Kentucky Wildcats vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN

The Auburn Tigers (20-5) will play the Kentucky Wildcats (17-7) at Neville Arena on Saturday.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced Ole Miss and walked away with a win by a score of 75-63 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Wildcats finished with 18 while Ole Miss accumulated 15 fouls. They also knocked down 5 of 22 attempts from three-point range. Ole Miss walked away from this one shooting 55.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 18 tries. Moreover, Ole Miss pulled down 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Ole Miss recorded 14 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Kentucky allowed their opponent to shoot 37.5% from the field on 24 out of 64 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 33 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Kentucky finished the contest with a 51.9% FG percentage (28 of 54) and converted 6 of their 18 3-point attempts.

Antonio Reeves is a player who was a major contributor for the game. He went 50.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and also totaled 7 rebounds. He racked up 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Kentucky enters this contest with a mark of 17-7 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 10.0 times per game and as a team are committing 16.6 fouls every game. As a team, Kentucky is snagging 38.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 425 assists on the year, which has them ranked 17th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 40.7% on shots from distance (237 of 582) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They average 88.9 points per contest (3rd in Division 1) while connecting on 49.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are giving up 31.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 329th in college basketball in points per game allowed (78.1). The Wildcats defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.0% (657 of 1,564) and they concede 37.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 306th in D-1 in allowing assists with 355 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 101-61 against South Carolina. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Auburn permitted South Carolina to snag 25 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.0% from downtown by going 3 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Tigers permitted South Carolina to knock down 18 out of their 52 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 34.6% for this game. Overall, the Tigers shot 36 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 61.0%. Concerning shooting from distance, Auburn buried 12 out of 20 attempts (60.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 89.5%. South Carolina committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Tigers snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the matchup.

Jaylin Williams pitched in for the Tigers in this contest. He scored 23 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 20-5 for the campaign. The Tigers commit 18.5 fouls every game and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.0 times per contest (10th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. Auburn has accumulated 2,077 points so far this year (83.1 per contest) and they snag 38.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 68th in college basketball.

The Auburn defense gives up 29.8% on 3-point shots (154 of 517) and their opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 9.8 dimes and 34.3 rebounds every game, which ranks 8th and 155th in D-1. The Tigers are ranked 58th in the nation in points allowed per game with 66.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 37.9% from the field (2nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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