SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Florida

Florida-Kentucky basketball game preview

The Kentucky Wildcats visit the Florida Gators on Saturday 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

Kentucky scores an average of 80.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 65.8 points per contest. Florida scores an average of 70.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 65.4 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Kentucky	0.488	0.358	0.730	13.10	10.43	6.97	4.07	16.30	11.67
Florida	0.429	0.316	0.737	10.87	-1.30	8.17	5.37	12.87	12.33
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Kentucky	0.410	0.303	40.43	30.00	0.38	+14.57	6.33	80.4	65.8
Florida	0.436	0.322	33.33	34.63	0.32	+5.37	8.27	70.7	65.4

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– 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 3PT%– 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.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
6. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	28	184	0	92	460	16.4
7. Castleton, Colin	UF	22	131	0	96	358	16.3
17. Washington Jr., TyTy	UK	25	127	28	29	311	12.4
19. Grady, Kellan	UK	28	121	82	22	346	12.4

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
2. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	28	184	309	0.595
3. Castleton, Colin	UF	22	131	238	0.550
5. Washington Jr., TyTy	UK	25	127	266	0.477

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
2. Grady, Kellan	UK	28	82	2.93
9. Jones, Myreon	UF	27	53	1.96
11. Appleby, Tyree	UF	28	51	1.82

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
3. Appleby, Tyree	UF	28	97	112	0.866
12. Fleming Jr., Phlandrous	UF	28	70	91	0.769

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
1. Tshiebwe, Oscar	UK	28	149	278	427	15.25
3. Castleton, Colin	UF	22	70	127	197	8.95

Kentucky vs. Florida Basketball Series History

Kentucky leads 105-41

Kentucky Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jacob Toppin	F	6′-9″	200	JR
1	CJ Fredrick	G	6′-3″	190	JR
2	Sahvir Wheeler	G	5′-9″	180	JR
3	TyTy Washington Jr.	G	6′-3″	197	FR
4	Daimion Collins	F	6′-9″	202	FR
10	Davion Mintz	G	6′-3″	195	SR
11	Dontaie Allen	G	6′-6″	205	SO
12	Keion Brooks Jr.	F	6′-7″	210	JR
14	Brennan Canada	F	6′-6″	198	JR
20	Zan Payne	G	6′-4″	215	JR
23	Bryce Hopkins	F	6′-6″	220	FR
25	Kareem Watkins	G	5′-8″	170	SO
31	Kellan Grady	G	6′-5″	205	SR
34	Oscar Tshiebwe	F	6′-9″	255	JR
55	Lance Ware	F	6′-9″	225	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

Kentucky Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Kentucky	71	Duke	79
11/12/2021	Robert Morris	60	Kentucky	100
11/16/2021	Mount St Mary	55	Kentucky	80
11/19/2021	Ohio	59	Kentucky	77
11/22/2021	Albany	61	Kentucky	86
11/26/2021	North Florida	52	Kentucky	86
11/29/2021	C Michigan	57	Kentucky	85
12/7/2021	Southern	64	Kentucky	76
12/11/2021	Kentucky	62	Notre Dame	66
12/18/2021	Ohio State	69	Kentucky	98
12/22/2021	Western KY	60	Kentucky	95
12/29/2021	Missouri	56	Kentucky	83
12/31/2021	High Point	48	Kentucky	92
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Georgia	77	Kentucky	92
1/11/2022	Kentucky	78	Vanderbilt	66
1/15/2022	Tennessee	79	Kentucky	107
1/19/2022	Kentucky	64	Texas A&M	58
1/22/2022	Kentucky	71	Auburn	80
1/25/2022	Mississippi State	74	Kentucky	82
1/29/2022	Kentucky	80	Kansas	62
2/2/2022	Vanderbilt	70	Kentucky	77
2/5/2022	Kentucky	66	Alabama	55
2/8/2022	Kentucky	86	South Carolina	76
2/12/2022	Florida	57	Kentucky	78
2/15/2022	Kentucky	63	Tennessee	76
2/19/2022	Alabama	81	Kentucky	90
2/23/2022	LSU	66	Kentucky	71
2/26/2022	Kentucky	73	Arkansas	75
3/1/2022	Ole Miss	72	Kentucky	83
3/5/2022	Kentucky		Florida

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	64	Florida	58
1/15/2022	Florida	71	South Carolina	63
1/19/2022	Mississippi State	72	Florida	80
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt	42	Florida	61
1/26/2022	Florida	71	Tennessee	78
1/29/2022	Oklahoma State	72	Florida	81
2/2/2022	Florida	66	Missouri	65
2/5/2022	Ole Miss	57	Florida	62
2/9/2022	Georgia	63	Florida	72
2/12/2022	Florida	57	Kentucky	78
2/15/2022	Florida	55	Texas A&M	56
2/19/2022	Auburn	62	Florida	63
2/22/2022	Arkansas	82	Florida	74
2/26/2022	Florida	84	Georgia	72
3/1/2022	Florida	82	Vanderbilt	78
3/5/2022	Kentucky		Florida

Injuries and Suspensions

Kentucky

[G] 02/07/2022 – Shaedon Sharpe is out for season (None)
[G] 11/13/2021 – CJ Fredrick is out indefinitely (Hamstring)

Florida

[F] 03/04/2022 – Anthony Duruji is “?” Saturday vs Kentucky (Ankle)
[C] 01/28/2022 – Jason Jitoboh is out for season (Eye)

Source: statfox.com

Kentucky-Florida Prediction

Kentucky 74, Florida 70

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.

Saturday‘s game tips off at 2:00 PM ET. TV: CBS.

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Field Goal %

3-point made per game

Free Throw %

Rebounding