Florida Gators vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN

The Florida Gators (13-9) are on their way to Rupp Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (15-7).

The Florida Gators faced off with Tennessee and earned the victory with a final of 67-54 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Gators ended up finishing with 11 while Tennessee recorded 20 fouls. They also knocked down 5 of their 25 attempts from three-point range. Tennessee ended up shooting 91.7% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 12 attempts. Furthermore, Tennessee had 39 boards (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Tennessee totaled 7 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Florida let their opponent shoot 27.9% from the field on 19 of 68 shooting. They also dished out 12 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 34 with 4 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Gators buried 18 of their 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Florida wrapped up the game with a 43.8% field goal percentage (21 of 48) and made 7 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Colin Castleton is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up scoring 20 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also totaled 9 boards. He finished shooting 46.2% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Florida will enter this game with a mark of 13-9 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Florida is pulling down 36.1 rebounds per game and has 277 dimes for the season, which ranks 252nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Gators are connecting on 32.4% on three-point attempts (150 of 463) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.5 points per game (183rd in college basketball) while shooting 43.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Gators are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are 62nd in college hoops in allowing assists with 245 surrendered this season. The Gators defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 39.1% (517 of 1,323) and they concede 37.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 54th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (64.5).

For their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 75-66 against Ole Miss. The Wildcats earned 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. Ole Miss was called for 18 fouls in this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of them for a clip of 82.6%. Regarding shooting from distance, Kentucky knocked down 6 out of their 12 tries (50.0%). Overall, the Wildcats ended up going 25 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.1%. The Wildcats permitted Ole Miss to knock down 27 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3% for the matchup. They finished 21.1% from three-point range by going 4 out of 19 and ended up going 8 of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). When talking about rebounding, Kentucky allowed Ole Miss to get 27 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Antonio Reeves ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in the game. He converted 8 out of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 31 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for the matchup.

Kentucky has a win-loss record of 15-7 for the campaign. The Wildcats commit 15.4 fouls per game and they shoot 68.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.3 times per contest (21st in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. Kentucky has totaled 1,657 points for the year (75.3 per game) and they grab 38.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which is 107th in the nation.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 102nd in the country in points per game surrendered with 66.8. They are able to force 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (137th in college basketball). The Kentucky defense allows 33.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (144 of 434) and opponents are making 74.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.5 dimes and 30.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 97th and 25th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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