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College Basketball Picks: SEC Rivals Prime-time Showdown in Tennessee. (02-05-2008) |
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Written by ChristopherCash
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Tuesday, 05 February 2008 |
Florida at # 7 Tennessee will tip-off at 9:00 p.m. Est. on ESPN for your college basketball picks . The seventh ranked Tennessee Volunteers (19-2 SU, 10-7ATS) are returning home to Knoxville where they hold the forth longest winning streak in Div I NCAAB at 27. Volunteers head coach Bruce Pearl has created an electric atmosphere at Thompson-Boling Arena winning 11 SU, 5-2 ATS. With a win over Florida tonight Tennessee would be only 5 games away from the longest home win streak in school history set Feb 25, 1968. SportsBetting.com currently has Florida as the +9.5 point underdog heading to Tennessee.
The Volunteers return home after 2 SEC road wins (2-0ATS). Covering as five-point road favorites and breaking a ten year Draught in Alabama 93-86. Tennessee then held off a late rally by Mississippi State as 1 point underdogs winning 76-71. Chris Lofton had 20 points, 4 of 9 from the 3-point distance. Senior guard Ja Juan Smith had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Regardless of two National Championship seasons for the Gators. The Vol’s have won 4 of the last 5 at home with Florida and have covered the spread 7 of the last 10 games. The Vol’s are 6-1 SU in the SEC this season.
Florida (18-4 SU, 9-4 ATS) has dropped out of the top 25 after losing to Arkansas on Saturday. The Gators spent just 1 week in the poll ranked at No. 20. Florida failed to cover as 4 point road dogs at Arkansas but covered the spread in 7 straight previous games. Billy Donovan’s team shot just 33.3 percent from the field 4 of 25 from 3-point range. John Pelphrey Razorbacks head coach and former Donovan assistant watched his team shoot a season high 54.2 percent against the Gators. Florida Guard Walter Hodge led the team with 13 points in this game.
The Gators are 5-2 SU in the SEC putting them 1 behind the Vol’s 6-1 in the East
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 February 2008 )
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