The No. 5 Florida Gators (15-1, 2-1 SEC) are heavy favorites (-11) as they attempt to continue a 10-game home win streak when they host the Missouri Tigers (13-3, 2-1 SEC) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The contest airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The matchup’s over/under is set at 154.
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Who Will Win Florida vs. Missouri?
Florida and Missouri Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games it has played as at least 11-point favorites this season, Florida is 4-3 against the spread.
In games it has played as at least a 11-point underdog this season, Missouri is 1-0 against the spread.
The two teams average a combined 17.4 more points per game (171.4) than this matchup’s total of 154 points.
Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 133.3 points per game, 20.7 fewer than the over/under in this game.
Florida’s average point total in matchups this season is 151.1, 2.9 points below the over/under in this game.
The average point total for the Tigers this season is 0.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
The Gators have a 12-4-0 record against the spread this season.
So far this year, the Tigers have put together a 9-7-0 record against the spread.
Florida Stats & Insights
Florida is outscoring opponents by 21.5 points per game with a +343 scoring differential overall. It puts up 86.3 points per game (10th in college basketball) and gives up 64.8 per contest (32nd in college basketball).
Florida ranks first in the nation at 43.5 rebounds per game. That’s 13.4 more than the 30.1 its opponents average.
The Gators knock down 3.3 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.5 (55th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 6.2.
Florida’s 104.0 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 37th in college basketball, and the 78.2 points it allows per 100 possessions rank third in college basketball.
Missouri Stats & Insights
Missouri outscores opponents by 16.6 points per game (posting 85.1 points per game, 15th in college basketball, and giving up 68.5 per outing, 101st in college basketball) and has a +265 scoring differential.
Missouri wins the rebound battle by 2.9 boards on average. It collects 31.7 rebounds per game, 245th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 28.8.
Missouri makes 8.6 three-pointers per game (105th in college basketball) at a 37.2% rate (44th in college basketball), compared to the 7.7 its opponents make, shooting 35.2% from deep.
Missouri averages 107.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (ninth in college basketball), and allows 86.9 points per 100 possessions (76th in college basketball).
Florida Key Players to Watch
The Gators leader in points and assists is Walter Clayton Jr., who scores 17.2 points per game to go with 3.9 assists.
Alex Condon is Florida’s best rebounder, hauling in an average of 8.1 boards in each contest while scoring 11.0 points per game.
Clayton makes more threes per game than any other member of the Gators, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.9 per contest.
Alijah Martin and Condon lead Florida on the defensive end, with Martin leading the team in steals averaging 2.0 per game and Condon in blocks averaging 1.6 per contest.
Missouri Key Players to Watch
Mark Mitchell scores 13.5 points per game to be the top scorer for the Tigers.
Missouri’s leader in rebounds is Josh Gray with 5.3 per game, and its leader in assists is Anthony Robinson II with 4.0 per game.
Marques Warrick is the top shooter from the three-point line for the Tigers, hitting 1.5 threes per game.
Missouri’s leader in steals is Robinson with 2.2 per game, and its leader in blocks is Mitchell with 0.9 per game.
Florida vs. Missouri Prediction
Florida 80, Missouri 72
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