Auburn Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Kentucky Wildcats (19-9) are hosting the Auburn Tigers (19-9) at Rupp Arena on Saturday.

The Auburn Tigers played Ole Miss and earned the victory with a final of 78-74 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 20 while Ole Miss recorded 20 fouls. They made 6 out of their 18 attempts from 3-point range. Ole Miss finished shooting 62.5% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 32 shots. Moreover, Ole Miss collected 33 rebounds (15 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Ole Miss recorded 9 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Auburn allowed their opponent to shoot 41.4% from the field on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 22 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. Auburn finished the contest having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 52) and converted 6 out of their 17 shots from 3-point land.

Wendell Green is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He recorded 23 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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Auburn enters this one with a mark of 19-9 on the year. They have an average of 72.7 points per game (159th in D-1) while going 44.0% from the floor. The Tigers are connecting on 30.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (176 of 584) and 70.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Auburn is collecting 37.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 406 assists for the campaign, which ranks 98th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.1 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 fouls. They are conceding 27.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 56th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.1). The Tigers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.3% (621 of 1,581) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are 40th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 295 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kentucky Wildcats got the victory with a final of 82-74 when they played Florida. In regard to cleaning the glass, Kentucky permitted Florida to pull down 20 in all (2 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 20 and ended up shooting 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Wildcats permitted Florida to make 26 of 52 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this contest. When the game finished, the Wildcats shot 33 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.2%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Kentucky converted 4 of 13 tries (30.8%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. Florida earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats snagged 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest.

Oscar Tshiebwe was important for the Wildcats for this contest. He buried 12 out of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 92.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes in this matchup.

Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 19-9 on the year. The Wildcats are committing 15.8 personal fouls per game and they go 69.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.8 times per contest (23rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per game. Kentucky has accumulated 2,089 pts on the season (74.6 per game) and they pull in 38.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 103rd in D-1.

The Kentucky defense concedes 32.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (180 of 548) and opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.0 assists and 30.3 rebounds per contest, which is 123rd and 11th in the country. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 115th in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.7. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (174th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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