The Florida State Seminoles host the 21st ranked Florida Gators in a non-conference game that will be held at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida at 4 PM ET. Florida has won seven of their first nine games this season and they have covered the spread in four of the seven games that have had a posted line. Florida State has won eight of their first nine games and they have covered the spread in six of the eight games that have had a posted line.
Florida is coming off an 84-74 loss to Duke in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 7-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 158, which was over the closing line of 146.5. The Gators have failed to cover in two of their last three games and in their last four games the total has gone over three times. Florida had won two in a row before their loss to Duke in their last game and both of their losses this season have come against ranked teams.
Florida State is coming off a 118-63 blowout win over Nichols State in their last game where they covered the 26-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 181, which was well over the closing line of 159. The Seminoles have covered the spread in their last three games and in their last two games the total has gone over while in their previous three games the total went under every time. Florida State has won five straight games since suffering their only loss of the season against Temple.
Offensively, Florida is putting up 76.7 points per game on a 43.8% FG average. On defense the Gators are allowing 65.9 points per game on a 41.9% FG average.
Florida State is putting up an average of 90.3 points per game, which ranks 8th in the nation, on a 52.4% FG average, which ranks 3rd in the nation. On the defensive side of the ball the Seminoles are allowing 67.9 points per game on 36.2% shooting, which ranks 14th in the nation.
These teams met last season where Florida State beat Florida 73-71.
Florida vs. Florida State Betting Trends
- Florida is 4-8 against the spread in their last 12 games against Florida State.
- The Gators are 7-2 straight up in their last 9 games.
- The total has gone Under in 4 of Florida’s last 5 games on the road against Florida State.
- Florida State is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games.
- The Seminoles are 2-5 straight up in their last 7 games against the Gators.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Florida and Florida State the public is leaning slightly to the Seminoles to cover the 3.5 point spread with 64% confidence. The under appears to be the bet in this game with over 50%.
