Everything you need to know to follow Florida basketball vs Vanderbilt

Florida enters the bracket at the No. 5 seed after losing its final two games against the Missouri Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers.

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Tournament season has finally arrived and on Thursday the Florida Gators embark on their Southeastern Conference Tournament journey starting with the Vanderbilt Commodores in a Round 2 matchup.

Florida enters the bracket at the No. 5 seed after losing its final two games of the season against the Missouri Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers, respectively. No. 12-seeded Vanderbilt won its first-round meeting with the Texas A&M Aggies, 79-68, to earn themselves a chance to live another day.

Before these two teams meet on the court, the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats will face the No. 9 Mississippi State Bulldogs starting at 11 a.m. EST, after which the Gator game will follow.

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.

Betting odds for Florida men’s basketball vs Vanderbilt, per BetMGM


Television: SEC Network

Play-by-Play: Karl Ravech

Analyst: Jimmy Dykes

Reporter: Marty Smith

Stream: ESPN App

Radio: Gators Sports Network

Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert

Analyst: Lee Humphrey

Score Track:  FloridaGators.com, ESPN app

Game Notes:  FloridaGators.com

Follow the Action:  Follow Gators Wire (@GatorsWire), college sports reporters Jay Markle (@thebettermarkle) and Tyler Nettuno (@TylerNettuno) on Twitter for live updates.

Prediction: Florida 81, Vanderbilt 69

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