PREMIUM
GAME OF THE WEEK (Rogers' 10* NCAAB) >> This Week's TOP PLAY!
(NCAAB) Tennessee vs. Florida,
Point Spread: 12.50 | -110.00 Tennessee (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 12.50 | -110.00 Tennessee (Away)
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Tennessee Volunteers (8-6, 1-1 SEC) will visit the Florida Gators (11-3, 2-0 SEC), who are ranked 24th in the latest AP poll.
Tennessee: The Vols are just 8-6 but Florida head coach Mike White says the Volunteers are much better than their record indicates. "They'll be very well prepared, typical of a Rick Barnes-coached team," White told reporters this week. "I like their team speed and depth." As for Barnes, he knows his team will need a much better effort than it gave in a loss to Arkansas on Tuesday. "I thought we took a step backwards the other night (against Arkansas)," Barnes told reporters. "I didn't just feel like we completed the way we have to. What people might think on the outside, that we're playing hard, but there's a different level that we expect and that we know we have to do every night." Twelve Volunteers are averaging more than 10 minutes per game. Senior guard Robert Hubbs III leads Tennessee in scoring at 15.2 points per game and is second in rebounding at 4.9 boards per game. 6-5 freshman forward Grant Williams leads the team in rebounding at 5.9 RPG and is second in scoring at 10.8. Junior guard Detrick Mostella is the Vols' best weapon off the bench and at 10.6 & 4.1, is the only other double digit scorer for the Vols.
Florida: Sophomore guard KeVaughn Allen leads Florida's balanced attack by averaging 14.1PPG. He is one of three Gators averaging in double figures, along with 6-6 junior forward Devin Robinson is averaging (12.6 & 5.5) and senior guard Canyon Berry (11.6), a graduate transfer from Charleston. Barry is coming off his best performance of the season, scoring 20 points in Florida's 70-63 win over Ole Miss. Florida didn't play a complete game against the Rebels, as they let a 20-point lead midway through the second half slip away and were forced to hold on down the stretch.
The pick: However, the Gators should be primed for this one, as Florida's blowout loss at the hands of Tennessee last year was one of the low points of Gators coach Mike White's first season. After the Gators lost last season's meeting by 14, coach Mike White told reporters, "Tennessee, wow. They just whipped us. They destroyed us. They were better in every facet of the game." The Gators will wear all black uniforms for the first time in nearly seven years, as Florida prepares for the first "O'Dome blackout" in the newly renovated O'Connell Center. That all sounds good but I believe the Gators are overrated and that this is way too many points. Make Tennessee a 10* play.
Tennessee: The Vols are just 8-6 but Florida head coach Mike White says the Volunteers are much better than their record indicates. "They'll be very well prepared, typical of a Rick Barnes-coached team," White told reporters this week. "I like their team speed and depth." As for Barnes, he knows his team will need a much better effort than it gave in a loss to Arkansas on Tuesday. "I thought we took a step backwards the other night (against Arkansas)," Barnes told reporters. "I didn't just feel like we completed the way we have to. What people might think on the outside, that we're playing hard, but there's a different level that we expect and that we know we have to do every night." Twelve Volunteers are averaging more than 10 minutes per game. Senior guard Robert Hubbs III leads Tennessee in scoring at 15.2 points per game and is second in rebounding at 4.9 boards per game. 6-5 freshman forward Grant Williams leads the team in rebounding at 5.9 RPG and is second in scoring at 10.8. Junior guard Detrick Mostella is the Vols' best weapon off the bench and at 10.6 & 4.1, is the only other double digit scorer for the Vols.
Florida: Sophomore guard KeVaughn Allen leads Florida's balanced attack by averaging 14.1PPG. He is one of three Gators averaging in double figures, along with 6-6 junior forward Devin Robinson is averaging (12.6 & 5.5) and senior guard Canyon Berry (11.6), a graduate transfer from Charleston. Barry is coming off his best performance of the season, scoring 20 points in Florida's 70-63 win over Ole Miss. Florida didn't play a complete game against the Rebels, as they let a 20-point lead midway through the second half slip away and were forced to hold on down the stretch.
The pick: However, the Gators should be primed for this one, as Florida's blowout loss at the hands of Tennessee last year was one of the low points of Gators coach Mike White's first season. After the Gators lost last season's meeting by 14, coach Mike White told reporters, "Tennessee, wow. They just whipped us. They destroyed us. They were better in every facet of the game." The Gators will wear all black uniforms for the first time in nearly seven years, as Florida prepares for the first "O'Dome blackout" in the newly renovated O'Connell Center. That all sounds good but I believe the Gators are overrated and that this is way too many points. Make Tennessee a 10* play.
