Florida vs. George Washington: How to watch, betting lines, game notes

The No. 18 Florida Gators (5-4) have another neutral-site matchup Saturday against George Washington. UF competes in the Orange Bowl Classic for the 24th time in program history, holding a 19-4 record in the event with a 1-0 mark under Todd Golden.

This will be UF’s 16th game over its last 19 away from home, dating back to last year’s postseason run. For the seventh time in 10 games this season, Florida is playing on a neutral or road court.

How to watch Florida against George Washington

When: Saturday, Dec. 13
Where: Amerant Bank Arena (20,000) | Sunrise, Fla.
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV | Stream: ESPN2 | ESPN app
On the call: Play-by-Play: Tom Hart, Analyst: Dane Bradshaw

BetMGM odds for Gators vs. Revolutionaries

Spread: Florida -15.5
Over/Under: 165.5 points
Moneyline: Florida -1400, GW +775

Odds courtesy of BetMGM, the official betting partner of On3.

Florida Gators projected starters

No.	Player	Position	Height/Weight	Class	Min.	Pts.	Rebs.	Misc.
1	Boogie Fland	Guard	6-3, 185 pounds	So.	29.4	12.0	2.1	2.0 ast
15	Xaivian Lee	Guard	6-4, 180 pounds	Sr.	28.7	9.6	4.9	3.8 ast
10	Thomas Haugh	Forward	6-9, 215 pounds	Jr.	35.2	18.6	7.0	2.6 ast
21	Alex Condon	Forward	6-11, 230 pounds	Jr.	30.9	15.0	9.0	3.1 ast
9	Rueben Chinyelu	Center	6-10, 260 pounds	Jr.	24.6	10.0	11.2	0.9 blk

George Washington projected starters

No.	Player	Position	Height/Weight	Class	Min.	Pts.	Rebs.	Misc.
2	Christian Jones	Guard	6-4, 200 pounds	R-So.	23.2	10.7	2.5	2.9 ast
0	Trey Autry	Guard	6-4, 210 pounds	Jr.	25.1	9.0	3.2	1.8 ast
11	Bubu Benjamin	Guard	6-7, 220 pounds	Jr.	26.8	9.5	3.3	1.7 stl
24	Tyrone Marshall Jr.	Forward	6-8, 215 pounds	Gr.	20.9	7.9	4.9	2.0 ast
30	Rafael Castro	Center	6-11, 220 pounds	R-Sr.	23.3	15.5	7.5	1.3 blk

Todd Golden on Revolutionaries

“I think they’re very, very good offensively. They play close to four-guard-ish-type players. They spread you out. They’re a good early offense, ball-screen team. They had a disappointing effort last night, and I’m sure we’re going to get a team that’s pretty fired up and emotional to try to flip that. But I made sure the guys understood after the UConn game the other night, when there was some disappointment in the locker room, that if we allow ourselves to sulk, we’re going to get punked on Saturday. This is a really good team. This isn’t a team that we can walk in and just expect to win. We got to play well on Saturday. And I think our guys understand that and respect George Washington.”

Game notes

* The Gators have battled one of the nation’s toughest schedules to date, third-hardest per KenPom, already facing three teams that currently sit in the AP top five. George Washington will be the eighth KenPom top-100 opponent UF will face, the team’s most in regular season nonconference action since 2017-18.

* In Florida’s three games this season vs. current AP top-5 opponents, Thomas Haugh has averaged 23.0 points on .575 shooting (23-40), .429 from 3-point range (6-14).

* At 11.2 rebounds per game, Rueben Chinyelu is making an early bid to be the fi rst Gator in 50 years to average in double figures. He has six games with 10+ boards, including a 21-rebound performance vs. Merrimack, the most rebounds by a Gator in 43 years and tied the O’Dome record (Eugene McDowell, 21 vs. Georgia, 1/6/1982).

* With the Gators visiting the home of the Florida Panthers, the reigning NCAA men’s basketball champion plays in the home of the reigning Stanley Cup champion for the first time in 10 years, last occurring in Nov. 2015 when Duke played a game at Chicago’s United Center.

* Florida is logging nearly 13,000 miles in nonconference play this season, already visiting Las Vegas, San Diego, Durham and New York along with Sunrise. Last season, the Gators hit the 13,000-mile mark on their trip to Raleigh for the NCAA Tournament first round.

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