Oh, dear readers, what potentially tragic comedy we have unfurling before our very eyes in this Basketball matchup between the Florida A&M Rattlers and the mighty Florida Gators. Even William Shakespeare himself would be hard-pressed to script this.
Let's dive knee-deep into the swamp of stats, shall we?
We're looking at the Rattlers, whose performance in recent times has been more rattled than a rusty railroad. They've had a heck of a tough streak in their recent games - I mean, I've seen a bouncy castle put up more resistance. Sterling Young, Tyler Shirley, and Milton Matthews are, so far, the best of the lot with 12, 7, and 8.3 points per game respectively this season. Solid, but can they keep it up?
Now, as we turn our gaze onto the Gators, we can't help but see the glowing numbers attached to the names of Walter Clayton, Alijah Martin, and Alex Condon. I mean, Clayton's scooping up points like a kid in a candy shop on buy-one-get-one-free day, with a sweet 18.8 points per game on average this season. Martin and Condon aren't slouching either, rounding out the Gators' big trio with 13.5 and 13.3 points per game, respectively.
The Gators chomped down on the Rattlers in their previous meeting, outscoring them by 21 points. It's like the Rattlers had honorary tickets to the teeth show, folks. And let's not even talk about the recent games for these two. The Gators showed they've got more bite than just their mascot, cruising through most of their games, while the Rattlers' stats lately seem to have them on a diet of dust.
Say what you will, but I'd put my money on the Gators unless the Rattlers have been secretly practicing wizardry, or at the very least, found a magical, basketball-shaped, four-leaf clover.
Albert’s Prediction: Florida Gators by 36