The 5th ranked Florida Gators (5-3) face the 17th ranked Cincinnati Bearcats (7-1) in a non-conference game in the Never Forget Tribute Classic that will take place at a neutral site at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey at 6 PM. Cincinnati is the 1.5-point favorite with the total being offered at 146.5.
In their latest, Florida was upset, big time, losing to Loyola-Chicago 65-59 as a 16-point favorite. No players for the Gators scored in double figures. Chris Chiozza and reserve Jalen Hudson came off the bench to lead the team with nine points each. Aundre Jackson wad the high scorer for the Ramblers going for 23 points on 10/12 shooting and he hit all three of his 3-pointers. While Florida forced 15 turnovers they struggled with their shot with a FG% of only 36.9% and a 3-pt FG% of only 10.5% while Loyola-Chicago shot 52% from the floor and made six of their 12 3-pointers. Florida’s failed to cover the spread for the third straight game and the total points scored of 124 fell well short of the 150.5 closing line. After winning their first five games of the season the Gators have lost three straight.
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Cincinnati suffered their first loss in their last game falling to a ranked Xavier team 89-76. Jacob Evans was the high scorer for the Bearcats with 23 points on 9/15 shooting, but he missed six of his nine 3-pointers. Trevon Bluiett was the high scorer for Xavier with 28 points on 7/14 shooting and he hit five of his 10 3-pointers. Cincinnati was outscored by 13 points in the first half and for the game they shot 42% from the floor and Xavier shot 47.4%. The Bearcats failed to cover the spread as a 3-point underdog in this game and the total points of 165 slid just under the 147 line.
Florida ranks 12th in the nation in ppg and tied for 290th in opponents’ ppg and Cincinnati ranks 30th in ppg and tied for 14th in opponents’ ppg.
This is the first ever meeting between these teams.
This season Florida is 4-4 ATS with an O/U record of 5-2 and Cincinnati is 3-3 ATS with an O/U record of 2-4.
SAGARIN RATINGS
Florida: 85.37
Cincinnati: 89.44
INJURY REPORT
FLORIDA
[C] 11/16/2017 – John Egbunu is out indefinitely ( Knee )
[F] 12/08/2017 – Chase Johnson is “?” Saturday vs Cincinnati ( Illness )
[F] 12/05/2017 – Isaiah Stokes is out indefinitely ( ACL )
CINCINNATI
NONE
Key Betting Trends
- FLA is 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 non-conference games
- FLA is 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600
- FLA has an Over record of 7-2 in their last 7 games
- CINCY is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss
- CINCY is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games against a team with a winning record
- CINCY has an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games
