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In Week 12, Brian Kelly’s No. 21 LSU will travel to The Swamp to play Billy Napier’s Florida Gators in the SEC. Following back-to-back defeats to the Crimson Tide and Aggies, all eyes will be set on the Tigers as they attempt to recover. They try to win the next three games. The 2024 regular season will conclude with LSU playing Florida and then back-to-back home games against the Commodores and Sooners. Hence, on Saturday afternoon, when LSU travels to Gainesville to play the Gators, everyone will be on their needles. And a brilliant team will be in the booth to add even more soul on game day.

At 3:30 PM ET, the LSU vs. Florida Gators’ game will be televised by ESPN and ABC. Dusty Dvoracek and Dave Pasch, along with Taylor McGregor, will call the game. That being said, you do run into this crew occasionally. They have covered matchups like Florida vs. Mississippi State and Arkansas vs. Texas A&M. The trio will make this game as thrilling as any other with their engaging and instructive manner.

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Dusty Dvoracek and Dave Pasch will call games together for the fourth consecutive season. Pasch proved to be an exceptional play-by-play commentator in both football and basketball. On the other hand, Dvoracek, the Oklahoma Sooners’ captain and a former NFL Draft pick, has succeeded on his own and had a great run with prominent media sources like CFB Live and other SEC Network programs. 

To accompany them, rising pro-Taylor McGregor will be there to cover highlights. She started as a trainee journalist and pundit in the Rockies press corps. The choice of her first media outlet has a long history. She progressively demonstrated her abilities on a variety of prominent networks, including SEC Network, Fox Sports, MLB Network, and others, before settling down at ESPN. Hence, the three-star ESPN crew rarely disappoints their fans when they take the mic, as they all strive to provide the listeners with the finest experience possible. 

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However, before tuning in to the game, check out what experts have to say about LSU(6-3) vs Florida Gators(4-5).

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LSU vs Florida Gators: Analysts prediction

According to ESPN’s FPI, the LSU has a 57% chance of winning when they play against Gators. With the news that Napier will return in 2025, Florida has nothing to lose left in the remaining games of this season. However, Gators’ DJ Lagway’s condition prior to kickoff is crucial as he recovers from a hamstring injury. Along with that, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Gators will play the No. 21  as 4.5-point favorites in their home conference game. The game’s over/under is 55.

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These are merely forecasts. However, as you may know, CFB is full of unexpected outcomes, therefore it is impossible to predict who will win. You must wait until Saturday for the matchup to decide the winner. Enjoy your Saturday since this battle will definitely be exciting.

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Malabika Dutta is a College Football News Writer at EssentiallySports, working on the Marquee Saturdays Desk. A graduate of the ES College Football Pro Writer Program, she specializes in breaking news and injury reports during live coverage while also developing off-field narratives that give fans a deeper understanding of players’ lives. Her recent work includes coverage of the Rourke family following Kurtis Rourke’s NFL Draft selection by the 49ers. Malabika combines a strong foundation in English Literature with hands-on sports journalism experience, contributing to national college football coverage and supporting the newsroom with timely reporting and contextual storytelling.

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