Vanderbilt at Florida Betting Prediction, Pick & TV Info

Vanderbilt at Florida Betting Prediction, Pick & TV Info

Written by on January 19, 2017

Two teams out of the SEC will get together at Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, where the Commodores of Vanderbilt will take on the Florida Gators. The Vanderbilt Commodores are 8-10 on the season, and 1-4 on the road. Vanderbilt has dropped four straight games, with their most recent on the road at the Georgia Bulldogs. On the other side, the Florida Gators are ranked 19th in the latest Associated Press poll. The Gators are coming off a road loss at South Carolina on Wednesday. The loss for the Gators dropped them to 14-4 overall. Florida is 4-0 when playing at home this season. The Florida Gators are -10 in college basketball odds on Saturday.

Vanderbilt at Florida Betting Prediction, Pick & TV Info

When: Saturday, January 21, 2017, 12pm ET Where: Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida TV: CBS Sports Radio: Vanderbilt / Florida  Stream Option: CBSsports.com NCAA Basketball Odds: Florida -10

Why Bet on Florida?

The Florida Gators are looking to stay at the top of the SEC standings. The Kentucky Wildcats are the favorites, and the loss at South Carolina put them a bit back, but they should be near the top. The Gators in non conference games fell to Gonzaga, Duke and Florida State, who are all ranked teams. Florida had a 7 game winning streak before the loss. On the season, the Florida Gators are led by guard KeVaughn Allen. The guard is scoring 13.9 points per game, for a team that is averaging 79 per game. Florida has been pretty sharp on the defensive end as well, allowing 63 points per game. The Gators are seeking their 20th NCAA tournament appearance in school history.

Why Bet on Vanderbilt?

The Vanderbilt Commodores have struggled in conference play. The Commodores beat LSU and Auburn to start the season, but fell in their last four to Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. The Commodores are allowing teams to score just over 71 points per game, while they are scoring 72.7 on offense. The top scorer for the Commodores this season has been guard Matthew Fisher-Davis. He is scoring more than 16 points per game. Also, adding in on the scorer for Vanderbilt has been guard Riley LaChance. He is scoring 10 points per game, and dishing out 4 assists per game.

Betting Pick & Score Prediction

The Florida Gators are going to win this game easily. T his used to be a pretty big rivalry in the SEC, and there is still quite a bit of bad blood between these two teams, but now we have a tournament contender against a struggling program. Florida is going to blow the doors off Vanderbilt in this game. Take the Florida Gators. They are going to get off to a hot start and keep up the gas and come away with a win in this game. The final bet for this game is the Florida Gators -10 over the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday.