Florida vs Stetson Prediction 12-29-24 College Basketball Picks

The Stetson Hatters and the Florida Gators meet Sunday in college basketball action from O’Connell Center. Here’s a Florida vs Stetson prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Florida vs Stetson pick.

Stetson Hatters Betting Preview

Stetson won their opener, then took losses to Omaha, the Citadel, Oklahoma, Toledo, East Carolina, La Salle, South Florida, Mercer, FIU and LSU in the next 10 games. Last Sunday’s matchup was finally a win, though.

In their game versus Fort Lauderdale last weekend, the Hatters came out of halftime looking at a 44-30 edge on the scoreboard. Stetson scored another 59 points from there in a 103-77 win. Mehki Ellison posted 25 points with four assists along the way as the team’s high scorer.

Florida Gators Betting Preview

Over on the Florida side, they’re unblemished so far. The Gators have taken out South Florida, Jacksonville, Grambling, Florida State, Florida A&M, Southern Illinois, Wake Forest, Wichita State, Virginia, Arizona State, North Carolina and North Florida in succession.

Matched up against North Florida last weekend, the Gators were ahead by a comfortable 54-17 margin and eventually cruised to the blowout win 99-45. Will Richard logged 26 points with five rebounds as the leading contributor.

Why the Florida Gators will win

• Florida has won each of its last 18 games at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Stetson has lost each of its last 12 games against non-Conference opponents.
• Florida has won the first half in each of its last 17 games at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

Florida vs Stetson Prediction

I’ll stay with Florida, but that line’s way too thick to mess with. The Gators dismantled North Florida in their last outing, eventually shooting 44.7 percent from the field with a whopping 65 rebounds and 20 team assists. Florida has scored 83 or more points in five straight games, and 81 or more in 11 of 12 so far. It’s going to be very difficult for Stetson to keep any kind of pace here.

Speaking of the Hatters, they finally got another win in their last outing but Sunday’s matchup will be a near-impossible task. Stetson has given up 77 or more points in four straight games and will likely keep that going here as well. I’m not touching it due to the hefty line, though.