No. 19 Vanderbilt looks to lock up SEC Tournament bye
By Hank Harris • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: NCAABThe No. 19 Vanderbilt Commodores visit the Florida Gators in a SEC showdown Tuesday at the Stephen O’Connell Center (7 pm ET, ESPN).
The Gators are 3-point favorites and the over/under total is 148.5 in College Basketball Betting.
Florida has had the upper hand on the Commodores over the past 10 head-to-head, winning seven outright and covering the point spread six times. And the Gators are a perfect 5-0 SU in the past five meetings at home, and are 4-1 ATS in the past five meetings overall.
This is the second meeting of the season. The Commodores beat the Gators 95-87 on Jan. 9, easily covering as a 5.5-point home favorite. The score went over the total of 140.
In their last game on Saturday, the Commodores beat the Arkansas 89-72 at Bud Walton Arena. Vanderbilt covered as a 2-point road favorite and the score eclipsed the 155-point total.
Florida was edged 78-76 by the Georgia Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum Saturday, withy Georgia covering as a 1.5-point home underdog. The score went over the 138.5-point total.
Vanderbilt is 22-6 straight up and 14-12 against the point spread, and has won two straight. The Commodores are 11-3 SU in the SEC, one game behind the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats.
Florida is 20-9 straight up and 13-11 against the point spread. The Gators are 9-5 SU in the conference, threes games off the pace.
Over/under bettors should note that the total has gone over in five of Vanderbilt’s last six games, both overall and on the road.
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last seven games at home.
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