Auburn Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN

The Auburn Tigers (21-6) are hitting the road to Thompson-Boling Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Tennessee Volunteers (21-6).

The Auburn Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia and took home the win by a score of 97-76 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 24 and Georgia had 17 personal fouls. They buried 3 of their 14 attempts from 3-point range. Georgia finished the contest at 80.6% from the charity stripe by converting 25 of their 31 attempts. Additionally, Georgia totaled 21 boards (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't have a block. Georgia doled out 5 assists and had 6 steals in the game. With regard to defense, Auburn allowed 43.6% from the floor on 24 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 11 of 16 tries for a percentage of 68.8%. Auburn ended the contest having earned a 62.1% field goal percentage (36 out of 58) and made 14 of their 26 3-pointers.

Chad Baker-Mazara is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He shot 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 27 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Auburn heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 21-6 for the year. They are averaging 82.7 points per game (20th in college basketball) while connecting on 46.9% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 34.1% on three-point attempts (215 of 631) and 75.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Auburn is collecting 38.6 boards per game and is sitting with 476 dimes this season, which is 17th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They give up 29.6% on shots from distance and they rank 59th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.3). The Tigers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 38.4% (601 of 1,567) and they concede 34.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 6th in college hoops in allowing assists with 260 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Volunteers got the victory with a final of 86-51 when they faced Texas A&M. The Volunteers were able to snag 40 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 49 for the contest. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. Texas A&M had 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Volunteers to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a rate of 72.2%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Tennessee buried 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). Overall, the Volunteers went 33 for 63 from the field which had them sitting at 52.4%. The Volunteers allowed Texas A&M to make 18 of 66 tries from the field which had them sitting at 27.3% in the game. They finished the game shooting 20.6% from three-point range by going 7 out of 34 and finished the game at 8 of 15 from the free throw line (53.3%). In relation to rebounding, Tennessee allowed Texas A&M to get 31 overall (9 offensive).

Dalton Knecht was important for the Volunteers in this matchup. He had 24 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest. He converted 7 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Tennessee has a record of 21-6 on the year. As an offensive team, the Volunteers are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which ranks them 123rd in college hoops. Tennessee has earned 2,167 points so far this year (80.3 per game) and they pull in 39.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per contest (16th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.4 times per contest. The Volunteers commit 17.4 personal fouls per game and they go 74.5% from the free throw line.

The Volunteers on the defensive end are ranked 44th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 66.6. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 38.0% from the field (2nd in college basketball). The Tennessee defense gives up 30.7% from downtown (198 of 644) and opponents are making 69.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 10.7 dimes and 34.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 27th and 184th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tennessee

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