After struggling on the road earlier this season, Florida has picked up the pace in opposing arenas.
While the 14th-ranked Gators have controlled this series of late, they're likely to have their hands full against an Arkansas team that's been almost unbeatable at home.
Hoping to have its top two reserves available, Florida tries for an eighth win in nine meetings with the Razorbacks as the teams square off in Fayetteville on Saturday night.
The Gators (20-6, 8-3 SEC) dropped their first four true road games but have taken three of four away from home, with their only loss coming 78-58 to No. 1 Kentucky on Feb. 7.
While Arkansas (17-9, 5-6) remains winless on the road, it's been dominant on its own court. The Razorbacks have won 15 straight by an average of 14.6 points at Bud Walton Arena, where they're 17-1.
Arkansas, though, doesn't carry much momentum into Saturday's matchup after suffering a 77-58 loss at Tennessee on Wednesday.
"Every game's a big game and I wanna see how we respond coming off of a tough loss to Tennessee," coach Mike Anderson said. "(Florida's) got depth, they got a good basketball team ... let's see if we can be better, see if we can get that taste out of our mouth."
The Gators could be close to full strength with forward Will Yeguete (concussion) and guard Mike Rosario (hip pointer) possibly returning to action. Both were held out of Tuesday's 61-52 win at Alabama.
"(Yeguete's) not cleared to play yet, so a lot's going to depend on what happens here in practice," coach Billy Donovan said Friday. "How he feels tonight, (Saturday) morning's going to have a large impact on whether or not we can play him."
Guards Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker were held to a combined 14 points on 3-of-14 shooting Tuesday, including a 1-of-10 effort from 3-point range.
Leading the nation with 264 made 3-pointers, the Gators could be in for another long night from beyond the arc versus Arkansas, which is holding opponents to 27.5 percent from long distance during its home winning streak.
The Razorbacks have won all three home meetings versus Top 25 foes this season, and a win Saturday would certainly bolster their NCAA tournament resume.
"Our guys have really gave our fans something to cheer about, especially when they play at home," Anderson said.
"It should be a great atmosphere ... hopefully we can raise our play up to the level we've played throughout the year."
While Arkansas has to like its chances of keeping things going in front of its home crowd, it hasn't experienced much success versus the Gators of late.
The Razorbacks have dropped seven of eight in the series, the last four by an average of 16.8 points. Arkansas fell 75-43 in Gainesville on Jan. 22, 2011, in the last matchup.
Former Razorbacks coach John Pelphrey, in his second stint as an assistant for Florida, makes his first trip back to campus since he was fired last March after four years with the program.
"I circled this game when we first got the calendar," Razorbacks sophomore Mardracus Wade said. "So, I know it's going to be a lot of noise. He's going to want to come in here and get a win, but at the same time, we're going to try to go at him, too. This is our house and we want to defend it."
