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Florida basketball returns home to the comfortable confines of the O’Connell Center on Saturday to host the Oklahoma State Cowboys in this year’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge. It has been rough going for the Gators of late coming off a two-game skid on the road while losing Jason Jitoboh for the season to an eye injury as well as remaining without leading scorer Colin Castleton, rendering them shorthanded in the frontcourt for today’s matchup.
UF comes into the game at No. 45 in the NET rankings after climbing up into the mid-30s during its brief three-game winning streak, while OSU is not too far behind at No. 53. Saturday’s game represents an opportunity for the Cowboys to pick up a Quadrant 1 win to add to their current 2-7 record in such matchups, while for the Gators it slots in Quadrant 2, in which they currently carry a 1-5 mark.
The Tipico Sportsbook favors the Gators by 3.5-points over the Cowboys while the over/under is set at 131.5. The money lines for Florida and Oklahoma State are minus-170 and plus-135, respectively, as of 11 a.m. EST on Saturday morning.
| Team | Spread | Money Line | Total Points |
| Oklahoma State | 3.5 -120 |
+135 | O 131.5 -115 |
| Florida | -3.5 -105 |
-170 | U 131.5 -107 |
How to follow Florida basketball vs Oklahoma State Cowboys
Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. EST on Saturday afternoon inside the O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2, livestreamed on the ESPN app and can be heard on the Gators IMG Sports Network.
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