Tennessee Volunteers vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 3/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Auburn Tigers (19-11) will try to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers (22-8) at Neville Arena on Saturday.

The Tennessee Volunteers faced off with Arkansas and went home with a win by a final score of 75-57 in their last contest. Tennessee ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (27 of 54) and converted 4 of their 16 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Volunteers made 17 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 18 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to defense, Tennessee allowed 36.7% from the field on 18 of 49 shooting. Arkansas recorded 8 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In addition, Arkansas grabbed 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Arkansas finished the game shooting 59.1% at the free throw line by making 13 of their 22 attempts. They also made 8 of 22 shots from long range. When discussing fouls, the Volunteers finished with 16 while Arkansas accounted for 21 fouls.

Olivier Nkamhoua is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also grabbed 7 boards. He accumulated 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Tennessee comes into this matchup with a mark of 22-8 for the season. They have an average of 71.9 pts per game (177th in the country) while hitting 43.4% from the field. The Volunteers are connecting on 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (229 of 709) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Tennessee is pulling down 39.1 boards per game and has accumulated 513 dimes this year, which is 10th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.9 fouls per game.

On defense, the Volunteers are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 25.1% on shots from downtown and they are 3rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (56.7). The Volunteers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 35.9% (565 of 1,574) and they surrender 32.4 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 7th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 276 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Auburn Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-85 when they played Alabama. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Auburn permitted Alabama to collect 32 in all (12 offensive). They finished shooting 25.8% from 3-point land by hitting 8 out of 31 and finished the game at 24 of 31 at the free throw line (77.4%). The Tigers allowed Alabama to convert 29 of 66 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.9% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers ended up going 29 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Auburn made 12 out of their 20 tries (60.0%). They were able to convert 15 of them for a clip of 62.5%. Alabama was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They also turned it over 17 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Tigers snagged 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 in this matchup.

K.D. Johnson ended up being a factor for the Tigers in this contest. He buried 5 out of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 3 assists for the matchup.

Auburn has a win-loss record of 19-11 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 43.7% from the floor, which is 233rd in Division 1. Auburn has accounted for 2,175 pts for the season (72.5 per game) and they collect 37.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.1 times per game (108th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game. The Tigers have committed 19.4 fouls per contest and they hit 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Auburn defense gives up 28.3% on 3-point shots (167 of 590) and opponents are making 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.9 assists and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 56th and 245th in college basketball. The Tigers are ranked 83rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 66.7. They are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the field (18th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Auburn

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