Gators vs Commodores: SEC Tournament Semifinals

0:00On March 14th, the top-seated Florida Gators faced the 4th-seated Vanderbilt Commodores in the SEC tournament semi-finals on Saturday. Florida punched their ticket with the solid 71-63 win over 9th-seated Kentucky on Friday. Vanderbilt kept rolling by, taking down 5th-seated Tennessee 75-68 in the quarter-finals. Both teams bring hot streaks into the match-up. The Gators have won 12 straight games and hold a 26-6 record. Chasing a second straight conference tournament title. Vanderbilt sits at 25-7, winners of their last three, and eyes their first finals trip since 2012. Florida holds a slight edge in the all-time series, leading 76-74, including a close 98-94 victory back on. January 17th. Tip off is at 1pm. Eastern time from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, with the Gators favored by 8 and a half points and the total. Set at 160.5.

1:00Recent trends point to a high-scoring affair as the over has hit in 6 of the last 7 meetings between these squads. Vanderbilt is 5 and 5 against the spread in their last 10, while Florida goes 7 and 3 in theirs. Projections show both teams with multiple double-figure scores, pushing the total around 163 points. Disclash could decide who advances to Sunday's finals, setting the stage for another deep run by one of these battle-tested programs.