Vanderbilt Commodores versus Florida Gators ESPN TV College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 2, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Vanderbilt Commodores will travel in SEC play with a game against the Florida Gators on Tuesday night. This college basketball contest will tip off in Florida at 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers opened the betting line in this contest and it was the home team Florida Gators opening up as a 2 ½ point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 148 ½.

The movement in this game has come on the side of the home team Florida Gators, as the favorite is currently a 3-point favorite. The total has seen the early movement come on the under, as the game is lined at 147 ½ for the bettors to play into.

Money line gamblers can play on the side of the favored Florida Gators at –155 with the road underdog Vanderbilt Commodores returning +135 to pull off the upset victory without taking the points.

This is the second of two regular season meetings between these schools. It was the Vanderbilt Commodores defeating the Florida Gators 95-87 back on January 9th as a 5-½ point home favorite. The Commodores shot the ball very well hitting on 52-½% from the field in victory. Vanderbilt took care of the basketball in this game as Florida committed 14 turnovers and Vanderbilt only 7.

Florida enters this home game with a 20-9 record and 9-5 in SEC conference play. The team is unranked and must continue to win as they close their regular season to feel comfortable for an at large bid into the NCAA Tournament. They had their three game winning streak come to an end with a 78-76 road loss at Georgia as a 1 ½ point favorite on Saturday. The defense was non-existent as the Gators allowed the Bulldogs 57.4% shooting from the field and 53.8% from beyond the arc. Freshman guard Kenny Boynton is coming off a nice game at Georgia with 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

Vanderbilt sits at 22-6 straight up and 11-3 in SEC conference play. The Commodores are sitting pretty for an at large NCAA Tournament bid even with a collapse in their final two regular season games. The Commodores are 6-3 straight up on the road this season. The team is running well right now winners of 5 of their past 6 games. The Commodores are coming off an 89-72 road win at Arkansas on Saturday as a 2-½ point favorite. Vandy was hot from the field hitting on over 53% from the field. After pouring in 28 points against Georgia last Thursday leading scorer Jermaine Beal hit on only 3 of 11 from the field for 6 points in the win at Arkansas.

Trend: Florida Gators are 4-1 ATS in their past 5 meetings with Vanderbilt Commodores

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