Kentucky vs. Florida odds, line: Proven model reveals college basketball picks for Feb. 22, 2023, SEC matchup

The Kentucky Wildcats go for the season sweep over the Florida Gators when they meet in Southeastern Conference action on Wednesday night. The Wildcats (18-9, 9-5 SEC), who are 4-4 on the road this season, have won two in a row, including a 66-54 win over Tennessee on Saturday. The Gators (14-13, 7-7), who have lost five of seven, have dropped their last three games against Kentucky. Florida fell 84-65 at Arkansas on Saturday.

The game from the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida, will tip off at 7 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are 2.5-point favorites, according to the latest Kentucky vs. Florida odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 140.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

Before making any Kentucky vs. Florida picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 16 of the season 71-42 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows Kentucky senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding and is averaging a double-double with 15.8 points and 13 rebounds per game. He also averages 1.6 assists, 1.6 steals and one block. He is connecting on 54.5% of his field goals and is hitting 72% of his free throws. His best game so far this season was a 37-point, 24-rebound, three-steal, one-assist and one-block performance against Georgia on Jan. 17.

The model also knows Florida senior forward Colin Castleton leads the Gators, and is averaging 16 points, 7.7 rebounds, three blocks and 2.7 assists per game. He is hitting on 50% of his field goals and 72.9% of his free throws. Castleton had a monster game against Kentucky in the first meeting, scoring 25 points, grabbing eight rebounds, dishing out five assists and blocking three shots. He has reached double-figure scoring in 12 of the past 13 games, including four double-doubles in that span.

Now, it has set its sights on Kentucky vs. Florida. It is leaning Over on the total and it also says one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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