Florida vs. Tennessee: How to watch, betting lines, game notes
Florida has another top-10 matchup Tuesday in its SEC home opener against Tennessee, with the No. 8 Gators (13-1) looking to hand the top-ranked Volunteers (14-0) their first loss of the season.
After just five top-10 matchups in UF’s history of SEC play entering this year, the Gators have their second top-10 matchup in four days to open the conference schedule after losing at Kentucky.
How to watch Florida against Tennessee
When: Tuesday, Jan. 7
Where: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla.
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV | Stream: ESPN 2 | ESPN app
On the call: Play-by-Play: Karl Ravech, Analyst: Jimmy Dykes
Betting lines for Gators vs. Volunteers
Spread: Florida -2.5
Over/Under: 148.5 points
Moneyline: Florida -137, Tennessee +115
Florida Gators projected starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 1 | Walter Clayton Jr. | Guard | 6-2, 195 pounds | Sr. | 31.1 | 18.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 ast |
| 15 | Alijah Martin | Guard | 6-2, 210 pounds | Sr. | 30.1 | 15.9 | 5.6 | 2.9 ast |
| 5 | Will Richard | Guard | 6-4, 206 pounds | Sr. | 30.6 | 13.9 | 5.1 | 2.0 stl |
| 21 | Alex Condon | Forward | 6-11, 230 pounds | So. | 25.3 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 1.5 blk |
| 9 | Rueben Chinyelu | Center | 6-10, 260 pounds | So. | 18.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 blk |
Tennessee Volunteers projected starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 5 | Zakai Zeigler | Guard | 5-9, 172 pounds | Sr. | 33.7 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 8.0 ast |
| 15 | Jahmai Mashak | Guard | 6-4, 202 pounds | Sr. | 28.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.4 stl |
| 2 | Chaz Lanier | Guard | 6-6, 192 pounds | 5th | 29.6 | 20.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 3fg |
| 7 | Igor Milicic Jr. | Forward | 6-10, 225 pounds | Sr. | 26.2 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 2.4 ast |
| 34 | Felix Okpara | Forward | 6-11, 235 pounds | Jr. | 21.6 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 1.3 blk |
Game notes
* UF is 2-17 all-time against the AP No. 1 team, including 0-5 at home. Both of the Gators’ wins came in NCAA Tournament play: the 2007 national championship vs. Ohio State and the 2000 Sweet 16 vs. Duke.
* Florida’s 2023 victory vs. No. 2 Tennessee matched its highest-ranked all-time home win and regular season win. Florida’s most recent game vs. the nation’s top-ranked team was a 72-61 home loss on Jan. 25, 2020, to Baylor in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
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* The Gators take part in consecutive top-10 showdowns for just the second time in program history, the only other being a three-game run to close the 2007 NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 team in the nation with wins vs. No. 10 Oregon, No. 7 UCLA and No. 1 Ohio State.
* UF puts its 15-game home winning streak on the line, having won its final eight home SEC games last season and all seven nonconference home games this season.
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