The Tennessee Volunteers (27-6) travel to face off against the Florida Gators (29-4) on Sunday, March 16th. This game will be played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 1:00 ET.

Tennessee Volunteers vs Florida Gators

The Volunteers Are Coming Off A Win

Tennessee Volunteers Recent Game/Games

The Volunteers improved to 27-6 on the season with a 70-65 win over Auburn on Saturday. Tennessee, who entered the game as +5 point underdogs, not only pulled off the upset but also covered the spread. The total points for the game came in at 135, just under the O/U line of 141.

Tennessee trailed 33-32 at halftime but turned things around in the second half, outscoring Auburn 38-32 to secure the win.

The Gators Are Coming Off A Win

Florida Gators Recent Game/Games

Florida improved to 29-4 on the season with a 104-82 win over Alabama on Saturday, March 15th. The Gators, who were -3 favorites, covered the spread in the victory. The game’s total points of 186 exceeded the O/U line of 180.

Florida led 47-45 at halftime before dominating the 2nd half, outscoring Alabama 57-37.

Volunteers Offense Breakdown

In their last game, the Volunteers put up 70 points, shooting 42.6% from the field and 26.3% from beyond the arc, hitting 5 of 19 threes. Their effective field goal percentage was 46.8%, while they were impressive at the free-throw line, making 25 of 27 attempts for a 92.6% rate.

Johni Broome led the way with 23 points, shooting 9 of 13 from the field, while Zakai Zeigler added 20 points, despite hitting just 1 of 6 from three. The Vols recorded 10 offensive rebounds and 7 assists as a team.

Gators Offense Breakdown

Florida put up 104 points in their last game, shooting 51.4% from the field and 44.4% from beyond the arc, hitting 12 threes. Their effective field goal percentage was 59.7%, and they added 18 points from the free-throw line, shooting 64.3%.

Walter Clayton Jr. led the way with 22 points, hitting 6 of 11 from deep. Mouhamed Dioubate was perfect from the field, going 5 for 5, and grabbed 12 rebounds. The Gators had 17 assists and 13 offensive rebounds in the win.

Volunteers Team Defense

Even with Tennessee’s defense allowing 65 points, they couldn’t stop the Volunteers from shooting 41% from the field, as they hit 23 of their 55 attempts. Tennessee managed to connect on 50% of their two-point shots, going 17/34.

From beyond the arc, Tennessee shot 28%, making 6 of their 21 three-point attempts. They also went to the free-throw line 22 times, converting 13 of those for 59%. On the boards, they gave up 9 offensive rebounds.

Gators Team Defense

Despite Tennessee’s defensive efforts, they allowed 65 points on 41% shooting from the field. The Volunteers gave up 17 two-point field goals on 34 attempts, with the opposing team shooting 50% inside the arc.

From beyond the three-point line, Tennessee held their opponent to 6 made threes on 21 attempts, a 28% shooting performance. The Volunteers also sent the other team to the free-throw line 22 times, where they converted 13 for 59%. Tennessee allowed 9 offensive rebounds in the game.

Volunteers vs Gators Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Volunteers have a straight up record of 5-5 while going 4-6 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 66 points per game in these contests.
• In their last ten games at home, the Gators have a straight up record of 7-3 while going 6-4 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 80 points per game in these contests.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Volunteers have a straight up record of 5-5 and an ATS mark of 6-4.
• As the betting favorite, the Gators have an ATS record of 4-1 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 4-1.

Volunteers vs Gators Prediction

We’re putting our money on the Gators to win, and have the projected score sitting at 77-70. We also like them to cover the spread, so our recommendation is to bet on the Gators at -5.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 143.5 and given that our model is projecting 147 points between the teams, we like the over.

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