7:02 pm
January 12

#12 LSU @ Florida

Who will WIN this matchup?

#12 LSU Tigers (14-1)

@ Florida Gators (9-5)

 

Current odds:

LSU Tigers: (+140)

Florida Gators: (-160)

 

• The line for this game is Gators by 3 points.

• LSU faced ranked teams in each of its first three Southeastern Conference games. That streak will end when the No. 12 Tigers (14-1, 2-1 SEC) face unranked Florida (9-5, 0-2) on Wednesday night in Gainesville, Fla.

• LSU, which lost 70-55 at then-No. 11 Auburn in its conference opener, is coming off consecutive home victories against then-No. 16 Kentucky (65-60) and then-No. 18 Tennessee (79-67) last week.

• The Tigers held off the Volunteers despite losing Xavier Pinson to a knee injury. Pinson’s right knee bent awkwardly during a slip, and the starting point guard had to be helped to the locker room. However, the injury was diagnosed as just an MCL sprain and bone bruise, and Pinson was listed as day-to-day.

• Pinson is the Tigers’ third-leading scorer (10.9 points per game) and leader in assists (4.7 per game). Eric Gaines, who had a key steal and assist and made four free throws in the final minute against Tennessee, likely would replace Pinson in the starting lineup if Pinson can’t play against the Gators.

• Tari Eason led the Tigers with a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds against the Volunteers. Darius Days scored 15 points, and Brandon Murray had 13.

• LSU used a 20-4 run to take a 62-42 lead before holding off a Tennessee comeback.

• Florida trailed by as many as 13 points early at then-No. 9 Auburn on Saturday, but the Gators battled back to get within one point with more than eight minutes remaining.

• However, Florida couldn’t get over the hump in an 85-73 loss, starting 0-2 in the SEC for the first time since the 2009-10 season. The Gators have lost five of their past eight games.

• The Gators, who lost to then-No. 15 Alabama in their league opener, outscored Auburn 21-2 in second-chance points and scored 22 points off 16 turnovers, but they couldn’t overcome Auburn’s 53.6 percent shooting from the floor.

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