The expert Jimmie Kaylor provided his college football picks, best bets, props, and predictions for the FSU Seminoles vs. Louisville Cardinals in the 2023 ACC Championship at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday. No. 4 Florida State (12-0) will entrust its College Football Playoff fate to a backup quarterback when it plays No. 14 Louisville (10-2) in the 2023 ACC Championship Game on Saturday night. The Seminoles, who are playing without starting quarterback Jordan Travis (leg), will start either Tate Rodemaker or Brock Glenn at quarterback. Louisville won its final five conference games to secure its spot in the ACC title game. Louisville won 23-0 over Florida State.
Running back Trey Benson averaged 5.0 yards per carry even with Travis out last week and Florida expecting a more run-focused approach from Florida State. The junior gained 95 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries, his largest workload. Kaylor is an NFL, college football, and DFS expert for SportsLine. He has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when setting up his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. Louisville gave up 5.4 yards per carry to Kentucky’s top running back Ray Davis and 7.4 yards per carry to Miami’s RB1 Mark Fletcher Jr. over the last two weeks as Benson and the Seminoles look to expose that recent trend. However, Benson demonstrated that he could handle and thrive with the extra work.
It was naive to expect that Florida State’s offense would look anything like it did with a healthy Travis on Saturday night, but the rockiness was still a bit jarring and made the struggles with Rodemaker a week ago look like no big deal. The Seminoles had just 229 total yards and were 2-of-16 on third downs. Toafili’s 73-yard run was the only highlight of the offense. Glenn was overmatched in his first start as Louisville (10-3) sacked him four times and showed little fear of the passing game. Glenn finished the game 8-of-21 passing for 55 yards.
