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The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Florida Gators Wednesday at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Tip-off from Gainesville, FL, is at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are 3.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 140.5 points.
Kentucky (18-9 SU, 12-14-1 ATS) defeated Tennessee on Saturday. The Cats are 3-2 straight-up in their past five and 9-5 in Southeastern Conference competition. Senior guard CJ Fredrick (7.3 PPG) is questionable to play with a rib injury and senior guard Sahvir Wheeler (7.7 PPG and 5.6 APG) is out with an ankle injury.
Florida (14-13 SU, 13-14 ATS) was defeated by Arkansas on Saturday. The Gators are 1-4 straight-up in their past five and 7-7 in SEC play. Senior forward Colin Castleton (16.0 PPG, 7.7 RPG, and 3.0 BPG) is out for the remainder of the season with a fr actured hand.
Kentucky beat Florida 72-67 on February 4. The Gators shot 41.8 percent overall, including 31.6 percent from long distance. The Wildcats shot 45.2 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Gators 38-30 with 13 offensive rebounds.
Kentucky leads the all-time series 107-41.
Kentucky has won consecutive games and four of its past six. Are the Wildcats primed for a strong finish to the regular season?
UK beat 10th-ranked UT over the weekend, scoring a crucial 12-point home win. The Wildcats stormed out of the gate to a 39-19 halftime lead and didn't buckle after the break. The Volunteers shot 37.3 percent overall, including 22.2 percent from three-point range. Freshman guard Cason Wallace and senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe each scored 16 points. Kentucky never trailed in the game.
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The Wildcats average 74.3 points per game (119th) and shoot 45.6 percent from the floor (118th) with a 36.3 shooting percentage from long distance (69th). They convert 69.4 percent of their foul shots (256th) and average 35.5 rebounds (27th) with a +8.2 rebounding margin. Kentucky is 16th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
The Wildcats surrender 67.5 points per game (110th), and their opponents shoot 43.2 percent from the field (153rd) with a 32.6 shooting percentage from three-point distance (113th). UK is 86th in adjusted defensive efficiency.
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