OffshoreInsiders.com Senior Handicapper Matt Rivers has Florida plus the points. They are getting five-points at Mississippi according to BetUs Sportsbook.
We're obviously not looking at a Florida team that still boasts Horford, Noah, Brewer, Humphrey and players like that but Billy Donovan does have a capable team and one that can without a doubt compete today in Oxford.
The Gators are 18-8 and really never seem to be out of a game as far as basketball handicappers are concerned. Granted Florida is not an explosive squad that just pummels inferior opponents but they also rarely ever get fully outclassed and embarrassed.
Chris Warren is super talented and the Rebels at times have looked very good this season. Andy Kennedy's team started the season out in fine form but things have not been nearly as good of late. These guys have now dropped three of four after the home loss to Vanderbilt and the lone win, which was against Alabama, saw the Rebs fall behind by a whopping 20 points at the half. The second half was great but this team is just not playing very good ball and certainly not consistent winning type basketball.
Donovan's boys have eight losses on the season. Two have been by one point, one has been by three points and one has been by six points. My point is that these guys play close games and the Rebels right now are not a team that should just blow them out.
Ole Miss can win this game as they are a fairly skilled club with Warren, Polynice, White and a few others but they also can lose this game and certainly will against the NCAA Basketball Odds. It's really not that far from a 50-50 proposition in terms of just the win. Getting five or so with the visitors is almost like snatching up some free points.
Florida did have that very subpar effort a few games ago at home against Xavier but I'm not taking all that much from that one game. That was the Gators' one egg. Every team shrivels up like that at some point in a long season. The Musketeers are pretty good but, no doubt, that effort by Florida was awful.
Mississippi just needs a win right now. To ask them to win by more than a handful seems like a bit much.
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