Florida vs. Kentucky: How to watch, betting lines, game notes
Florida travels to Kentucky on Saturday for a top-10 showdown to open SEC play, with the No. 6 Gators putting their unbeaten 13-0 record on the line against the 10th-ranked Wildcats.
UF is off to the second-best start in program history (17-0 in 2005-06), while UK went 11-2 in non-conference play. Saturday is Florida’s second true road game this season (87-74 win at FSU).
How to watch Florida against Kentucky
When: Sat., Jan. 4
Where: Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.
Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern
TV | Stream: ESPN | ESPN app
On the call: Play-by-Play: Dan Shulman, Analyst: Jay Bilas
Betting lines for Gators vs. Wildcats
Spread: Kentucky -2.5
Over/Under: 164.5 points
Moneyline: Kentucky: -155, Florida: +129
Florida Gators projected starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 1 | Walter Clayton Jr. | Guard | 6-2, 195 pounds | Sr. | 30.9 | 17.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 ast. |
| 15 | Alijah Martin | Guard | 6-2, 210 pounds | Sr. | 29.6 | 15.2 | 5.7 | 3.1 ast. |
| 5 | Will Richard | Guard | 6-4, 206 pounds | Sr. | 30.2 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 2.2 stl. |
| 21 | Alex Condon | Forward | 6-11, 230 pounds | So. | 24.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 1.5 blk. |
| 9 | Rueben Chinyelu | Center | 6-10, 260 pounds | So. | 18.4 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 1.0 blk. |
Kentucky Wildcats projected starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 1 | Lamont Butler | Guard | 6-2, 208 pounds | Gr. | 24.0 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 ast. |
| 00 | Otega Oweh | Guard | 6-4, 215 pounds | Jr. | 26.0 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 stl. |
| 2 | Jaxson Robinson | Guard | 6-6, 192 pounds | Gr. | 28.2 | 11.9 | 4.0 | 1.8 ast. |
| 7 | Andrew Carr | Forward | 6-11, 235 pounds | Gr. | 26.9 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 2.6 ast. |
| 22 | Amari Williams | Center | 7-0, 262 pounds | Gr. | 20.5 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 1.7 blk. |
Game notes
* Florida and Kentucky see their 60-season home-and-home series streak end this season, as the teams meet just once in the regular season for the first time since 1964.
* The Gators won the last meeting in overtime on Kentucky’s floor, as Walter Clayton Jr. knocked in one of his seven 3-pointers with 3.0 seconds left in regulation and another to take the lead with 1:35 left in overtime.
* Florida has only picked up back-to-back wins at Kentucky twice in series history: 2006/2007 and 1988/1989. UF trails in the all-time series 42-110, including a 12-55 mark on the road.
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* Saturday’s matchup marks the 23rd time Florida has been in a top-10 matchup. UF has gone 6-16 in those games. Since going 4-1 in top-10 games in 2006-07, the Gators have dropped seven straight.
* Of the Gators’ 1,381 all-time regular season SEC games, only five (0.00362%) have been between a pair of top-10 teams, most recently in 2012 when No. 8 Florida visited top-ranked Kentucky.
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