Florida vs. Texas: How to watch, betting lines, game notes
The No. 5 Florida Gators (15-2, 2-2 SEC) look to rebound from their first home loss of the season with Saturday’s matchup against SEC newcomer Texas.
The Longhorns (12-5, 1-3 SEC) went 11-2 in non-conference play and dropped their first three league games before winning at Oklahoma, 77-73, on Wednesday.
How to watch Florida against Texas
When: Saturday, Jan. 18
Where: Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla.
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
TV | Stream: ESPN 2 | ESPN app
On the call: Play-by-Play: Tom Hart, Analyst: Jimmy Dykes
Betting lines for Gators vs. Longhorns
Spread: Florida -11
Over/Under: 153 points
Moneyline: Florida -470, Texas +360
Florida-Texas injury report
Texas guard Chendall Weaver is out and forward Arthur Kaluma is listed as probable. Florida has no players on the availability report for Saturday’s game.
Florida Gators projected starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 1 | Walter Clayton Jr. | Guard | 6-2, 195 pounds | Sr. | 31.4 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 ast |
| 15 | Alijah Martin | Guard | 6-2, 210 pounds | Sr. | 30.4 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 2.7 ast |
| 5 | Will Richard | Guard | 6-4, 206 pounds | Sr. | 31.6 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 1.9 stl |
| 21 | Alex Condon | Forward | 6-11, 230 pounds | So. | 25.6 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 blk |
| 9 | Rueben Chinyelu | Center | 6-10, 260 pounds | So. | 19.3 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 blk |
Texas Longhorns projected starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 0 | Jordan Pope | Guard | 6-2, 175 pounds | Jr. | 25.9 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 3fg |
| 20 | Tre Johnson | Guard | 6-6, 190 pounds | Fr. | 32.1 | 18.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 3fg |
| 12 | Tramon Mark | Guard | 6-5, 200 pounds | Gr. | 23.9 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 ast |
| 6 | Arthur Kaluma | Forward | 6-7, 225 pounds | Sr. | 29.5 | 14.1 | 7.8 | .47 3fg% |
| 5 | Kadin Shedrick | Forward | 6-11, 231 pounds | Gr. | 26.6 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 blk |
Game notes
* Saturday marks the eighth meeting between Florida and Texas. The Longhorns lead the all-time series 4-3 with a 2-1 mark in Gainesville. UF lost the last game, 85-82 at Texas, on Dec. 9, 1997.
* This is the first matchup between Florida and Texas as conference foes. Six of the seven previous games came from 1989-97 when the teams squared off in nonconference play six times over nine seasons.
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* Prior to Tuesday’s 83-82 loss vs. Missouri, which snapped a 16-game home winning streak, Florida defeated its first eight home opponents by an average of 29.5 points, including a 30-point win vs. then-No. 1 Tennessee.
* Though the Gators have not faced Texas in more than 27 years, Florida has competed against Texas players Tramon Mark (Arkansas), Jordan Pope (Oregon State) and Malik Presley (Vanderbilt) at their previous stops.
* Walter Clayton Jr. has made a 3-pointer in 40 straight games, one shy of Michael Frazier II’s record 41-game streak in the Florida record books.
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