We’re fully into conference play, and in many cases, there are no clear-cut winners when it comes to regular season titles. With upsets, high scores, and tight meets being the story of the first few weeks of competition, anything can and will happen.
Must-Watch Meets
Florida at Georgia
Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. ET | SECN
Prediction: 93.92% Florida, 6.08% Georgia
Florida hasn’t been as dominant as usual this season following the departure of standouts Trinity Thomas and Kayla DiCello, but still have more than enough starpower to challenge the injury-plagued Gymdogs on their home turf. This meet may be the Gators’ to lose, but the event titles are up for grabs. Several of Georgia’s underclassmen have posted scores of 9.900 or better, most notably freshman star Lily Smith’s perfect 10 on bars.
Additional notes about the predictions: You’ll want to keep an eye on vault and beam for Georgia this weekend. Winning both of those will give the Bulldogs the advantage with a 55% chance of winning. However, this scenario is pretty unlikely and only occurred in less than 1% of our simulations.
N.C. State at Clemson
Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. ET | ACCN
Prediction: 71.39% Clemson, 28.61% N.C. State
Clemson returns to its home arena this weekend, and Friday’s matchup will be…