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Florida vs. South Carolina: How to watch, injury report, betting lines, game notes

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Florida guard Will Richard. (Maddie Washburn/UAA Photo)

The No. 3 Florida Gators (21-3, 8-3 SEC) hosts South Carolina on Saturday for their second meeting of the regular season.

The Gamecocks (10-14, 0-11 SEC) are winless in conference play this year, including a 70-69 loss against UF on Jan. 22.

How to watch Florida against South Carolina

When: Saturday, Feb. 15
Where: Stephen C. O’Connell Center (10,151) | Gainesville, Fla
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
TV | Stream: SEC Network | ESPN app
On the call: Play-by-Play: Roy Philpott, Analyst: Jon Sundvold

Betting lines for Gators vs. Gamecocks

Spread: Florida -14.5
Over/Under: 143.5 points
Moneyline: Florida -1375, South Carolina +800

Florida-USC injury report

Florida starting guard Alijah Martin is listed as probable with a hip pointer. 

UF forwards Alex Condon and Sam Alexis are both out along with South Carolina guard Myles Stute.

RELATED: Injury updates on Florida’s Alex Condon, Alijah Martin, Sam Alexis

Florida Gators projected starters

No.PlayerPositionHeight/WeightClassMin.Pts.Rebs.Misc.
1Walter Clayton Jr.Guard6-2, 195 poundsSr.32.117.53.64.1 ast
11Denzel AberdeenGuard6-5, 190 poundsJr.20.98.02.11.7 ast
5Will RichardGuard6-4, 206 poundsSr.32.213.24.81.8 stl
10Thomas HaughForward6-9, 215 poundsSo.22.98.26.21.7 ast
9Rueben ChinyeluCenter6-10, 260 poundsSo.19.55.36.51.0 blk

South Carolina Gamecocks projected starters

No.PlayerPositionHeight/WeightClassMin.Pts.Rebs.Misc.
6Jamarii ThomasGuard5-11, 190 poundsSr.30.713.03.33.2 ast
1Jacobi WrightGuard6-2, 185 poundsSr.28.38.22.52.3 ast
2Zachary DavisGuard6-7, 200 poundsJr.26.59.24.51.0 stl
30Collin Murray-BoylesForward6-8, 245 poundsSo.30.815.68.72.5 ast
5Nick PringleForward6-10, 220 poundsGr.24.99.36.4.600 fg%

Game notes

* Saturday marks the 79th meeting between Florida and South Carolina. The Gators lead the all-time series 49-29 with a 22-10 mark in Gainesville.

* The Gators stole the first matchup in Columbia, as Will Richard’s basket with 4.8 seconds left gave Florida its first lead and the deciding 70-69 margin.

* The Gators are coming off wins at No. 1 Auburn and No. 22 Mississippi State, the first time in program history that Florida had ranked road wins in back-to-back games.

* Denzel Aberdeen has played a huge role in the Gators’ current three-game win streak, averaging 14.3 points per game in his first career starts.

* During SEC play, Walter Clayton Jr. has averaged 18.0 points, Alijah Martin 15.4 points and Will Richard 12.0 points, while Alex Condon is adding 9.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in conference play.

* Clayton has made a 3-pointer in 46 consecutive appearances. This season he broke Michael Frazier II’s previous record of 41 straight, set in 2014 and 2015.

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