The Tennessee Volunteers take on the Florida Gators in the SEC Tournament final. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Florida is favored by 4.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -218. The total is set at 141.5 points.
Here are my Tennessee vs. Florida predictions and college basketball picks for March 16, 2025.
Tennessee Volunteers vs. Florida Gators Prediction, Picks
- Pick: Florida -4.5
My Florida vs. Tennessee best bet is on the Gators spread, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Tennessee vs. Florida Odds, Spread, Lines
| Tennessee Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+5.5 -110 | 143.5 -110o / -110u | +195 |
| Florida Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-5.5 -110 | 143.5 -110o / -110u | -235 |
- Tennessee vs. Florida spread: Florida -5.5, Tennessee +5.5
- Tennessee vs. Florida over/under: 143.5
- Tennessee vs. Florida moneyline: Florida ML -235, Tennessee ML +195
Spread
I'm taking the Vols on the spread.
Moneyline
There's no value on the moneyline.
Over/Under
I have no play on the total.
My Pick: Florida -4.5
Tennessee vs. Florida SEC Tournament Championship Preview
No. 4 Florida and No. 8 Tennessee meet in the SEC Tournament Championship game on Sunday.
They split their two meetings this year, with Florida winning by 30 in Gainesville and Tennessee getting revenge with a 20-point victory in Nashville.
Florida had the better record at 29-4 while Tennessee posted a record of 27-6.
The key figure I was looking at for this handicap was the Vols' number away from Rocky Top, as they were 16-1 at home but only 6-5 in away games.
Florida was cleaner on the year (25 covers) and it has the top offensive rebounding team in the country — to go along with the 13th-ranked defense. Todd Golden's bunch allows its opponents to shoot 39.7% from the field while also being terrific defending the perimeter.
The Gators' margin of victory is 16.4 per game, and that will come into play for this neutral-site duel.
Tennessee has a good team too, but Florida is more polished. Tennessee doesn't have a great offense, and the Gators just have too many weapons — Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin, Will Richard — on that side of the ball. That's tough to contend with for even the best defenses in the nation.
