SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Florida

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Kentucky visits Florida on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Kentucky scores an average of 67.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 68.1 points per contest. Florida scores an average of 81.1 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 71.3 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Kentucky	41.5	29.9	67.6	115.0	41.4	6.3	6.0	11.1	14.6
Kentucky OPP	40.8	29.3	70.1	101.0	39.0	6.7	3.3	12.6	12.4
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Florida	48.8	37.5	73.4	74.0	40.9	8.1	5.6	13.0	14.7
Florida OPP	40.5	36.6	72.6	77.0	38.0	7.7	2.7	11.7	16.9

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPG=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

Statistical Leaders

SCORING
F.Name	L.Name	Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
Tre	Mann	FLA	14.6	45.0	44.8	77.3
Brandon	Boston	KEN	12.8	35.8	15.2	77.4
Scottie	Lewis	FLA	12.3	49.0	43.8	78.4
Colin	Castleton	FLA	11.9	69.4	—	62.5
Olivier	Sarr	KEN	11.3	48.0	50.0	71.8
Terrence	Clarke	KEN	10.7	43.1	22.7	47.1
Davion	Mintz	KEN	10.0	38.2	34.9	63.0
Noah	Locke	FLA	9.9	42.4	42.9	57.1
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
Tyree	Appleby	FLA	12	1.7
Scottie	Lewis	FLA	11	1.6
Tre	Mann	FLA	10	1.4
Brandon	Boston	KEN	11	1.2
Devin	Askew	KEN	10	1.1
Davion	Mintz	KEN	10	1.1
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Isaiah	Jackson	KEN	24	2.7
Scottie	Lewis	FLA	11	1.6
Olivier	Sarr	KEN	14	1.6
Omar	Payne	FLA	10	1.4
Colin	Castleton	FLA	8	1.1
Lance	Ware	KEN	7	0.8
Anthony	Duruji	FLA	3	0.4
Noah	Locke	FLA	3	0.4
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Isaiah	Jackson	KEN	41.0	66	7.3
Olivier	Sarr	KEN	36.0	54	6.0
Tre	Mann	FLA	35.0	39	5.6
Brandon	Boston	KEN	31.0	49	5.4
Colin	Castleton	FLA	19.0	37	5.3
Scottie	Lewis	FLA	24.0	32	4.6
Anthony	Duruji	FLA	16.0	28	4.0

Kentucky vs. Florida Basketball Series History

Kentucky leads 104-40

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Kentucky	Florida
NCAA NET	129	30
Sagarin	53	25
ESPN BPI	66	20
Ken Pomeroy	52	23
Massey Composite	91	18

Kentucky Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jacob Toppin	F	6′-9″	194	SO
2	Devin Askew	G	6′-3″	198	FR
3	Brandon Boston Jr.	G	6′-7″	185	FR
5	Terrence Clarke	G	6′-7″	194	FR
10	Davion Mintz	G	6′-3″	196	SR
11	Dontaie Allen	G	6′-6″	198	FR
12	Keion Brooks Jr.	F	6′-7″	205	SO
13	Riley Welch	G	6′-0″	185	SR
14	Brennan Canada	F	6′-6″	198	SO
20	Zan Payne	G	6′-4″	215	SO
21	Cam’Ron Fletcher	F	6′-6″	215	FR
23	Isaiah Jackson	F	6′-10″	206	FR
25	Kareem Watkins	G	5′-8″	145	FR
30	Olivier Sarr	F	7′-0″	237	SR
55	Lance Ware	F	6′-9″	223	FR

Florida Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Ques Glover	G	5′-11″	182	SO
1	Tre Mann	G	6′-5″	190	SO
2	Samson Ruzhentsev	F	6′-7″	192	FR
3	Alex Klatsky	G	6′-4″	185	FR
4	Anthony Duruji	F	6′-7″	220	JR
5	Omar Payne	F	6′-10″	230	SO
10	Noah Locke	G	6′-3″	203	JR
11	Keyontae Johnson	F	6′-5″	229	JR
12	Colin Castleton	F	6′-11″	231	JR
15	Osayi Osifo	F	6′-7″	225	JR
20	Jack May	G	6′-4″	175	FR
22	Tyree Appleby	G	6′-1″	170	JR
23	Scottie Lewis	G	6′-5″	189	SO
33	Jason Jitoboh	C	6′-11″	285	SO
44	Niels Lane	G	6′-5″	206	FR

Kentucky Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/25/2020	Morehead State	45	Kentucky	81
11/29/2020	Richmond	76	Kentucky	64
12/1/2020	Kansas	65	Kentucky	62
12/6/2020	Kentucky	62	Georgia Tech	79
12/12/2020	Notre Dame	64	Kentucky	63
12/15/2020	Detroit Mercy	PPD	Kentucky	PPD
12/19/2020	North Carolina	75	Kentucky	63
12/26/2020	Kentucky	59	Louisville	62
12/29/2020	South Carolina	PPD	Kentucky	PPD
1/2/2021	Kentucky	78	Mississippi St	73
1/5/2021	Vanderbilt	74	Kentucky	77
1/9/2021	Kentucky		Florida
1/12/2021	Alabama		Kentucky
1/16/2021	Kentucky		Auburn
1/20/2021	Kentucky		Georgia
1/23/2021	LSU		Kentucky
1/26/2021	Kentucky		Alabama
1/30/2021	Texas		Kentucky
2/2/2021	Kentucky		Missouri
2/6/2021	Tennessee		Kentucky
2/9/2021	Arkansas		Kentucky
2/13/2021	Auburn		Kentucky
2/17/2021	Kentucky		Vanderbilt
2/20/2021	Kentucky		Tennessee
2/23/2021	Texas A&M		Kentucky
2/27/2021	Florida		Kentucky
3/2/2021	Kentucky		Ole Miss

Florida Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
12/2/2020	Army	69	Florida	76
12/3/2020	Florida	90	Boston College	70
12/6/2020	Stetson	40	Florida	86
12/12/2020	Florida	71	Florida State	83
12/16/2020	North Florida	PPD	Florida	PPD
12/19/2020	FAU	PPD	Florida	PPD
12/20/2020	Florida A&M	PPD	Florida	PPD
12/22/2020	James Madison	PPD	Florida	PPD
12/30/2020	Florida	91	Vanderbilt	72
1/2/2021	LSU	79	Florida	83
1/5/2021	Florida	71	Alabama	86
1/9/2021	Kentucky		Florida
1/12/2021	Ole Miss		Florida
1/16/2021	Florida		Mississippi St
1/19/2021	Tennessee		Florida
1/23/2021	Florida		Georgia
1/27/2021	Vanderbilt		Florida
1/30/2021	Florida		West Virginia
2/3/2021	South Carolina		Florida
2/6/2021	Florida		LSU
2/10/2021	Florida		Tennessee
2/13/2021	Texas A&M		Florida
2/16/2021	Florida		Arkansas
2/20/2021	Georgia		Florida
2/23/2021	Florida		Auburn
2/27/2021	Florida		Kentucky
3/3/2021	Missouri		Florida

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Injuries and Suspensions

Kentucky

[F] 01/02/2021 – Keion Brooks Jr. is “?” (Calf)
[G] 01/02/2021 – Terrence Clarke is “?” (Ankle)

Florida

(!)[F] 12/22/2020 – Keyontae Johnson is out for season (Heart)

Source: statfox.com

Kentucky-Florida Prediction

Florida 80, Kentucky 69

Saturday‘s game tips off at 5:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Florida

Team Statistical Comparison

Statistical Leaders

SCORING

STEALS

BLOCKS

REBOUNDS