Florida Gators vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Volunteers (17-4) will compete against the Florida Gators (18-2) at Food City Center on Saturday.

The Florida Gators took the court against Georgia and notched a win by a score of 89-59 in their last game. Florida walked away from the contest with a 53.1% field goal percentage (34 of 64) and made 9 out of their 26 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gators knocked down 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 35 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 19 dimes in the game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In regard to defending, Florida allowed 35.6% from the floor on 21 of 59 shooting. Georgia totaled 9 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Georgia pulled down 27 rebounds (13 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Georgia ended up going 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 15 attempts. They also knocked down 5 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Gators left the arena with 14 while Georgia recorded 13 fouls.

Alijah Martin is one player who was a contributor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He played for 32 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He racked up 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Florida enters this game with a record of 18-2 on the season. They have an average of 85.3 pts per contest (8th in college hoops) while hitting 47.0% from the field. The Gators are hitting 34.3% from downtown (186 of 542) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Florida is snagging 44.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 310 dimes on the season, which is 120th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Gators are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 212 relinquished on the season. The Gators are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 37.8% (461 of 1,220) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 27.9% on 3-point shots while they are 36th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (65.4).

In their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-73 when they faced Kentucky. The Volunteers pulled down 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 35 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. Kentucky earned 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 70.6%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Tennessee made 11 out of 45 attempts (24.4%). Overall, the Volunteers walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 72 from the floor which had them at 34.7%. The Volunteers allowed Kentucky to make 25 out of 50 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% in this matchup. They finished 50.0% from distance by going 12 out of 24 and finished the game at 16 out of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Tennessee allowed Kentucky to pull down 35 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Igor Milicic Jr. ended up being important for the Volunteers in the game. He buried 6 of 10 for the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 31 minutes on the court and totaled 4 assists in this matchup.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 17-4 on the season. The Volunteers commit 14.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per game (73rd in the country) and they are turning it over 10.9 times per game. Tennessee has scored 1,575 points so far this year (75.0 per contest) and they pull down 38.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Volunteers are connecting on 44.6% from the field, which has them ranked 196th in college hoops.

The Volunteers are ranked 4th in college in points given up per game with 59.3. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.6% from the floor (4th in D-1). The Tennessee defense concedes 26.5% on shots from beyond the arc (144 of 543) and their opponents are converting on 72.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.3 dimes and 31.6 boards every game, which is ranked 5th and 36th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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