Tennessee vs. Florida Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – February 1

Published 1:48 pm Friday, January 31, 2025

Saturday’s contest features the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers (17-4, 4-4 SEC) and the No. 5 Florida Gators (18-2, 5-2 SEC) clashing at Thompson-Boling Arena in what should be a close matchup, with a projected 73-70 victory for Tennessee according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 12:00 PM ET on February 1.

Based on our computer prediction, Florida is projected to cover the spread (4.5) against Tennessee. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 141.5 over/under.

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Tennessee vs. Florida Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
  • Time: 12:00 PM ET
  • TV: ESPN
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  • Where: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Venue: Thompson-Boling Arena
  • Line: Tennessee -4.5
  • Point total: 141.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Tennessee -184, Florida +152

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Tennessee vs. Florida Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Tennessee 73, Florida 70

Spread & Total Prediction for Tennessee vs. Florida

  • Pick ATS: Florida (+4.5)
  • Pick OU: Over (141.5)

Tennessee is 13-8-0 against the spread this season compared to Florida’s 14-6-0 ATS record. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Volunteers are 8-13-0 and the Gators are 8-12-0. The teams average 160.3 points per game, 18.8 more points than this matchup’s total. Tennessee is 4-6 against the spread and 6-4 overall over its last 10 contests, while Florida has gone 7-3 against the spread and 8-2 overall.

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Tennessee Performance Insights

  • The Volunteers are outscoring opponents by 15.7 points per game with a +330 scoring differential overall. They put up 75.0 points per game (171st in college basketball) and give up 59.3 per outing (fourth in college basketball).
  • Tennessee records 35.2 rebounds per game (54th in college basketball) while conceding 27.1 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 8.1 boards per game.
  • Tennessee connects on 1.8 more threes per game than the opposition, 8.7 (93rd in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.9.
  • The Volunteers rank 93rd in college basketball with 99.5 points scored per 100 possessions, and second in college basketball defensively with 78.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
  • Tennessee has typically won the turnover battle this season, committing 10.0 per game (50th in college basketball action) while forcing 12.1 (145th in college basketball).

Florida Performance Insights

  • The Gators are outscoring opponents by 19.9 points per game, with a +397 scoring differential overall. They put up 85.3 points per game (seventh in college basketball) and give up 65.4 per outing (34th in college basketball).
  • Florida ranks second in the country at 41.6 rebounds per game. That’s 11.4 more than the 30.2 its opponents average.
  • Florida hits 9.3 three-pointers per game (51st in college basketball) at a 34.3% rate (159th in college basketball), compared to the 6.4 per game its opponents make, at a 27.9% rate.
  • Florida wins the turnover battle by 1.6 per game, committing 10.7 (110th in college basketball) while its opponents average 12.3.

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