LSU Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN2

Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the location where the Florida Gators (13-5) will meet the LSU Tigers (13-5) on Tuesday.

The LSU Tigers faced off with Missouri and notched a win by a score of 78-70 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 22 and Missouri racked up 17 fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 18 shots from distance. Missouri shot 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 24 of 30 attempts. Furthermore, Missouri collected 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Missouri doled out 7 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, LSU let their opponent shoot 43.5% from the field on 20 out of 46 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in the game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 30 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 18 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 78.3%. LSU ended the contest having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 of 59) and converted 10 of 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Marquel Sutton is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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LSU heads into this one with a record of 13-5 on the campaign. They average 84.6 points per game (49th in the country) on 49.5% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (131 of 382) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, LSU is snagging 38.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 272 assists this season, which has them ranked 156th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are 43rd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 207 relinquished on the year. The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (446 of 1,081) and they surrender 32.2 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.3% from 3-point land while they are 147th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (72.5).

For their last game, the Florida Gators took home the win by a final score of 98-94 when they faced Vanderbilt. The Gators pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 2 steals for this contest. Vanderbilt committed 21 fouls in this game which got the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to convert 25 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Florida made 9 out of their 24 attempts (37.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Gators ended up going 32 out of 61 from the field which had them at 52.5%. The Gators permitted Vanderbilt to convert 33 of 65 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.8% for the matchup. They shot 36.4% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 22 and ended up shooting 20 of 22 at the free throw line (90.9%). With respect to team rebounding, Florida permitted Vanderbilt to collect 22 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Rueben Chinyelu was important for the Gators in the game. He accumulated 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this matchup. He made 7 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Florida has a mark of 13-5 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Gators are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 120th in college. Florida has accounted for 1,557 pts this year (86.5 per game) and they pull in 46.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per game (104th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest. The Gators commit 17.9 fouls per contest while shooting 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The Florida defense allows 33.6% from downtown (123 of 366) and opponents are converting on 70.3% of their foul shots. They concede 11.2 dimes and 30.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 37th and 21st in those defensive categories. The Gators are ranked 153rd in the country in points given up per game with 72.7. They are able to force 11.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the field (69th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida

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