Auburn vs. Florida betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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The No. 1 Auburn Tigers (21-1, 9-0 SEC) are favored (by 9.5 points) to build on a 12-game home winning streak when they host the No. 6 Florida Gators (19-3, 6-3 SEC) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 157.5 points.

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Auburn Cover -9.5 vs Florida -111

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Auburn vs. Florida betting lines

  • Auburn moneyline odds to win: -488
  • Florida moneyline odds to win: +368
  • Spread: Auburn (-9.5)
  • Total: 157.5

Auburn statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Auburn has done a better job covering the spread in home games (7-3-0) than it has in road tilts (2-4-0).
  • The Tigers have hit the over on the total in a lower percentage of games at home (50%) than away games (66.7%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Auburn has an identical winning percentage when playing at home compared to on the road (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Tigers’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, racking up 81.2 points a contest compared to the 85.1 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Auburn’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (68.2) is 1.5 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (66.7).
  • The Tigers’ last 10 outings have seen them make 8.7 three-pointers per game while shooting 36.4% from deep. Both numbers are below their 2024-25 averages of 9.6 makes and 37.3%.

Auburn betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-8-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 9-4-0 (As Favorite: 13-7-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-9-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 19-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.8 (21st in nation) 39.4 (16th) 35.6 (34th) 28.1 (30th) 17.3 (14th) 9 (10th)

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Florida statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Florida has performed better against the spread at home (8-4-0) than on the road (2-3-0) this year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Gators games have finished over five of 12 times at home (41.7%), and two of five on the road (40%).

Recent trends

  • While the Gators are posting 83.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, tallying 78.4 points per contest.
  • Florida is allowing 66.7 points per game in its last 10 games, which is 0.9 more points than it is allowing for the season (65.8).
  • The Gators are making 8.3 threes per game in their past 10 games, which is 0.8 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (9.1). Additionally, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (33.2%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (33.9%).

Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-7-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-13-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 19-1 (Home: 11-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (84th in nation) 38.5 (12th) 40.7 (third) 30.3 (130th) 15.1 (85th) 10.7 (112th)
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