Florida Gators vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN

Rupp Arena is the location where the Kentucky Wildcats (20-4) will try to defeat the Florida Gators (16-8) on Saturday.

The Florida Gators took the court against Georgia and notched a win by a score of 72-63 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Gators ended up with 16 and Georgia finished the game with 15 fouls. They also made 5 out of their 25 tries from 3-point range. Georgia went 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 20 shots. Furthermore, Georgia collected 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Georgia distributed 10 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In regard to defending, Florida allowed 37.5% from the floor on 21 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Gators converted 8 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Florida wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.6% FG percentage (26 out of 57) and knocked down 12 of their 35 3-pointers.

Myreon Jones is someone who was a factor in this game. He notched 23 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins played and also pulled down 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Florida will enter this contest with a mark of 16-8 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida is snagging 34.3 boards per game and has earned 309 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 159th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Gators are connecting on 30.7% on 3-pointers (194 of 632) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.1 pts per contest (185th in Division 1) while hitting 42.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Gators are able to force 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are 108th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 265 relinquished on the season. The Gators defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.3% (568 of 1,313) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 30.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 43rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kentucky Wildcats got the victory with a final of 86-76 when they faced South Carolina. With respect to cleaning the glass, Kentucky permitted South Carolina to get 38 overall (20 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from distance via 5 out of 20 and finished the contest at 9 out of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Wildcats allowed South Carolina to knock down 31 of 82 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.8% in this game. In all, the Wildcats went 34 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 56.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Kentucky knocked down 6 of 15 attempts (40.0%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.2%. South Carolina committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Wildcats recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this contest.

Oscar Tshiebwe was important for the Wildcats for this game. He totaled 18 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the matchup. He made 9 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 75.0%, and had 14 rebounds.

Kentucky has a win-loss record of 20-4 for the season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 14.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.1 times per contest (11th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per contest. Kentucky has scored 1,954 pts on the campaign (81.4 per contest) and they snag 41.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in college basketball.

The Kentucky defense gives up 29.3% on three-point shots (146 of 499) and their opposition knocks down 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.0 dimes and 30.5 boards every game, which is ranked 61st and 19th in the nation. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 62nd in the nation in PPG given up with 64.5. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (37th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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