Tennessee vs. Florida betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The No. 5 Florida Gators (18-2, 5-2 SEC) will try to build on a three-game win streak when they hit the road to play the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers (17-4, 4-4 SEC) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Thompson-Boling Arena as only 2.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN. The point total for the matchup is set at 142.5.

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Tennessee Cover -2.5 vs Florida -112

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Tennessee vs. Florida betting lines

  • Tennessee moneyline odds to win: -152
  • Florida moneyline odds to win: +128
  • Spread: Tennessee (-2.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Tennessee statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, Tennessee sports a better record against the spread (8-4-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (3-3-0).
  • The Volunteers have eclipsed the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (50%) than road games (33.3%).
  • At home, Tennessee has won more often as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 10-1 (.909). On the road, it is 2-1 (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Volunteers’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 68.3 points a contest compared to the 75.0 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Tennessee has been more porous on defense lately, giving up 63.0 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 59.3 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
  • The Volunteers are trending down from deep over their last 10 outings, making 8.5 threes per game and shooting 31.0% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 8.7 makes and 33.4% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Tennessee betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-8-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 10-7-0 (As Favorite: 11-7-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-13-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-2 (Home: 10-1; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (191st in nation) 36.6 (third) 35.2 (54th) 27.1 (15th) 15.7 (70th) 10.0 (51st)

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Florida statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Florida’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .636 (7-4-0). Away, it is .500 (2-2-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Gators’ games have finished above the over/under at home (36.4%, four of 11) than on the road (50%, two of four).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Gators are compiling 84.3 points per game, compared to their season average of 85.3.
  • Over its last 10 games, Florida is allowing 65.7 points per contest, 0.3 more points than its season average (65.4).
  • The Gators are draining 0.4 fewer three-pointers per contest in their previous 10 games (8.9) compared to their season average (9.3), but they are producing a better three-point percentage over their last 10 games (35.0%) compared to their season mark (34.3%).

Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-6-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 14-5-0; As Underdog: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-12-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 18-1 (Home: 10-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (70th in nation) 37.8 (eighth) 41.6 (second) 30.2 (127th) 15.4 (81st) 10.7 (109th)
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