Florida vs. Tennessee betting: College basketball preview for January 7

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The No. 8 Florida Gators (13-1, 0-1 SEC) host the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers (14-0, 1-0 SEC) after winning nine home games in a row. The Gators are favored by only 3 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The matchup has a point total of 151.5.

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Florida vs. Tennessee betting lines

  • Florida moneyline odds to win: -158
  • Tennessee moneyline odds to win: +133
  • Spread: Florida (-3)
  • Total: 151.5

Florida statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Florida played worse at home, covering seven times in 15 home games, and five times in 10 road games.
  • When playing at home last season, the Gators eclipsed the total 60% of the time (nine of 15 games). They hit the over in the same percentage of games on the road (six of 10 contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Florida won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.923) compared to road games (.400) last year.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Gators were the sixth-best squad in the country (85.6 points per game) last season. However, defensively they were 22nd-worst (79.2 points allowed per game).
  • Last season, Florida was best in the nation in rebounds (39.3 per game) and 209th in rebounds allowed (32.1).
  • At 15.0 assists per game last season, the Gators were 65th in the country.

Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-4-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3+: 10-3-0 (As Favorite: 10-3-0; As Underdog: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-0 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (63rd in nation) 38.4 (20th) 42.8 (first) 29.4 (92nd) 16.0 (82nd) 10.7 (101st)

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Tennessee statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2023-24 against the spread, Tennessee had a better winning percentage at home (.625, 10-5-1 record) than away (.455, 5-6-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Volunteers games finished over less frequently at home (seven of 16, 43.8%) than away (seven of 11, 63.6%) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Volunteers put up 78.8 points per game (52nd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while giving up 67.4 points per contest (55th-ranked).
  • Tennessee pulled down 35.9 rebounds per game (29th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 32.0 rebounds per contest (205th-ranked).
  • With 16.6 assists per game, the Volunteers were 20th-best in college basketball in the category.

Tennessee betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-4-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-0 (Home: 8-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (55th in nation) 34.9 (second) 36.6 (31st) 25.2 (third) 16.9 (43rd) 10.2 (60th)
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