Florida vs. Texas betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The No. 5 Florida Gators (15-2, 2-2 SEC) host the Texas Longhorns (12-5, 1-3 SEC) in a matchup of SEC teams at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, beginning at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The Longhorns are 10.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup’s point total is set at 154.

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Florida vs. Texas betting lines

  • Florida moneyline odds to win: -610
  • Texas moneyline odds to win: +443
  • Spread: Florida (-10.5)
  • Total: 154

Florida statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Florida had a worse record against the spread in home games (7-8-0) than it did on the road (5-5-0) last season.
  • The Gators hit the over on the total in the same percentage of games at home as road games (60%) last season.
  • As a moneyline favorite last year, Florida picked up the win in 12 of 13 games when playing at home, good for a .923 winning percentage. Florida won two of five games away from home (.400) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Gators’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, putting up 85.8 points a contest compared to the 86.0 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Florida has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 65.5 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 65.9 it has surrendered per game this year.
  • During their past 10 outings, the Gators are making 0.3 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (9.8 compared to 9.5 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (36.0% compared to 34.1% season-long).

Florida betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-5-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 12-4-0; As Underdog: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-10-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (91st in nation) 37.4 (seventh) 43.0 (first) 30.2 (127th) 15.3 (97th) 10.7 (106th)

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Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last year, Texas was 7-11-0 at home against the spread (.389 winning percentage). On the road, it was 4-6-0 ATS (.400).
  • Longhorns games went above the over/under 50% of the time at home (nine of 18) last year, and 70% of the time on the road (seven of 10).
  • When moneyline underdogs last season, the Longhorns won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (4-5).

Recent trends

  • The Longhorns have fared worse offensively in their last 10 games, averaging 80.4 points per contest, 1.2 fewer points their than season average of 81.6.
  • Texas has fared worse defensively in its past 10 games, giving up 68.8 points per contest, 2.9 more points than its season average of 65.9.
  • In their previous 10 games, the Longhorns are draining 8.9 treys per game, 0.7 more than their season average (8.2). They also own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (40.8%) compared to their season average (38.7%).

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-7-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 7-6-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-6-1 (Home: 8-2-1; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 7-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.7 (15th in nation) 41.0 (61st) 32.6 (184th) 29.8 (108th) 13.9 (169th) 9.1 (11th)
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