Tennessee vs Florida Odds, Predictions & Player Props (Jan. 7)

By Sascha Paruk in College Basketball
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- The last unbeaten team in the nation, the #1 Tennessee Volunteers face the #8 Florida Gators on Tuesday night in Gainesville
- The Gators are coming off their first loss of the season on Saturday but are a perfect 8-0 at home
- See the Tennessee Volunteers vs Florida Gators odds, predictions, and player props on Jan. 7
The game of the season (so far) takes place in Gainesville on Tuesday night as the #1 Tennessee Volunteers (14-0, 2-0 away, 10-4 ATS) visit the #8 Florida Gators (13-1, 8-0 home, 10-4 ATS) at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center at 7:00 pm ET on ESPN2. This was shaping up to be a showdown of the last two unbeaten teams in the nation until the Gators fell 106-100 at Kentucky on Saturday. But UF’s perfect home record remains intact, and oddsmakers give the Gators a slight edge in Tuesday’s college basketball odds.
Tennessee vs Florida Odds
Team | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Tennessee Volunteers | +3.5 (-105) | +150 | O 148.5 (-110) |
Florida Gators | -3.5 (-115) | -183 | U 148.5 (-110) |
Florida is listed as a 3.5-point home favorite at -183 on the moneyline with Tennessee coming back as a +150 underdog to improve to 15-0 on the season. The game total is sitting at 148.5 with -110 odds both ways. Florida is 6-8 O/U this season while the Vols, who are second in the nation in defensive efficiency, are just 5-9 O/U.

Tennessee started its SEC schedule with a bang last time out, demolishing Arkansas (rated #38 at KenPom) 76-52, led by 29 points from their leading scorer, North Florida transfer Chaz Lanier (20.3 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.4 APG).
Croatian center Igor Milicic (10.9 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.4 APG) dominated the glass with 18 rebounds while senior point guard Zakai Zeigler (11.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 8.0 APG) dished out a game-high seven assists.

The Vols have now moved up to third-favorite in the March Madness championship odds.
The Gators got off to a good start in Lexington on Saturday, taking an early 11-point lead (26-15) before a 21-3 Kentucky run put the Wildcats on top for good in a wildly high-scoring game that ended with both teams in triple-digits (106-100).
Walter Clayton (18.3 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.9 APG) had a game-high 33 in a losing effort for Florida while Alijah Martin (15.9 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 2.9 APG) added 26. Three-point shooting was the biggest difference in the game: UK shot a scalding 48.3% from three while the Gators were only a respectable 35.2%.

As mentioned, Florida remains a perfect 8-0 at home this season. They haven’t, however, faced a team rated higher than #35 at KenPom all year (North Carolina, whom they beat 90-84 in Charlotte). Tennessee, on the other hand, owns two top-25 wins already: 77-62 over Baylor (no. 23) in the Bahamas and 66-64 over Illinois (no. 11) in a true road game.
TEN vs FLA Player Props
Player | Points | Rebounds | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
Alex Condon (FLA) | 9.5 (Ov -130 | Un -100) | 7.5 (Ov -122 | Un -116) | OFF |
Alijah Martin (FLA) | 13.5 (Ov -120 | Un -110) | 4.5 (Ov -148 | Un +106) | OFF |
Chaz Lanier (TEN) | 19.5 (Ov -125 | Un -105) | OFF | OFF |
Igor Milicic Jr (TEN) | 12.5 (Ov -110 | Un -120) | 9.5 (Ov -108 | Un -132) | OFF |
Jordan Gainey (TEN) | 10.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125) | OFF | OFF |
Walter Clayton (FLA) | 17.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125) | OFF | 3.5 (Ov -118 | Un -118) |
Will Richard (FLA) | 12.5 (Ov -120 | Un -110) | 4.5 (Ov -118 | Un -118) | OFF |
Zakai Zeigler (TEN) | 12.5 (Ov -110 | Un -120) | OFF | 7.5 (Ov -100 | Un -140) |
Player props as of Jan. 6 at FanDuel. Check out SBD’s full list of betting apps that accept Venmo and PayPal betting sites.
Lanier tops the Tennessee vs Florida player props with a point total of 19.5, just a shade under his season average. Clayton has the highest total among Florida players at 17.5. As expected, Milicic has the highest rebound total of the night (9.5) while Zeigler leads the assist props (7.5).
Tennessee vs Florida Predictions
The Volunteers aren’t exactly road warriors this season, having only played twice in truly hostile territory. But they handled themselves admirably both times. Back on Nov. 9, they ran over a much-improved Louisville team (77-55) and then, in mid-December, they handed the Illini their only home setback to date (66-64).
The Gators have a shiny 13-1 record, but haven’t faced the same type of competition as the Vols. Nine of their 13 wins are outside of KenPom’s top-100 and, as mentioned, none are in the top 30. I like the value on Tennessee staying perfect tonight at +150, which is just a 40% implied win probability.
TEN vs FLA pick: Tennessee moneyline (+150)
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.