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00:00Forth big night of college basketball on this tuesday. This is what a tuesday night in january
00:07Looks like when conference action is underway
00:11All around the country and in the sec
00:15With six of the top 10 in the ap poll released yesterday afternoon
00:20You're going to see a lot of rank versus ranked and a lot of top 10
00:25Tilts, how about this one in gainesville with the number one team in the nation, tennessee
00:30Heading to gainesville to take on florida now number eight
00:36In the country florida dropped its first game of the season
00:40Saturday early on the road in lexington against kentucky high scoring affair the cats victorious
00:47106 100 which means of the
00:50364 d1 men's basketball programs. There is only one
00:55Undefeated team left. It is those balls the number one team in the country and a perfect 14 and oh and yet
01:04Tennessee catching points tonight. They are near the swamp total 148 and a half
01:09What do you expect for this top 10 tilt in gainesville?
01:13Well, you like the spot for florida at home right coming off of that loss that uh, they looked pretty good early against kentucky
01:21uh, but unfortunately fell apart in the second half and gave away way too many points, but
01:28They're back home now having that taste of defeat no longer undefeated
01:32Uh, the only undefeated team that remains in college basketball is tennessee
01:37Who now the gators get the return a favor?
01:40uh, I do think the styles make fights here this matchup actually is one of the very few tennessee i'll have in which
01:48A team can compete with them on the boards and that's what florida can do here not to mention
01:54They have the shooting on the perimeter to be able to take advantage here of this tennessee team
02:00Feels like florida, uh, and the reason they are what two two and a half point favorite here
02:06I took florida on the money line ben. I like them to bounce back here
02:10Tennessee is not going to run the table and go undefeated
02:13I think this is a great matchup for florida one that'll get them back on track
02:18and I do think as long as they
02:21Handle business on the boards and don't give tennessee extra shots and possessions
02:26I think florida wins this game
02:28Yeah, you know, what's really interesting joe
02:30There are a lot of times in college sports where a line feels very indicative a very strong number
02:37That is the gators here
02:39Most people would say number one team in the country the only undefeated side left
02:43They should be even a slight favorite albeit on the road in a conference matchup
02:49Not here against the gators 148 and a half an intriguing total as well
02:53Tennessee seven power conference foes this year under in six of seven
02:58But we just saw florida in its sec opener against kentucky on saturday playing a game that featured 206
03:06Total points we will have plenty more around this college basketball conversation with john rothstein
03:12Up next so germinary. We appreciate the time as always great work on the early line
03:18I think we'll talk on friday until then my friend
03:22I got a tea time. So i'll see you then ben. I promise get out there. Yeah, I know it's cold today in florida
03:27It's like 62 degrees go have fun. John ross keeps going to something
03:32This is just a tuesday in early january
03:36But this is why we adore college basketball and this
03:42Is why we tell you don't just wait until march when you see the slate that we have on this tuesday night
03:49As conference play is truly picked up all around the country in college hoops
03:55So to set the table who better the answer is none than john rothstein live right here on this tuesday on the early line
04:02Joining us on behalf of fan duel, of course doing great work with cbs sports as well. John as always
04:10We thank you for being here on what is going to be a wonderful tuesday in college hoops
04:16Thanks, man. Great to be with you and a great day to be alive
04:20It is
04:21Indeed john, let's start with a top 10 tilt tonight in gainesville pretty much each and every game in the sec
04:28Throughout the conference schedule this year in college hoops now in 2025
04:33Has the potential to be a marquee matchup including a top 10 tilt between number eight florida now
04:39And the top team in the land that is number one
04:43Tennessee florida lost on saturday early on saturday in lexington against kentucky
04:49First lost this year for the gators, oklahoma went down this weekend as well
04:54Which means john only one undefeated team left in division one men's college basketball
04:59That would be the vols at a perfect 14 and oh and yet you see tennessee
05:05Catching points tonight on the road in florida a three and a half point spread
05:10Let's talk about this game just in terms of what we are going to see what quality of basketball
05:16John, do you expect tonight in gainesville between florida and tennessee?
05:20High level quality basketball and I think one of the major takeaways that I had from saturday's game at rup arena between kentucky and florida was
05:28Even though kentucky was fortunate enough to win the game and what was a classic early season league game in college basketball
05:35Florida proved how good it is
05:37If you're good enough to go on the road and score 100 points at rup arena
05:42You have the chops to be a major major player
05:45On the neutral court in the ncaa tournament and the gators perimeter
05:49Walter clayton jr. Will richard elijah martin combining for over 60 points
05:55On saturday against kentucky. They're the real deal and they will be matched up with tennessee's perimeter
06:01Troika of the kai ziegler chas lanier and I believe the early favorite for national defensive player of the year in jeremiah
06:07Mayshak sounds delicious doesn't it ben?
06:10Oh, it sounds delicious on an early tuesday night in january that is for sure
06:17So john, we have talked about this theme all season long now the state of the sec a powerhouse conference
06:23The best conference in the country in college basketball six teams ranked in the ap top 10
06:29Seven as of yesterday in the net top 15 and in the ap top 15 in that poll as well
06:37Tennessee is the top team in the country john number one and yet not the favorites to win the sec
06:42That's the auburn tigers at a very short price of plus
06:47105 but you see the numbers there to win the conference crown in the regular season
06:52Just how many schools in the southeastern conference can win this conference championship?
06:58Well, I think right now you have to look at five or six tennessee auburn alabama kentucky florida
07:04and I think buzz williams's team is a final four dark horse, you know, I had the
07:09Fortunate assignment in december to be on the call for when texas a&m played purdue in indianapolis and texas a&m's
07:18Physicality bothered purdue from tip to finish in that game
07:21It was a tremendous win for the aggies and you know, I value returning personnel in college basketball more than anything else
07:29texas a&m returned over 75
07:33Of its scoring from last year's team that went to the ncaa tournament beat nebraska
07:38And lost to houston in overtime in the second round of the ncaa tournament
07:43The aggies are a bona fide final four dark horse, but here's the thing
07:47You got to look at them. There are teams that are going to be seated
07:51Four five six in the sec tournament that still are going to be picked by many people
07:57To go to an elite eight or a final four. That's how good the sec is this year
08:02There is no doubt about that
08:04You see the price on the auburn tigers plus 105 to win the sec crown
08:09And also the shortest number to win a national championship as well at plus 550 auburn on the road tonight in austin
08:17As a double-digit favorite against texas as we look at bruce pearl's tigers john, what is the best thing auburn does?
08:25There's so many different people that can be the assassin
08:27Do they have janai broom who's obviously the favorite right now to be the national player of the year without question?
08:33But auburn strength is in its numbers auburn strength is in its ability
08:38To wear the opponent down over the course of a game
08:42And there's also one thing and I was talking to auburn staff about this earlier in the week
08:46That isn't really getting a lot of attention and that's the positional size that auburn has on the perimeter
08:53Bruce pearl has shifted denver jones who started his career at florida international over to point guard
08:59He's got great size at six four and he now is alongside miles kelly and chad baker mazara up front
09:05So auburn has the requisites to be a lethal team in terms of his positional size
09:10On the perimeter and it also as bruce pearl always has had a potent bench
09:15So there's a lot of different ways to skin the cat if you're the tigers
09:19There is no doubt about that as well and john as you mentioned it might be surprising to some that
09:25Expected cooper flag to win the wooden award this year
09:28Tonight broom of auburn is that odds-on favorite at minus 2 40
09:33You see the numbers and you see the reasons why it is a great tuesday night john in college basketball
09:39So many ranked teams in action i'm going to make you do something very difficult here
09:44Look at this list of six matchups that we put up on the marquee in highlight one which game has your attention the most
09:52michigan and ucla at paulie pavilion
09:54This is obviously the first ever big 10 meeting between these two storied programs and you know in studying michigan
10:01I think dusty may has put together a beautiful offensive basketball team
10:07One offensively that is on par with the likes of the gonzaga in terms of the ease in which it scores the basketball
10:14Michigan has scored 75 or more points in eight of its last nine games
10:20Michigan is averaging 79 points per game
10:23In its three big 10 games, but michigan is obviously facing a very desperate ucla team tonight in westwood one
10:30That did not have eric daly nor william kyle and saturday's loss at nebraska where the bruins went four of 28
10:37Ucla has to get better guard play
10:39To be in a top tier team in the big 10 and to be a team that can go deep in the ncaa tournament
10:45Mick cronin had tiger campbell. He does not have tiger campbell this year, but does he have an answer good enough to be michigan?
10:51We'll find out tonight
10:53You will indeed more of the early line next live right here on the early line
10:57We round out these three hours together on a tuesday
11:01Morning big news around the nfl as you can expect all week
11:05We've got 14 teams into the nfl postseason
11:08We have previewed each and every game and we will continue to do so this week
11:12On the early line of the opening round and super wild card weekend all six matchups that we have
11:18But for 18 teams, it's already the offseason
11:21It's a plan in place for the future of your franchise whether it's a head coach or a front office
11:28And some big news out of tennessee within the last 15 minutes or so the titans are firing general manager
11:36ran
11:37Carthon who came over from working in the front office in san francisco just a few years ago
11:44In fact carthon only spending two seasons in nashville as that gm
11:49for the titans
11:51It's been a precarious one if I would say drafting will levis
11:56as many thought
11:58Wasn't a great move now to tennessee's credit ran carthan made that decision
12:03With the second pick of the second round and not a top five pick which was the feeling
12:08entering the 2023 nfl draft
12:11But tennessee did not answer a question of who would be their franchise quarterback after ryan tannahill's days
12:17As a titan came to a close and then interesting moves this offseason
12:23Building up offensively around the quarterback to see if will levis was the guy resoundingly the answer to that question
12:29Was no, but you paid calvin ridley
12:31You paid tony pollard after you let derrick henry a staple of that organization
12:38walk regardless
12:39It did not work for tennessee with a first year head coach in brian callahan a 3 and 14 record
12:46Not a single cover for the titans at any of their 14 losses
12:50Which showed that when they were an underdog and not expected to win a game
12:55They didn't and for tennessee this season 2 and 15
13:00Against the spread that is the worst cover team in the history of the national football league
13:06Since the merger even three years prior to that in the super bowl era as
13:12Unprofitable as we have seen a team in the history of the nfl
13:18That's not a great distinction to have on the resume
13:21Either but it is always interesting when you fire a gm early on in their tenure
13:27When that gm was the guy to hire the current head coach in place
13:32Who frankly hasn't proven his head coaching pedigree that being brian callahan now a new gm is either going to be elevated or hired
13:41That is going to have brian callahan. Not the guy he hand-picked or selected
13:47Yeah
13:48Interesting situation, of course now in nashville anything else that comes out this afternoon
13:54Around the national football league. We will make sure to bring you tomorrow on the early line
14:00But as we shared what a night on this tuesday in college basketball, you can expect this
14:07pretty much every tuesday night
14:09Throughout the month of january
14:11Throughout february and end early march. This is the beauty of conference action
14:18in this sport, especially
14:21in the sec
14:22When there are so many good teams six of the ap top 10 seven of the ap top 15
14:29Seven teams ranked in the net top 15 as of yesterday afternoon
14:34Don't really think that changed much either. There wasn't a ton of action that we saw on a monday night
14:40So then let's look at the national championship odds where the national championship favorite is the auburn tigers
14:48Who hail from what conference the sec tennessee is the number one team in the country?
14:53The only undefeated school left out of 364 d1 men's teams, and they don't even have the best price
15:00They're 10 to 1 tied for that third best number alongside
15:04houston still a lot of hope
15:05For this duke team that takes on pit tonight as you saw in what should be a great game in acc action
15:11Yet the blue devils close to a 15 point favorite at home inside cameron indoor iowa state
15:18Handling baylor over the weekend the cyclones the number three team in the country alabama an sec team
15:25kentucky an sec team florida
15:28And sec team the gators a big one tonight, of course at home in gainesville as a three and a half point favorite
15:35Expected to hand rick barns his volunteers team their first loss of the season
15:41Just keep an eye on uconn
15:43Of course, they have the pedigree two consecutive national championships looking for a third
15:50In a row the first to do that since john wood and ucla bruins in the late 60s into the early 70s when ucla
15:57Won seven in a row and uconn in the continental united states not in hawaii
16:03Perfect 12 and oh this year that does it for the early line on this tuesday
16:09We'll see you tomorrow a wednesday 8 a.m. Eastern time. You're on the grid