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For the only time this regular season, the LSU Tigers (12-11; 9-14-0 ATS) and Florida Gators (16-7; 11-11-1 ATS) will collide on Tuesday night. Florida's Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the venue, and tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EDT. The Gators have taken four of the past five meetings. Is this game destined to end like most of the recent matchups, or are the Tigers going to strike in Gainesville?
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Entering this game, the Tigers have lost five of their last six. This LSU team is also 1-5 on the road. The Tigers, who are 50th in adjusted tempo per KenPom, need more from a defense that has allowed more than 85 points in three of their past four games. Alabama scored 109 on them twice. Even with those duds, the Tigers are only surrendering 74.5 points per game this season. They hold foes to 41.8% shooting from the floor. LSU's opponents hit 34.2% of threes and take 20.2 trips to the free throw line per contest. LSU's rebounding (+0.5) and turnover differential (+0.4) are both competitive. Can this defense get back on track?
On the offensive end, the Tigers put up 77.7 points per game, a number aided by their pace. However, LSU shoots 46.0% as a team, so there is efficiency. They hit 35.0% of their three-pointers and 72.6% of their free throw attempts. The Tigers grab 10.3 offensive boards per game while tur ning the ball over an SEC-worst 13.2 times. Let's see what they bring to Florida.