Here’s everything you need to know to follow this tonight’s Fort Myers Tip-Off action against Ohio State.
Florida basketball took the opening game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday against the Cal Golden Bears to earn a matchup with the Ohio State Buckeyes for the Beach Division title. The Gators have looked impressive in all four of their wins this season as the squad begins to creep into the top 25 polls.
The Buckeyes come in with a 4-1 record, having lost to the Xavier Musketeers last Thursday before beating the No. 21 Seton Hall Pirates in the opening game of this tournament on Monday, 79-76. The UF-OSU matchup looks to be a good one as two teams on the rise clash on the southwest Florida parquet.
Here is a look at the odds for tonight’s Gator game against California.
Florida basketball returns to the parquet on Monday night at the Fort Myers Tip-Off — a two-game in-season tournament that includes eight total teams in a two-bracket setup, with each division crowning its own champion. The Gators play in the Beach Division, which includes their opening opponent the California Golden Bears as well as the Ohio State Buckeyes and Seton Hall Pirates.
On Monday morning, the Tipico Sportsbook gave the Gators an 12.5 point edge over the Bears, while the over-under set at 128.5 and the moneylines for Florida and Cal are -1000 and +600, respectively, as of 8:45 a.m. EST.
Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EST on Monday inside the Suncoast Credit Union Arena, Fort Myers, Florida. The game will be broadcast on the FS1, livestreamed on the Fox Sports app and can be heard on the Gators IMG Sports Network.
All Betting Lines are Courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook
Here’s everything you need to know to follow this tonight’s Fort Myers Tip-Off action against Cal.
With turmoil surrounding the Florida football team, Gator Nation welcomes back its men’s basketball squad on Monday night as the Gators get set to play in the Fort Myers Tip-Off against the California Golden Bears.
The matchup is the first of two in the tournament. The second will come against either the Ohio State Buckeyes or the Seton Hall Pirates, depending on the first-day games’ outcomes.
Florida enters 3-0 while Cal has a 2-2 record. The betting odds favor the Gators going into the game; they are a double-digit favorite.
Here is a look at how to follow Monday evening’s action across the media starting at 8:30 p.m. EST.
It was another dominant effort from the defense in an 81-45 win over the Panthers.
Coming off an emotional win over Florida State that snapped a seven-game losing streak in the rivalry series (enough to jump into polls), the No. 24 Gators didn’t appear to have a hangover at all. They led the whole way in an 81-45 victory over the Milwaukee Panthers at the O’Connell Center.
Florida only led by 11 at the half, but it outscored the Panthers 35-7 to start the second frame and held Milwaukee off the scoreboard for more than 10 minutes of game time en-route to the 36-point victory.
It was yet another dominant defensive showing, and the offense really found its stride in the second half. The victory puts a lot of momentum behind coach Mike White‘s team as it prepares for the Fort Myers Tip-Off, where it will face California in the opener on Monday night.
Here are three takeaways from the convincing win over Milwaukee.
Here is a look at the odds for tonight’s Gator game against Milwaukee.
Florida basketball returns to the parquet on Thursday night to host the Milwaukee Panthers as the Gators’ early-season non-conference schedule gets into full swing. UF is coming off a big win over FSU that catapulted Mike White’s squad into the AP top 25 and looks to carry that momentum against tonight’s Horizon League opponent.
On Thursday morning, the Tipico Sportsbook gave the Gators a 14.5 point edge over the Panthers, while the over-under set at 140.5 and the moneylines for Florida and Milwaukee are -1600 and +800, respectively, as of 9:30 a.m. EST.
Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. EST on Thursday inside the O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network+, livestreamed on the ESPN app and can be heard on the Gators IMG Sports Network.
All Betting Lines are Courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook
The Gators are back at home on Thursday to host Milwaukee before heading to Fort Myers.
After snapping a seven-game losing streak against Florida State that dated back to 2013, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team will host the Milwaukee Panthers on Thursday.
The 2-0 start has Mike White‘s team ranked in the AP Top 25 at No. 24, but there is still a lot of basketball to be played before the tournament. The Gators played well against FSU but it may be unfair to expect that kind of complete team effort every night out. Colin Castleton, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder on Sunday, said that the team played its heart out for Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed in the middle of the FSU game a year ago.
Fortunately, Milwaukee shouldn’t be nearly the challenge Florida State was. The Panthers are 1-1 so far with the loss being to Eastern Kentucky. There have been a handful of upsets over ranked teams in college basketball early in the season, but this isn’t expected to be another.
Patrick Baldwin Jr. and DeAndre Gholston account for most of Milwaukee’s points and rebounds. Castleton has the height advantage over both players and Anthony Duruji proved himself as a hustle player against FSU, so Florida should gain control rebound battle rather quickly. More opportunities should lead to more points, and Florida could put this one away by the half.
The game tips off at 6 p.m. EST at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville. Here are the projected starting lineups courtesy of the pregame notes.
Here’s everything you need to know to follow this afternoon’s rivalry action between Florida and Milwaukee.
Florida basketball welcomes the Milwaukee Panthers to the O’Connell Center on Thursday for the third game of the Gators’ nascent 2021-22 campaign. Coming off a huge win over Florida State that snapped a seven-game losing streak to its interstate rivals, the Orange and Blue look to build on the momentum against a Horizon League opponent on its home floor.
It is far too early to get too good of an assessment of this squad, but Mike White‘s revamped roster appears to be among his best ever in Gainesville and enters the game ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll with a perfect 2-0 record. The Panthers come in at 1-1 with a win over North Dakota and a loss to Eastern Kentucky, respectively, and will try desperately to keep up with the Gators.
Here are the top three takeaways from Wisconsin’s 83-64 win over the Milwaukee Panthers at the Kohl Center on Saturday evening.
Wisconsin earned its sixth victory of the season on Saturday evening, taking down Milwaukee 83-64. Here are our top three takeaways from the game for the Badgers.
Wisconsin continues to be a completely different team at home than on the road.
Dec 21, 2019; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Wisconsin Badgers guard Kobe King (23) works the ball against Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers guard Deandre Abram (1) at the Kohl Center. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports
If only the Badgers were able to play every game at the Kohl Center this season, we would be talking about them as one of the Big Ten’s best teams.
Wisconsin has yet to prove it can carry over its overall excellent play in Madison to a contest on the road, but last night’s performance reinforced the notion that this is a team that appears capable of beating anyone at home.
The Badgers shot 26-52 (50 percent) from the floor against Milwaukee, including 10-22 (45 percent) from three. They also were a sparkling 21-26 (80.8 percent) from the charity stripe, and only committed 9 turnovers, below their season average of 11.3. There were also some fantastic individual outings from players that Wisconsin desperately needs to step up more in order to make the NCAA Tournament.
It will be interesting to see if the Badgers can reverse the trend we have seen from them this season and carry over some of this success to Knoxville against No. 21 Tennessee next weekend.
Wisconsin faces Milwaukee in Madison on Saturday afternoon. Badger fans should be sure to know these three opposing players.
After suffering an ugly loss the last time it took the court, Wisconsin (5-5) will look to get back in the win column at home against Milwaukee (5-6) on Saturday afternoon.
The Badgers own a 26-2 record all-time against the Panthers, including a blowout 71-49 victory the last time these programs met in 2017.
Wisconsin has lost four of its last five leading into Saturday’s matchup, most recently falling to Rutgers in a 72-65 decision in Piscataway last Wednesday. Milwaukee hasn’t fared much better than Bucky as of late, as head coach Patrick Baldwin’s group has dropped four in a row and five of its last six. The Panthers were taken down by Eastern Illinois 75-68 at home last weekend in their most recent outing.
The Badgers are in desperate need of the confidence boost that a dominant showing against their in-state foe on Saturday would provide before hitting the road to Knoxville to take on No. 21 Tennessee next weekend. Considering the quality of their opponent and how well they have played in Madison this season, you have to like their odds.
However, Milwaukee has been pesky at times against Wisconsin and actually defeated it as recently as 2015. The Panthers are capable of doing so again this time around if their stars step up.
Here are the three players on the other side who Badger fans should keep a close eye on throughout Saturday afternoon’s contest.
Baldwin has to be pleased with the return on investment that he has gotten from Roy since bringing him to Milwaukee from the JUCO ranks.
Roy began his college career at Mercer before transferring to Connors State College in Oklahoma after his freshman season. His one and only season there landed him on Division I radars after he was the maestro of an offense that averaged 90.3 points per game, putting up 12.8 points, 5.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals on his own in the process.
His decision to join the Panthers has turned out quite well for both parties, as Roy led the team in scoring in his first season in Milwaukee last year and his doing so again in 2019. His average of 16 points per game is the fifth-highest mark in the Horizon League, while he also ranks No. 7 in assists.
Roy has been a double-digit scorer in eight of Milwaukee’s 11 games, including 25 and 24-point efforts in his last two outings. The 6-2 senior has proven capable of lighting it up against top-notch competition, as those 25 points came in the Panthers’ loss at Kansas.
UW-Milwaukee guard Te’Jon Lucas drives on North Dakota forward Filip Rebraca.
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Many Wisconsin fans may be familiar with Lucas, who was a prep star at Milwaukee Washington and was named the runner-up for the state’s Mr. Basketball award as a senior, an honor that was shared by current Badger Trevor Anderson and his teammate at Stevens Point, Sam Hauser.
The nation’s No. 138 overall recruit according to the 247Sports composite rankings, Lucas signed with Illinois over an offer list that also included schools such as USC, Memphis and Purdue. He played two seasons in Champaign, averaging 5.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and a team-high 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore before deciding to transfer back to his hometown to play for the Panthers.
Lucas has gotten off to a great start to his first season at Milwaukee as team’s tone-setter on both ends of the floor, leading the Panthers in assists and steals and ranking second in points and rebounds per game. The 6-2 junior’s assist and steal averages are the third and seventh-highest in the Horizon League, respectively.
It’s worth noting ahead of tomorrow’s matchup that Lucas has struggled against Wisconsin in the past, as he hasn’t scored in either of the two games he’s played for the Fighting Illini against the Badgers despite averaging 23.5 minutes per game in those contests.
As with Lucas, Thomas is enjoying a productive start to his career at Milwaukee.
The 6-4 junior from Chicago played his high school ball at powerhouse Simeon Career Academy, a school that has produced players such as Jabari Parker and Derrick Rose, before getting his first two years of collegiate competition under his belt at Wabash Valley College, a JUCO school in Illinois. Baldwin brought Thomas to Milwaukee after he averaged 15.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and was a first-team all-region selection last year.
The 6-4 junior currently ranks third on the Panthers in scoring, rebounds and assists.
