Florida rolled past Merrimack 83-54 at Tower Hill Arena.
Alex Condon led Florida with 16 points. AJ Lesburt Jr. had 16 points and 4 3-pointers for Merrimack.
Florida had 36 points in the paint to Merrimack's 16. Merrimack covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 0.0 points.
In the NBA, former Florida player Will Richard had 7 points for the Warriors on Friday; former Florida player Alijah Martin had 7 points for the Raptors the night before.
Merrimack College was founded in 1947 by the Order of Saint Augustine to educate World War II veterans and opened that September.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
Merrimack vs. Florida prediction: model has Florida by 27
Merrimack (1-2) visits Florida at Tower Hill Arena in Gainesville Friday at 7 PM ET on SEC Network.
Our model makes Florida a 26.6-point favorite, projecting an 82-55 final, and gives Florida a 99% chance to win. The betting market has Florida favored by 35 with a total of 140. The model leans Merrimack +35.0 and Under 140.
Players to watch: Jeremiah Anderson of Merrimack, 9.4 points a game; Todd Brogna of Merrimack, 5 points a game; Jacob Moore of Merrimack, 1.7 points a game.
Merrimack traveled about 1,227 miles to Gainesville.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
MRMK 54, FLA 83model score
-29.0model spread (home)
136.8model total
0.0points off the final margin
UnderdogMRMK +35.56.5WonUnder 139.52.7Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
-37.5
142.5
our snapshots
Latest
-28.5
133.5
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our snapshots (8 books)
Close
-35.5
139.5
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DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +29 (home)ATS MRMK coveredTotal 137 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
MRMK
4
1,227
1
same
FLA
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
