The Florida Gators (19-3) travel to face off against the Auburn Tigers (21-1) on Saturday, February 8th. This game will be played at Neville Arena in Auburn and televised on ESPN2. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 4:00 ET.

Florida Gators vs Auburn Tigers

The Gators Are Coming Off A Win

Florida Gators Recent Game/Games

The Gators improved to 19-3 on the season with an 86-75 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday. Florida, playing at home, entered the game as -10.5 favorites and covered the spread with the victory.

After trailing 36-35 at halftime, Florida turned things around in the second half, outscoring Vanderbilt 51-39. The game’s total points of 161 exceeded the O/U line of 155.5.

The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

Auburn Tigers Recent Game/Games

Auburn improved to 21-1 on the season with a dominant 98-70 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday. The Tigers were -17.5 favorites at home and covered the spread, while the game’s total points of 168 went over the 154.5 O/U line.

Leading 44-34 at halftime, Auburn’s defense held Oklahoma to 36 points in the 2nd half while their offense put up 54 points to seal the win.

Gators Offense Breakdown

Florida’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 86 points while shooting 57.4% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 66.7%, with the Gators hitting 63.6% of their two-point attempts and 47.6% from beyond the arc, knocking down 10 threes.

Will Richard led the way with 21 points, hitting 5 of 7 from deep and shooting 72.7% overall. Jason Edwards added 20 points, and Alex Condon contributed 19 points and 9 rebounds. The Gators also dished out 20 assists and grabbed 10 offensive rebounds, though they struggled at the free-throw line, shooting just 60.9%.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Auburn’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 98 points with a 52.5% shooting performance from the field. They were especially effective inside, hitting 68.6% of their two-point attempts, while their three-point shooting lagged at 30.8%.

The Tigers also connected on 78.8% of their free throws, going 26-for-33 from the line. Denver Jones was perfect from the field, hitting all 4 of his shots, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, while Johni Broome contributed 6 assists to go along with his 15 points.

Gators Team Defense

Florida’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 75 points while allowing the opposing team to shoot 57% from the field. The Gators couldn’t contain the inside game, as they allowed 63% shooting on two-point attempts, with the other team hitting 21 of 33 shots.

From beyond the arc, Florida’s defense gave up 10 threes on 21 attempts, a 47% shooting performance. They also sent the opposing team to the free-throw line 23 times, where they converted 14 free throws, shooting 60%.

Tigers Team Defense

Florida’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 75 points while allowing the opposing team to shoot 57% from the field. The Gators couldn’t contain their opponent inside, as they connected on 63% of their two-point attempts, going 21/33.

From beyond the arc, Florida’s defense allowed 10 threes on 21 attempts, a 47% shooting performance. The Gators also sent their opponent to the line 23 times, where they made 14 free throws, shooting 60%. Florida gave up 10 offensive rebounds in the game.

Gators vs Tigers Trends

• In their last five games away from home, the Gators have a straight up record of 3-2 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team averaged 75 points per game in this stretch.
• Although Auburn has a straight up record of 9-1 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 6-4. The team averaged 82 points per game in these games.
• Going back to their last five games as the underdog, the Gators have a straight up record of 1-4. But, their mark vs the spread was just 1-4.
• Going back to their last ten games as the favorite, the Tigers have a straight up record of 10-0. But, their mark vs the spread was just 4-6.

Gators vs Tigers Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Tigers vs. Tigers game, we suggest taking the Tigers at -9.5. Even though our predictions have the Tigers winning 77-71, we see the Gators as the better choice on the point-spread.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 155.5 and our model has the Gators and Tigers finishing with a combined 148 points. Our pick is to take the under.

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