Jabari Smith marches into the swamps of Gainesville, Florida having had his finest performance to date for Auburn basketball this past Wednesday at the Auburn Arena.
Going for 31 points, four boards, and three assists, Smith had his most complete game yet as an Auburn Tiger. Even with Scotty Pippen Jr. going for 29/6/5 himself, Smith was the best player on the floor, and perhaps showed he has the highest ceiling in the country.
And yet with all of that said, it’s Walker Kessler who continues to get a groundswell of support for the SEC Player of the Year due to his own utter dominance that figures to translate into a first-round draft selection in the upcoming NBA Draft.
Kessler had a ridiculous 27 points, seven rebounds, and seven blocks. He showed confidence shooting in the mid-range and continually went up strong finishing over the Commodores’ defense.
Now, Florida and their star big man Colin Castleton stand in the star frontcourt’s way as Auburn basketball travels to unfriendly Gainesville…where the team hasn’t won since 1996.
Fly War Eagle has the odds, line, and TV Channel for the matchup while laying down a prediction:
Auburn basketball vs Florida Odds: Line, Spread, Over/Under
The #2 Tigers are on the road against 16-10 Gators at the O’Connell Center today at 3:00 PM EST on ESPN. WynnBET has the Tigers as 2.5-point favorites and -160 on the moneyline (bet $160 to win $100) while the over-under is set at 140.
Auburn vs Florida prediction
Only Devan Cambridge and Allen Flanigan were on the team when Bruce Pearl’s Tigers were stomped out by Mike White’s Gators 69-47 back in pre-pandemic 2020. A simpler time.
History shouldn’t mean anything to Auburn in the present day, but it has us spooked out enough to avoid the spread or the ML.
We’ll take the points total under 140 (-105) here. The Tigers have surpassed 140 points with their last six opponents, so we could be due for a defensive duel, especially considering the rim-protecting talent both teams possess.