Gator Basketball ***Official BBALL Thread*** UF @ Wake Forest for ACC/SEC Challenge (ESPNU Wednesday Nov 29 7:15PM)

[TLB]

UF coming in 5-2, WF at 3-3:
11/24/23 vsCHSO W71-56
11/19/23 vsLSU L86-80 OT
11/17/23 vsTOW W71-61
11/16/23 vsUTAH L77-70
11/10/23 @UGA L80-77


ESPN predictor has WF winning 67.6% but no line or spread showing as yet. Puzzling they are favored other than being at home, given their losses are games I expect to win.

 

[maheo30]

UF coming in 5-2, WF at 3-3:
11/24/23 vsCHSO W71-56
11/19/23 vsLSU L86-80 OT
11/17/23 vsTOW W71-61
11/16/23 vsUTAH L77-70
11/10/23 @UGA L80-77


ESPN predictor has WF winning 67.6% but no line or spread showing as yet. Puzzling they are favored other than being at home, given their losses are games I expect to win.

Them being favored surprises me. They are supposed to be really good at guard. Looking at Wake's schedule, I'm not impressed. Any word on if Handlogten is back?

 

[MidwestChomp]

The lost to Mike White...enough said.

 

[NVGator]

This game will be telling about this squad. You all have given this team a pass for the losses to UVA and Baylor.

Pull off a W and it’s a solid road win. Walk away with another L and I can’t wait to hear @MertzJay26 spin the excuses.

 

[maheo30]

This game will be telling about this squad. You all have given this team a pass for the losses to UVA and Baylor.

Pull off a W and it’s a solid road win. Walk away with another L and I can’t wait to hear @MertzJay26 spin the excuses.

I have no problems losing to quality teams like Virginia and Baylor. But, if we are a really good team, we should win this game.

 

[NVGator]

I have no problems losing to quality teams like Virginia and Baylor. But, if we are a really good team, we should win this game.

Exactly my point.

 

[URGatorBait]

This game will be telling about this squad. You all have given this team a pass for the losses to UVA and Baylor.

Pull off a W and it’s a solid road win. Walk away with another L and I can’t wait to hear @MertzJay26 spin the excuses.

Jay has never made an excuse in his life. Not once. And he most certainly has never flip flopped back and forth depending on the direction the wind is blowing. Nope. never.

 

[maheo30]

 

[MertzJay26]

This game will be telling about this squad. You all have given this team a pass for the losses to UVA and Baylor.

Pull off a W and it’s a solid road win. Walk away with another L and I can’t wait to hear @MertzJay26 spin the excuses.

Working on them now as we speak

 

[MertzJay26]

Jay has never made an excuse in his life. Not once. And he most certainly has never flip flopped back and forth depending on the direction the wind is blowing. Nope. never.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Will Handlogten turn out to be a rock or jello?

 

[maheo30]

 

[LeeForThree]

Go Gators!!!!!!

Hopefully we are healthy and have a big game

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I looked at the comparative stats, sos so far, essentially every metric one could use that's readily available and Florida is better in every category. Yet the predictor is 70%+ for wake. Makes no sense to me but my gut says we beat the brakes off that team.

Edit: Vegas now has us favored by 4.5 but the "analytics" indicate 68% chance to win for wake.

I'm going to enjoy smoking this team.

 

[LagoonGator68]

I looked at the comparative stats, sos so far, essentially every metric one could use that's readily available and Florida is better in every category. Yet the predictor is 70%+ for wake. Makes no sense to me but my gut says we beat the brakes off that team.

Edit: Vegas now has us favored by 4.5 but the "analytics" indicate 68% chance to win for wake.

I'm going to enjoy smoking this team.

Their 3 guards average 18 a piece…mostly 3’s

 

[LeeForThree]

Handlogten out again

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Handlogten out again

We really need to get him back

 

[LeeForThree]

Florida is down 9-8 at the under 16 timeout. A little erratic to start on both ends

 

[LeeForThree]

Florida is down 17-16 at the under 12 timeout. Kugel and Clayton with baskets

 

[LeeForThree]

Aberdeen playing some bad min