March Madness Betting, East Tennessee State vs. Florida Odds and Stats
The fans at Amway Center will be treated to a game between the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and the Florida Gators when they take their seats on Thursday, March 17th, 2017. Click here to Bet and get 100% Bonus
MyBookie sportsbook opened the Gators as -11.5-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game's total opened at 142.
Florida was a 72-62 loser in their most recent outing at home against Commodores. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
East Tennessee State won its last outing, a 79-74 result against Spartans on March 06. They earned a push in that game as a -5-point favorite.
East Tennessee State betting stats:
Team record: 27-7 SU,17-13-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Like the Gators, East Tennessee St. failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament last year. However, their first place finish the Southern Conference made it difficult for the NCAA commission to turn a blind eye to the Buccaneers this season.
East Tennessee St. rides into their matchup against Florida with a 27-7 record that includes a 14-4 record in Southern Conference play. In the SoCon tournament, the Buccaneers made it to the championship game where they overcame UNC Greensboro to win an automatic bid to this year’s March Madness.
The Buccaneers will turn to TJ Cromer to lead them to a sportsbook upset victory Thursday afternoon. Cromer is leading East Tennessee in points with his average of 19.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per contest. Second in points for the Bucs is Desonta Bradford who is averaging 10.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
Florida betting stats:
Team record: 24-8 SU,18-13 ATS
Florida is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Florida is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games
Coming off a season in which they failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, the Gators are more than ecstatic about competing in this year’s March Madness betting tourney.
Florida slides into this contest flashing a 24-8 record and after posting a 14-4 record in the SEC, the Gators were able to finish second in the conference. Unfortunately for Florida, they didn’t find too much success in the SEC Tournament this year, failing to advance past Vanderbilt in the quarterfinals. Nevertheless, Florida is hopeful that they can make their impact in the NCAA Tournament.
To help them accomplish that, the Gators will turn to leading point-scorer KeVaughn Allen. Allen is currently averaging 13.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per matchup. Second in points for Florida is Canyon Barry who is currently putting up an average of 12.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per outing.
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