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The Southeastern Conference Tournament is underway after the No. 12 seed Vanderbilt Commodores (8-15, 3-13 SEC) defeated the No. 13 seed Texas A&M Aggies on Wednesday to advance to the second round, where the No. 5 Florida Gators (13-8, 9-7 SEC) await them.
It was a down year for the ‘Dores, who managed to win just three conference games under second-year head coach Jerry Stackhouse. While the results on the floor left a lot to be desired, Stackhouse has a reputation for pushing his team to its fullest potential.
Meanwhile, UF had one of the most difficult seasons in recent memory, dealing with two COVID outbreaks as well as the loss of their SEC Preseason Player of the Year Keyontae Johnson. Nevertheless, the team persevered and managed to score a few big wins before the regular season expired — though their two losses to close out the schedule put a damper on their tournament seeding.
BetMGM has the Gators a 7.5-point favorite over the Commodores while the over/under is set at 145.5 points ahead of game time.
Everything you need to know to follow Florida basketball vs Vanderbilt
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST in Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee for the second round of the SEC Tournament and will be broadcast on the SEC Network, livestreamed on the ESPN app and can be heard on the Gators Sports Network.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM, The King of Sportsbooks.
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