No. 3 Florida basketball vs Mississippi State score tonight: Live updates, how to watch, game predictions

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Florida basketball returns to the road on Tuesday night, facing another tough SEC environment at Mississippi State.

Under third-year MSU coach Chris Jans, the Bulldogs (17-6, 5-5 SEC) are 8-3 at home this season.

The No. 3 Florida Gators (20-3, 7-3 SEC) are coming off their best road win in school history, knocking off No. 1 Auburn 90-81 at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., for their first-ever win against a No. 1 team on the road.

“It’s going to take a very similar performance that we had on Saturday to win at Starkville on Tuesday,” Florida basketball coach Todd Golden said. “I know that’s hard for some people to wrap their arms around – Auburn was No. 1 – but Mississippi State is a very good team.”

Mississippi State is led by high scoring point guard Josh Hubbard (17.5 ppg) and a defense that ranks third in the SEC in steals at 9.5 spg.

Florida will counter with the inside-out combo of sophomore forward Alex Condon (11.0 ppg, 8.1 rpg) and senior point guard Walter Clayton Jr. (17.5 ppg, 4.0 apg). Condon has posted five double-doubles in scoring and rebounding, while Clayton is coming off a 19-point, nine-assist performance in UF’s win at Auburn.

UF is 4-2 in road games this season. The Gators lead the all-time series between the two schools 68-53 but are 24-36 all-time at MSU.

Florida basketball vs Mississippi State injury update

Starting guard Alijah Martin is questionable with a hip injury.

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Florida basketball vs Mississippi State prediction

Florida 77, Mississippi State 72: It won’t be easy, but Florida will overcome an off-shooting night with a strong effort on the boards and more solid inside play from sophomore forward Alex Condon to improve to 5-2 on the road this season.

Florida basketball vs Mississippi State betting odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Tuesday afternoon:

Spread: Florida – 1.5

Over/Under: 135.5 points

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Publish date : 2025-02-11 22:00:00

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