Florida Gators vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN2

Thompson-Boling Arena is the location where the Tennessee Volunteers (13-5) will attempt to defeat the Florida Gators (12-7) on Wednesday.

The Florida Gators played Ole Miss and took a loss by a final of 70-54 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Gators finished with 18 while Ole Miss racked up 18 personal fouls. They also buried 4 of their 13 attempts from 3-point land. Ole Miss went 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, Ole Miss totaled 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Ole Miss doled out 17 assists and had 8 steals in this game. When discussing defending, Florida let their opponent shoot 52.1% from the floor on 25 of 48 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 26 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Gators converted 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Florida ended the contest with a 38.0% FG percentage (19 out of 50) and converted 4 out of their 29 shots from distance.

Jason Jitoboh is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He recorded 12 points on 6 of 6 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He went 100.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Florida steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 12-7 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.2 times per game and as a group are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Florida is pulling in 35.8 boards per game and has racked up 251 assists this season, which is 153rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Gators are shooting 29.7% from downtown (144 of 485) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.3 points per game (191st in the country) while shooting 42.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Gators have forced 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 29.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 40th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (63.1). The Gators are allowing a FG percentage of 43.5% (453 of 1,042) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 78th in the nation in giving up assists with 201 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers walked away with a victory by a final of 64-50 against LSU. The Volunteers corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. LSU committed 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a percentage of 55.6%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Tennessee converted 10 out of their 28 tries (35.7%). When all was said and done, the Volunteers shot 22 out of 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. The Volunteers permitted LSU to make 21 of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.9% in this game. They finished shooting 21.1% from three-point range by hitting 4 of 19 and ended up shooting 4 of 7 at the free throw line (57.1%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Tennessee allowed LSU to collect 27 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Santiago Vescovi ended up being a major contributor for the Volunteers for the game. He made 5 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes for the contest.

Tennessee has a win-loss mark of 13-5 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Volunteers are connecting on 43.7% from the floor, which ranks them 211th in the country. Tennessee has totaled 1,340 pts for the campaign (74.4 per contest) and they grab 37.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.9 times per contest (18th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. The Volunteers are committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Tennessee defense surrenders 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (129 of 392) and their opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.3 dimes and 34.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 87th and 178th in college hoops. The Volunteers defensively are ranked 34th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 62.6. They are forcing 17.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the field (91st in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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