Florida vs. Tennessee: How to watch, injury report, betting lines, game notes
After a midweek bye, the No. 5 Florida Gators (18-2, 5-2 SEC) return to action on Saturday in a rematch against the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers (17-4, 4-4 SEC) in Knoxville.
The Vols started the season 14-0 but are 3-4 over their last seven games, starting with the 73-43 loss at UF. Tennessee has an 11-1 home record, with the lone loss coming on Tuesday against Kentucky.
How to watch Florida against Tennessee
When: Saturday, Feb. 1
Where: Food City Center (21,678) | Knoxville, Tenn.
Time: 12 p.m. ET
TV | Stream: ESPN | ESPN app
On the call: Play-by-Play: Tom Hart, Analyst: Dane Bradshaw
Betting lines for Gators vs. Volunteers
Spread: Tennessee -4
Over/Under: 142 points
Moneyline: Tennessee -192, Florida +160
Florida-Tennessee injury report
Tennessee starting point guard Zakai Zeigler is listed as questionable and starting forward Igor Milicic Jr. is probable for Saturday’s game. Vols forward J.P. Estrella is out.
Florida center Micah Handlogten is out. UF coach Todd Golden said Handlogten, who was recently cleared from leg injury, will “probably” sit out the rest of the year and redshirt as planned.
Florida Gators projected starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 1 | Walter Clayton Jr. | Guard | 6-2, 195 pounds | Sr. | 31.7 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 ast |
| 15 | Alijah Martin | Guard | 6-2, 210 pounds | Sr. | 30.6 | 16.1 | 5.2 | 2.7 ast |
| 5 | Will Richard | Guard | 6-4, 206 pounds | Sr. | 31.8 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 2.0 stl |
| 21 | Alex Condon | Forward | 6-11, 230 pounds | So. | 25.9 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 1.5 blk |
| 9 | Rueben Chinyelu | Center | 6-10, 260 pounds | So. | 19.6 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 1.0 blk |
Tennessee Volunteers projected starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 5 | Zakai Zeigler | Guard | 5-9, 172 pounds | Sr. | 34.2 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 7.4 ast |
| 15 | Jahmai Mashak | Guard | 6-4, 202 pounds | Sr. | 27.7 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 stl |
| 2 | Chaz Lanier | Guard | 6-6, 192 pounds | 5th | 30.0 | 17.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 3fg |
| 7 | Igor Milicic Jr. | Forward | 6-10, 225 pounds | Sr. | 27.1 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 2.1 ast |
| 34 | Felix Okpara | Forward | 6-11, 235 pounds | Jr. | 24.0 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 blk |
Game notes
* Saturday marks the 142nd meeting between Florida and Tennessee. The Vols lead the all-time series 81-60 with a 17-51 mark in Knoxville. Golden is 2-1 against Tennessee coach Rick Barnes.
* Florida and Tennessee meet for the second time this season after the Gators took the Gainesville showdown in dominant fashion. UF allowed just 12 field goals in a 73-43 rout, posting the largest margin of victory vs. a No. 1 team since 1968 and the third-largest in the history of the sport.
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* The Gators bring a three-game winning streak into Saturday’s matchup with dominant home wins vs. Texas and Georgia sandwiching a last-second rally at South Carolina.
* UF is 7-17 all-time in top-10 matchups (1-1 this season), but 0-10 on the road in such games.
* Florida’s next four opponents are all ranked in the top-25. Should they all stay ranked, it would be the first such stretch in UF regular season history and the second overall (last four games of 2007 NCAA Tournament).
* During SEC play, Walter Clayton Jr. has averaged 18.9 points, Alijah Martin 17.9 points and Will Richard 12.4 points, while Alex Condon is grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game.
* Clayton is 12 points from joining UF’s 1,000-point club. He has extended his Florida record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 43. Clayton has bested Michael Frazier II’s previous record of 41, set in 2014 and 2015.
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