Florida Gators (9-7) vs Missouri Tigers (13-3)
Game Info: Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 3:30 pm (Stephen C. O'Connell Center)
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The Missouri Tigers and Florida Gators face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at the O’Connell Center. When these two teams faced off in February of 2022 it was Florida that secured the 66-65 victory.
Missouri comes into this game with a 13-3 record overall and they have gone 9-7 against the spread. In the last game against Texas A&M, the defense gave up 82 points and that led to 18 point defeat. This has been an offense that has been strong all season, so the offense only scoring 64 points in the last game was pretty shocking. Missouri is averaging 85.7 points while their defense is giving up 75.6 points per game. The offense is ranked 4th best in the league, and they need to run up the score again in this game. D’Moi Hodge is having a strong season averaging 15.5 points while shooting 50.3 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Florida who sits with a 9-7 record and they have gone 7-9 against the spread. In the last game against LSU, the defense gave up only 56 points and that led to the 11 point defeat. Florida is averaging 74.3 points while their defense is giving up 66.5 points per game. In this game it’s going to need to be the Florida defense that slows down the Florida offense. Colin Castleton is averaging 14.9 points while shooting 48.9 percent from the field.
Missouri is 5-1 against the spread in their last six road games. The under is 7-1 in Florida’s last eight games. The under is 7-1 in Florida’s last eight games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. The under is 4-1 in Missouri’s last five games following an against the spread loss.
Missouri struggled in the last game with their offense and they are going to struggle to score again in this game. Florida in the last game only gave up 56 points and they are going to lock down again in this game. The lack of scoring by Missouri will be the difference here as Florida gets the job done. Back Florida against the spread.