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Georgia (14-5) vs. Florida (17-2)
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Florida -9.5; Over/Under: 147.5
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The Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators meet Saturday in college basketball action from O’Connell Center. Here’s a Florida vs Georgia prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Florida vs Georgia pick.

Georgia Bulldogs Betting Preview

Georgia has a pretty good record so far this year, but the team has fallen on some spotty times in the record column lately. All went well through the first 13 games though, as Georgia put up a nice 12-1 run during that time. The Bulldogs fell to only Marquette on November 23, otherwise dispatching Tennessee Tech, Texas Southern, North Florida, Georgia Tech, Alabama A&M, St. John’s, Jacksonville, Notre Dame, Grand Canyon, Buffalo, Charleston Southern and South Carolina State along the way. Over the last six games however, Georgia has limped to a 2-4 run. The Bulldogs took out only Kentucky and Oklahoma in that half-dozen outing span. The losses otherwise came versus Ole Miss, Tennessee, Auburn and Arkansas in a string of tough opponents, giving Georgia a 14-5 overall record through the first 19 games this year.


In the Arkansas matchup on Wednesday, the Bulldogs were sitting pretty by halftime sporting a 38-26 advantage. Georgia was blitzed in the second half however, and got pummeled 42-27 on the way to a rough loss 68-65. Asa Newell led the team in the defeat with 18 points and eight rebounds with one steal. RJ Godfrey added 11 points with three rebounds. Somto Cyril and Se’Shayne Montgomery each had five points off the bench with a combined seven boards.

Florida Gators Betting Preview

Over on the Florida side, they’ve been a remarkably consistent team so far this year. The Gators have only a couple of blemishes in the books through 19 games. A win streak opened up the year through their first 13, as Florida dispatched South Florida, Jacksonville, Grambling, Florida State, Florida A&M, Southern Illinois, Wake Forest, Wichita State, Virginia, Arizona State, North Carolina, North Florida and Stetson. The Gators would take their first loss on January 4 to Kentucky 106-100, but then rattled off a couple more wins over Tennessee and Arkansas in the ensuing pair. Florida would lose again to Missouri, but then took out Texas and South Carolina for a 17-2 overall record so far this season.

Matched up against South Carolina in their Wednesday outing, the Gators were in trouble at halftime with a 36-29 deficit. Florida cleaned up their act in the second, notching a 41-33 run for a 70-69 victory in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Will Richard with 22 points, four boards and three steals. Walter Clayton added 16 points with seven assists and four rebounds, while Alijah Martin put up 14 points with three steals, two assists and two rebounds.

Why the Florida Gators will win

  • Florida has won each of its last 11 games against Georgia.
  • Georgia has lost each of its last seven day games against the Southeastern Conference.
  • Florida has won the first half in each of its last 10 day games at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

Why the Georgia Bulldogs will win

  • The road team has won three of Florida’s last four games.
  • Georgia has won the first half in each of its last four road games.

Florida vs Georgia Prediction

I’m going to stay with Florida. The Gators need to post a bounce-back effort here after a too-close-for-comfort one-point win over a middling South Carolina team in their last game. Florida ended up shooting 42.4 percent from the field in that one and got outmuscled on the glass 36-31. The Gators notched 22 points off 15 Gamecocks turnovers though, which really helped fuel the comeback bid. Florida has been quite the reliable scoring team so far this year. They’ve hit 70 or more points in all 19 games so far.

As for Georgia, they didn’t post their greatest effort versus Arkansas despite holding the Razorbacks to just 31 percent shooting. The Bulldogs were out-rebounded 40-30 along the way and had 13 turnovers for 14 Arkansas points. Georgia has been below 69 points in three straight games (all losses) and this will be another tough matchup in what’s been a difficult string of games. I don’t think Georgia has the muscle to keep up with Florida, especially if the Gators return to form and play to their capabilities.

Andrew's Free Pick: Florida Gators -9.5

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Andrew

Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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