Florida A&M Rattlers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN+

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the location where the Florida Gators (1-1) will take on the Florida A&M Rattlers (0-2) on Tuesday.

The Florida A&M Rattlers took the court against Nebraska and took a loss by a score of 81-54 in their last game. Florida A&M finished with a 30.3% FG percentage (20 of 66) and made 4 of their 20 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Rattlers buried 10 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 58.8%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning defense, Florida A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 23 of 56 shooting. Nebraska distributed 15 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, Nebraska collected 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Nebraska finished the game shooting 69.4% when shooting free throws by making 25 of their 36 shots. They converted 10 of 28 tries from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Rattlers finished with 26 and Nebraska accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Morrell Schramm is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He scored 10 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 22 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Florida A&M comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 0-2 on the year. They turn it over 10.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Florida A&M is pulling down 28.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 17 assists for the year, which is 334th in the country in terms of passing. The Rattlers are shooting 18.5% on 3-point shots (5 of 27) and 65.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 54.0 points per contest (351st in the country) while shooting 33.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rattlers are forcing 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 13.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 42.4% on shots from distance while they are 358th in college basketball in PPG allowed (93.0). The Rattlers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 49.6% (61 of 123) and they concede 54.0 boards per game as a team. They rank 309th in college basketball in allowing assists with 36 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gators took a loss by a final score of 73-70 against Virginia. With respect to rebounds, Florida permitted Virginia to collect 27 overall (9 offensive). They finished 38.9% from downtown by going 7 of 18 and finished the contest at 14 out of 24 from the free throw line (58.3%). The Gators allowed Virginia to knock down 26 out of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Gators finished the game shooting 26 for 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. When talking about shots from distance, Florida converted 7 of their 25 tries (28.0%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.3%. Virginia was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Gators were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this matchup.

Will Richard ended up being a major contributor for the Gators in this contest. He knocked down 4 of 10 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 1 rebound. He racked up 16 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game.

Florida has a win-loss record of 1-1 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Gators are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which ranks them 96th in the nation. Florida has 163 pts for the season (81.5 per contest) and they grab 43.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.5 times per contest (86th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game. The Gators are committing 17.5 fouls per game and they connect on 57.8% from the charity stripe.

The Florida defense allows 36.4% on shots from distance (16 of 44) and their opposition knocks down 61.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.0 assists and 29.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 274th and 52nd in college hoops. The Gators on defense are ranked 233rd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 73.0. They are able to force 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (269th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida

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