SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Florida

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The LSU Tigers visit the Florida Gators on Wednesday in Gainesville in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

LSU scores an average of 76.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 55.6 points per contest. Florida scores an average of 73.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 61.7 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
LSU	0.446	0.316	0.738	12.57	7.07	12.43	4.93	13.21	14.14
Florida	0.430	0.315	0.719	13.15	3.77	9.54	5.77	13.00	13.54
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
LSU	0.347	0.267	41.57	34.50	0.34	21.14	7.00	76.8	55.6
Florida	0.427	0.286	37.46	33.69	0.36	12.00	7.77	73.7	61.7

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3FG%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3FG%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor M– Average game scoring margin.
3 Pt Md PG– Three point shot made per game.
TM PPG– Average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
6. Eason, Tari	LSU	13	75	8	45	203	15.62
9. Castleton, Colin	UF	13	71	0	54	196	15.08
11. Days, Darius	LSU	14	72	35	21	200	14.29

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
2. Eason, Tari	LSU	13	75	142	0.528
3. Castleton, Colin	UF	13	71	135	0.526
13. Days, Darius	LSU	14	72	173	0.416

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
4. Days, Darius	LSU	14	35	2.50
13. Jones, Myreon	UF	12	22	1.83

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
6. Appleby, Tyree	UF	13	40	47	0.851
9. Gaines, Eric	LSU	14	41	50	0.820
10. Fleming Jr., Phlandrous	UF	13	38	47	0.809
11. Eason, Tari	LSU	13	45	57	0.789

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
2. Castleton, Colin	UF	13	43	76	119	9.15
5. Days, Darius	LSU	14	20	91	111	7.93
8. Eason, Tari	LSU	13	32	63	95	7.31
20. Reid, Efton	LSU	14	29	50	79	5.64

LSU vs. Florida Basketball Series History

LSU leads 65-50

LSU Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Brandon Murray	G	6′-5″	214	FR
1	Xavier Pinson	G	6′-2″	154	SR
2	Eric Gaines	G	6′-2″	150	SO
3	Alex Fudge	F	6′-8″	185	FR
4	Darius Days	F	6′-7″	245	SR
5	Mwani Wilkinson	F	6′-5″	206	SO
10	Brandon Egemo	G	6′-0″	166	SO
11	Justice Williams	G	6′-3″	170	FR
13	Tari Eason	F	6′-8″	216	SO
15	Efton Reid	C	6′-11″	238	FR
20	Jerrell Colbert	C	6′-10″	216	FR
21	Bradley Ezewiro	F	6′-8″	246	FR
22	Spencer Mays	G	6′-3″	196	JR
24	Shareef O’Neal	F	6′-10″	220	JR
25	Adam Benhayoune	F	6′-5″	230	FR
30	Parker Edwards	G	6′-2″	214	JR
44	Adam Miller	G	6′-2″	185	SO

Florida Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Myreon Jones	G	6′-3″	175	SR
1	CJ Felder	F	6′-7″	231	JR
3	Alex Klatsky	G	6′-4″	185	SO
4	Anthony Duruji	F	6′-7″	209	SR
10	Elijah Kennedy	G	6′-3″	185	FR
11	Keyontae Johnson	F	6′-5″	229	SR
12	Colin Castleton	F	6′-11″	231	SR
14	Kowacie Reeves	G	6′-6″	182	FR
20	Jack May	G	6′-4″	175	SO
22	Tyree Appleby	G	6′-1″	163	SR
23	Brandon McKissic	G	6′-3″	185	SR
24	Phlandrous Fleming Jr.	G	6′-5″	205	SR
32	Tuongthach Gatkek	F	6′-9″	172	SO
33	Jason Jitoboh	C	6′-11″	305	JR
44	Niels Lane	G	6′-5″	206	SO

LSU Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UL Monroe	39	LSU	101
11/12/2021	Texas State	59	LSU	84
11/15/2021	Liberty	58	LSU	74
11/18/2021	McNeese	46	LSU	85
11/22/2021	Belmont	53	LSU	83
11/26/2021	Penn State	63	LSU	68
11/27/2021	LSU	75	Wake Forest	61
12/1/2021	Ohio	51	LSU	66
12/11/2021	LSU	69	Georgia Tech	53
12/14/2021	N’Western St	49	LSU	89
12/18/2021	LSU	66	Louisiana Tech	57
12/22/2021	Lipscomb	60	LSU	95
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/12/2022	LSU		Florida
1/15/2022	Arkansas		LSU
1/19/2022	LSU		Alabama
1/22/2022	LSU		Tennessee
1/26/2022	Texas A&M		LSU
1/29/2022	LSU		TCU
2/1/2022	Ole Miss		LSU
2/5/2022	LSU		Vanderbilt
2/8/2022	LSU		Texas A&M
2/12/2022	Mississippi State		LSU
2/16/2022	Georgia		LSU
2/19/2022	LSU		South Carolina
2/23/2022	LSU		Kentucky
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

Florida Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Elon	61	Florida	74
11/14/2021	Florida State	55	Florida	71
11/18/2021	Milwaukee	45	Florida	81
11/22/2021	Florida	80	California	60
11/24/2021	Florida	71	Ohio State	68
11/28/2021	Troy	45	Florida	84
12/1/2021	Florida	67	Oklahoma	74
12/6/2021	Texas Southern	69	Florida	54
12/8/2021	North Florida	55	Florida	85
12/12/2021	Florida	68	Maryland	70
12/18/2021	South Florida	55	Florida	66
12/22/2021	Stony Brook	62	Florida	87
12/29/2021	Florida	PPD	Ole Miss	PPD
1/5/2022	Alabama	83	Florida	70
1/8/2022	Florida	73	Auburn	85
1/12/2022	LSU		Florida
1/15/2022	Florida		South Carolina
1/19/2022	Mississippi State		Florida
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt		Florida
1/26/2022	Florida		Tennessee
1/29/2022	Oklahoma State		Florida
2/2/2022	Florida		Missouri
2/5/2022	Ole Miss		Florida
2/9/2022	Georgia		Florida
2/12/2022	Florida		Kentucky
2/15/2022	Florida		Texas A&M
2/19/2022	Auburn		Florida
2/22/2022	Arkansas		Florida
2/26/2022	Florida		Georgia
3/1/2022	Florida		Vanderbilt
3/5/2022	Kentucky		Florida

Injuries and Suspensions

LSU

[G] 10/20/2021 – Adam Miller is out indefinitely (Knee)
[F] 11/05/2021 – Shareef O’Neal is out indefinitely (Foot)

Florida

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

LSU-Florida Prediction

LSU 72, Florida 69

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: LSU at Florida

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding