Overview
- Tipoff is 1 p.m. ET on ABC from the O’Connell Center, with Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Dick Vitale on the call.
- Charles Bediako plays under an extended temporary restraining order from a Tuscaloosa court, with the next injunction hearing scheduled for Feb. 6.
- ESPN’s BPI gives No. 19 Florida about a 73% chance to win, and sportsbooks list the Gators around 6.5-point favorites.
- Florida leads the nation in rebounding (about 46.1 per game and 16.7 offensive), while Alabama leans on elite three-point production; Bediako’s return bolsters the Tide’s interior alongside Aiden Sherrell.
- Alabama also gets starting forward Amari Allen back from injury, and seeks to snap Florida’s four-game series streak after the Gators’ 95-48 win at South Carolina earlier this week.