

So every team in the country would lose 3 in the SEC right?  Let me ask you this, if this missouri team was still in the big 12 would you say they would lose 3 sec teams? Fsu has better players than most of these SEC teams. FSU IS an SEC team based on talent

People are just living off past reputation and not really seeing how much a well oiled macing FSU is. If they were in the SEC they would still be undefeated this season. Would they demolish everybody by 50? No, but they would have still won every game THIS YEAR.  If you even really look at them they are built up just like an SEC team half their coaching staff is from the SEC and Head Coach was Nick Saban's understudy.  If you actually use the eye test you can see this team is legit as they come. 

You are one of the few guys who gets it. Great post

Added to this is the fact that Heisman winners usually don't perform well in bowls

So you saying they would loose to Georgia, Tennessee, Miss State, Vandy, Kentucky??
 
This debate with this team is just as dumb "since Team A lost to team B, and team C beat team B, team A will loose to team C"

I can see if they were barely getting by their opponents, and having all kinds of chinks in their armor, but they are doing what they are supposed to go in and do every week.  So what would SEC schools scores be vs Florida State's schedule?