Wednesday’s men’s basketball matchup between the Florida Gators and the Vanderbilt Commodores is one with a great deal of history, with the two schools facing each other 139 total times since their first meeting on Jan 17, 1931. Since then, it has been a tug of war between the two teams and the all-time record currently sits at 70-69 in favor of Vandy.
However in more recent years, Florida has held the upper hand in the series, winning their last five including a 91-72 victory on Dec. 30 to kick off the Southeastern Conference schedule. The last time the Gators took six-straight from the ‘Dores was 2006 — a streak that ultimately reached seven, representing the high-water mark for both teams.
Thing is, it is not that UF has been that good over the past five meetings, it is that Vanderbilt is pretty bad. Its combined conference winning percentage for the past four seasons (.152) comes from a 9-40 record that stretches between two coaching regimes, while their overall record of 36-71 (.336) over that same stretch is pretty ugly as well.
With those numbers in mind, here is a look at three intriguing digits provided by the official press release for the game.
Betting odds for Florida men’s basketball vs. Vanderbilt, per BetMGM
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