The 8th ranked Florida Gators head to Fayetteville Arkansas on Saturday afternoon to take on the Razorbacks in SEC conference play. The Gators are coming off of a dominant win and currently sit with a 14-1 record. The Razorbacks have lost two straight games and enter Saturday with an 11-4 record.
Game Matchup & Betting Odds
Florida Gators (-5.5) at Arkansas Razorbacks (+5.5) o/u 154.5
4:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, January 11, 2025
Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, AR
TV: ESPN
Public Betting: Public Bettors Backing Gators
As of this writing, our CBB Public Betting page shows that 62% of bets are on Florida. That said, this page is updated frequently so make sure that you click on the link provided so that you’re getting the most updated information.
Florida Gators
The Gators lost their first game of the season 106-100 to the 10th ranked Kentucky Wildcats last Saturday. However, they followed that up with a dominating 73-43 victory over the top ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Tuesday night. Alijah Martin led the team in scoring with 18 points. Alex Condon finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Denzel Aberdeen added 16 points off the bench. The Gators combined for 19 offensive rebounds. The Volunteers finished 21% from the field and 13.8% from behind the arc.
Arkansas Razorbacks
The Razorbacks have dropped two straight games. The first one was a 76-52 loss on the road to Tennessee. They also lost at home 73-66 to Ole Miss on Wednesday night. In that matchup, Adou Thiero fell just short of a double-double, finishing with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Boogie Fland finished with 14 points but was 1-8 from behind the arc. D.J. Wagner finished with 11 points but was 0-5 from three point land.
Florida vs. Arkansas Betting Trends
Florida is 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games
The UNDER is 4-2 in Florida’s last 6 games
Arkansas is 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 games
The UNDER is 3-2 in Arkansas’ last 5 games
Florida vs. Arkansas Prediction:
Take the Gators to cover the 5.5 point spread on the road on Saturday afternoon. Florida is 11-4 ATS so far this season. Arkansas is 3-6 ATS on their home floor and 1-3 ATS against ranked opponents. The Gators rank 7th in points per game averaging 87.3. Even in their loss to Kentucky they scored 100 points. Against ranked opponents this season Arkansas is averaging 68.5 points per game and in their last two games against SEC competition they have scored just 52 and 66 points. On top of their high scoring offense, Florida ranks 29th defensively allowing 64.9 points per game. They have held 3 of their last 4 opponents (including the top ranked Vols) to 45 points or less. Take the Gators to run away with this one.
Florida vs. Arkansas Prediction: Florida -5.5