The Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Lloyd Noble Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Oklahoma vs Florida Prediction.
Florida Gators Recap
The Florida Gators come into this game looking to add on to their 91-67 win over Tennessee last time out to sit at 11-5 this season. After this game, Florida will head on the road again for a game against Vanderbilt.
Gators Win 6 Of Last 7
Thomas Haugh leads the Gators in scoring with 17.2 PPG along with 6.6 RPG and 2.3 APG, while Alex Condon has 14.5 PPG with 8.5 RPG and 3.5 APG this season. Boogie Fland has 11.6 PPG with 2.4 RPG and 3.3 APG along with 1.8 SPG. Rueben Chinyelu has 10.9 PPG with 10.6 RPG to lead Florida in rebounding. Xaivian Lee has 11.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Gators in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Florida up to this point in the year. Urban Klavzar also has 9.2 PPG as well this season. As a team, Florida is averaging 85.2 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 27.9% from three and 70.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Florida Gators will win
- Florida has won nine of its last 10 games against Conference opponents.
- Oklahoma has lost eight of its last nine night games against AP-ranked opponents.
Oklahoma Sooners Recap
The Oklahoma Sooners come into this game looking to bounce back from an 83-76 loss at the hands of Texas A&M last time out to sit at 11-5 this season. After this game, Oklahoma will take on Alabama at home.
Sooners Drop Back-To-Back Games
Nijel Pack leads the Sooners in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 3.2 APG and 3.4 RPG this season while Xzayvier Brown has 15.2 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Sooners in assists. Tae Davis has 12.4 PPG with 6.6 RPG while Derrion Reid has 11.9 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oklahoma up to this point in the year. Mohamed Wague also has 7.3 PPG with 7.3 RPG to lead Oklahoma in rebounding so far this season. As a team, Oklahoma is averaging 84.4 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three and 72.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Oklahoma Sooners will win
- Oklahoma has won each of its last eight games at Lloyd Noble Center.
- Florida has lost four of its last five January night games as an AP-ranked team against a non-AP-ranked team.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Oklahoma’s last four night games against AP-ranked opponents at Lloyd Noble Center have produced a total of 158+ points.
- Nine of Florida’s last 11 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 158+ points.
Oklahoma vs Florida Prediction
I’m on Florida here. I just don’t think that Oklahoma is as good as their record would indicate, and that all 11-5 teams aren’t created equal, in my opinion. Furthermore, I think this is just too much size, talent, and length for Oklahoma to deal with. While Florida hasn’t had the strongest of showings so far this year, I think they’ll be good enough for the win and cover here.