Arkansas Razorbacks vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 3/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

The Arkansas Razorbacks (19-12) are en route to Bridgestone Arena on Thursday where they will compete against the Auburn Tigers (20-11).

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced Kentucky and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-79 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Razorbacks ended up finishing with 26 while Kentucky accumulated 26 fouls. They also knocked down 4 out of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc. Kentucky finished 78.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 26 of their 33 shots. Moreover, Kentucky collected 39 boards (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kentucky recorded 14 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Arkansas allowed their opponent to shoot 53.7% from the field on 29 of 54 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 33 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Razorbacks converted 22 of 34 shots for a rate of 64.7%. Arkansas walked away from the contest with a 35.7% field goal percentage (25 of 70) and buried 7 out of their 22 shots from downtown.

Nick Smith is one guy who played a role in the game. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 10 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished 43.5% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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Arkansas comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 19-12 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per game and as a group are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Arkansas is pulling in 35.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 417 dimes this year, which has them ranked 162nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Razorbacks are hitting 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 499) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 74.8 pts per contest (109th in the nation) while going 47.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Razorbacks have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 26th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 320 surrendered on the campaign. The Razorbacks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.7% (723 of 1,732) and they concede 32.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 30.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 98th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (67.2).

For their last game, the Auburn Tigers got the victory with a final of 79-70 when they played Tennessee. The Tigers recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Tennessee earned 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 15 of those for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Auburn knocked down 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). Overall, the Tigers finished shooting 28 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. The Tigers allowed Tennessee to knock down 25 of their 53 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.2% in this game. They finished 47.1% from distance by shooting 8 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 19 from the charity stripe (63.2%). In regard to rebounding, Auburn allowed Tennessee to pull down 30 in all (8 offensive).

Wendell Green ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this contest. He scored 24 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 1 rebound.

Auburn has a mark of 20-11 on the year. The Tigers commit 19.3 fouls per contest while shooting 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.2 times per contest (102nd in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. Auburn has accounted for 2,254 points so far this year (72.7 per game) and they pull down 36.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which is 227th in the nation.

The Auburn defense allows 28.8% on three-point shots (175 of 607) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.1 assists and 35.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 62nd and 244th in those categories. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 83rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (19th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas

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