Florida Gators vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Florida (+10)

Thompson-Boling Arena is where the Tennessee Volunteers (12-4) will go up against the Florida Gators (11-5) on Tuesday. Florida opens this matchup as 10-point dogs. The over/under is 160.5.

The Florida Gators played Arkansas and earned the victory with a final of 90-68 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Gators finished with 15 and Arkansas finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also made 5 of their 15 tries from distance. Arkansas finished shooting 68.0% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 25 shots. Additionally, Arkansas snagged 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arkansas recorded 8 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. When it comes to the defense, Florida allowed 37.7% from the floor on 23 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Gators converted 15 of 20 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Florida wrapped up the game with a 49.3% field goal percentage (33 of 67) and knocked down 9 of their 25 shots from downtown.

Riley Kugel is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He went 57.1% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 27 mins and collected 5 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Florida will enter this game with a record of 11-5 on the season. They average 86.4 points per game (9th in the nation) while shooting 46.6% from the field. The Gators are connecting on 33.2% on shots from downtown (122 of 367) and 65.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida is grabbing 45.3 boards per game and has racked up 257 dimes for the year, which ranks 78th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.5 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Gators are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They give up 33.8% on 3-point shots and they are 294th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (76.0). The Gators defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.2% (436 of 1,032) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 54th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 180 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Tennessee Volunteers went home victorious with a score of 85-79 against Georgia. In reference to rebounding, Tennessee allowed Georgia to grab 35 in total (14 offensive). They shot 42.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 out of 33 and ended up shooting 19 out of 23 from the charity stripe (82.6%). The Volunteers permitted Georgia to make 23 of their 69 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers finished 29 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 47.5%. Regarding 3-pointers, Tennessee converted 9 of 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.3%. Georgia committed 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Volunteers collected 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the game.

Dalton Knecht ended up being a factor for the Volunteers in the game. He earned 36 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in the matchup. He buried 12 of 20 for the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Tennessee has a mark of 12-4 so far this year. The Volunteers commit 17.3 fouls per contest while shooting 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.1 times per contest (23rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Tennessee has earned 1,259 pts for the season (78.7 per game) and they collect 39.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Volunteers are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks 214th in the country.

The Volunteers on the defensive end are ranked 65th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.0. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 38.0% from the floor (9th in the nation). The Tennessee defense gives up 30.8% on 3-point attempts (110 of 357) and opponents are connecting on 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 10.9 assists and 34.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 48th and 138th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tennessee (-10)

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