Auburn Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SEC Network

The Florida Gators (15-7) are hosting the Auburn Tigers (19-4) at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday.

The Auburn Tigers faced Alabama and earned the victory with a final of 99-81 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers ended up with 28 while Alabama finished the game with 33 fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 26 tries from downtown. Alabama finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 28 of their 35 attempts. On top of that, Alabama grabbed 34 boards (13 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Alabama totaled 8 dimes and had 2 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, Auburn allowed their opponent to shoot 37.3% from the field on 22 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes for the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 40 of their 50 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Auburn walked away from the game having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 of 64) and converted 5 of their 19 three-point attempts.

Jaylin Williams is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He accounted for 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He went 61.5% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Auburn heads into this contest with a mark of 19-4 for the year. They average 83.1 points per outing (21st in D-1) on 46.5% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 33.3% on three-point shots (182 of 546) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Auburn is pulling in 39.3 boards per game and has accounted for 417 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 8th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Tigers have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They surrender 29.9% on shots from downtown while they are 52nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.5). The Tigers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 37.9% (508 of 1,339) and they relinquish 34.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 16th in D-1 in giving up assists with 231 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gators took a loss by a final score of 67-66 when they played Texas A&M. The Gators earned 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. Texas A&M committed 15 fouls for this contest which took the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 6 of the free throws for a rate of 54.5%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Florida converted 10 of 29 attempts (34.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Gators walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. The Gators permitted Texas A&M to knock down 24 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7% in the matchup. They finished 26.7% from 3-point land by going 4 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 24 from the charity stripe (62.5%). In the matter of rebounds, Florida allowed Texas A&M to grab 29 in all (10 offensive).

Zyon Pullin ended up having an impact for the Gators in this contest. He recorded 18 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accumulated 8 assists in this contest. He converted 8 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 1 rebound.

Florida has a record of 15-7 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Gators are hitting on 45.6% from the floor, which ranks 136th in college hoops. Florida has accounted for 1,868 pts this year (84.9 per contest) and they pull in 44.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per game (54th in D-1) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Gators are committing 17.1 fouls every game and they shoot 68.7% from the free throw line.

The Florida defense surrenders 33.1% on three-point shots (152 of 459) and their opponents are connecting on 68.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.8 dimes and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which is 90th and 211th in college hoops. The Gators are ranked 310th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 77.0. They are able to force 10.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (164th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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