FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR WEDNESDAY, 2/8:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Wednesday is with the Alabama Crimson Tide minus the points versus the Florida Gators. Alabama (20-3) won for the 11th time in their last 12 games in a 79-69 victory at LSU as an 11-point favorite on Saturday. The Crimson Tide has then covered the point spread in 7 of their last 10 games after a straight-up win. They return home where they have covered the point spread in 4 of their last 5 games at home. Florida (13-10) has lost two of their last three games after their 72-67 loss at Kentucky as a 4.5-point underdog. The Gators have now failed to cover the point spread in 10 of their last 15 games played in February. They have also failed to cover the point spread in 14 of their last 20 road games against teams with a winning percentage of 60% or higher. Take Alabama minus the points. Best of luck — Frank.

Frank Sawyer is on a 5 of 6 (83%) College Basketball run after CA$HING the Maryland-Michigan State Under last night! Now Frank furthers his 17 of 24 (71%) CBB TOTALS TEAR with tonight’s Florida-Alabama O/U winner on ESPN2 at 9 PM ET! WATCH and WIN — and BANK on Frank!

Frank Sawyer's Hollywood Sports is on a 12 of 17 (71%) NFL Game of the Year Playoffs run after DELIVERING their 25* AFC Game of the Year on Kansas City in the AFC Championship Game! Frank enjoys a 102 of 165 (62%) NFL mark — and after his 5-0 SUPER BOWL S-W-E-E-P last year’s including his NFL Game of the Year winner on Cincinnati, the Under, and a 3-0 props mark — he follows up his 25* College Football Game of the Year winner on Georgia in the National Championship Game last month with his 25* NFL Game of the Year for the Super Bowl Kansas City-Philadelphia ATS winner on Fox-TV at 6:30 PM ET on 2/12!

Frank is on a 20 of 30 (67%) NFL TOTALS TEAR to continue his 54 of 83 (65%) NFL Totals run! Frank enjoys a 75 of 113 (66%) NFL Prime Time mark with 20 NFL PRIME TIME SWEEPS in 2022-23 — and after Hollywood Sports’ 5-0 NFL Super Bowl S-W-E-E-P last year including his 25* NFL Non-Conference Total of the Year with the Cincinnati-LA Rams Under — he UNLEASHES his 25* NFL Non-Conference Total of the Year for the Kansas City-Philadelphia O/U winner! BANK on Frank!

At 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, we will be playing Under the Total in the game between the Florida Gators (733) and the Alabama Crimson Tide (734). THE SITUATION: Florida (13-10) has lost two of their last three games after their 72-67 loss at Kentucky as a 4.5-point underdog on Saturday. Alabama (20-3) has won 11 of their last 12 games in a 79-69 victory as an 11-point favorite on Saturday.

REASONS TO TAKE UNDER THE TOTAL: The Gators allowed the Wildcats to nail 45.2% of their shots on Saturday which was the worst defensive effort in their last 13 games. Florida has then played 5 of their last 6 games Under the Total after a straight-up loss — and they have played 4 of their last 5 games Under the Total after a point spread loss. Additionally, the Gators have played 11 of their last 14 games Under the Total after a loss on the road — and they have played 6 straight games on the road Under the Total after a loss by six points or less. Florida stays on the road where they rank 6th in the nation in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency — and they are 2nd in the country with an opponent’s effective field goal percentage of 41.7% when playing on the road. And in their last five games, Florida has held their opponents to 37.2% shooting which is resulting in just 61.8 Points-Per-Game. But when the Gators go on the road from Tallahassee, they only make 39.9% of their shots which generates just 65.4 PPG. Their effective field goal percentage of 41.8% ranks 357th in the nation. Florida has played 7 of their last 8 games Under the Total on the road — and they have played 7 of their last 8 road games Under the Total against teams with a winning percentage over 60% on their home court. Alabama nailed 13 shots from behind the arc in their win against Tigers on Saturday — but they have then played 4 of their last 5 games Under the Total after making 13 or more 3-pointers in their last game. And Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats has taken full advantage of his team’s embarrassing defensive effort in their SEC-Big 12 Challenge game with Oklahoma where they allowed 93 points as they held LSU to just 30.6% shooting after containing Vanderbilt to 25.0% shooting in their previous game. Alabama has played 5 of their last 7 games Under the Total after holding their last opponent to no better than 35% shooting — and they have played 5 of their last 7 games Under the Total after holding their last two opponents to 37% or less shooting from the field. The Crimson Tide has played 4 of their last 5 games Under the Total after a straight-up win — and they have played 6 of their last 8 games Under the Total after a win against a conference rival. They have also played 6 of their last 7 games Under the Total after a double-digit win against SEC rivals. Alabama ranks 6th in the nation in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency — and they rank 2nd in the nation with an opponent’s effective field goal percentage of 41.4%. They return home where they have held their guests to 34.5% shooting which results in 61.7 PPG. They have played 5 of their last 6 games Under the Total when playing at home — and they have played 5 straight home games Under the Total against teams with a winning percentage of 40% or less on the road.

FINAL TAKE: Alabama does play at the fastest pace in the nation with their games averaging 73.5 adjusted possessions per game. But Florida sees only 69.0 adjusted possessions per game, ranking 80th in the nation — and they have played 12 of their last 14 games Under the Total against teams with a winning percentage of 60% or higher. 10* CBB Florida-Alabama ESPN2 O/U Special with Under the Total in the game between the Florida Gators (733) and the Alabama Crimson Tide (734). Best of luck for us — Frank.