The Gators will be trying to slam the Florida State Seminoles on Thursday when the teams tip off at Stephen O'Connell Center in college betting action.

The Gators currently sports a 9-2 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 3-3 ATS. The Seminoles are 8-3 and 5-4 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Gators produce a 5-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Seminoles have gone 2-6-1 against the number.



View Florida State vs Florida Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Gators are listed as 8-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Gators sit at No. 62 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Seminoles sit at No. 3 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Gators will win this game 90-83.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Seminoles is ranked No. 19 in NCAA hoops at 40.6 per game. Contrast that with Florida’s No. 17 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Florida is the No. 1-ranked team in the country at 11.2 per game, while Florida State rates No. 232 at 5.5 per game.

Defensively, Florida State features the nation's No. 185-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.5 points per game. Florida, meanwhile, comes in at No. 8 nationally in scoring at home.

Florida State won its last outing, a 77-61 result against Loyola Marymount on December 18. They covered in that game as a 15-point favorite. The Seminoles got 17 points from Bernard James as Florida State ran past Loyola Marymount 77-61 on Sunday at Tucker Center.

Florida was an 82-54 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Miss Valley State. The battle between the Gators and Delta Devils didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Miss Valley State was handed an 82-54 defeat on Monday at Stephen O'Connell Center.


Florida State Seminoles Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Princeton are 0-1
After playing Loyola Marymount are 1-0
After a win are 7-3

Florida Gators Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Rutgers are 3-1
After a win are 7-3

A few Seminoles at Gators trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida State's last 6 games on the road
Florida State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida State
Florida is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Florida State


Next up:
Florida State home to Princeton, Friday, December 30
Florida at Rutgers, Thursday, December 29