LSU Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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

TV: SEC Network

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the location where the Florida Gators (16-7) will try to beat the LSU Tigers (12-11) on Tuesday.

The LSU Tigers faced off with Alabama and took a loss by a score of 109-92 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Tigers finished with 16 and Alabama finished the game with 18 fouls. They knocked down 18 out of their 44 shots from 3-point range. Alabama finished the game at 88.2% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 17 attempts. Moreover, Alabama pulled down 38 rebounds (15 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama dished out 25 assists and had 8 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, LSU allowed the other team to go 46.9% from the floor on 38 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned 25 with 3 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 19 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. LSU ended with a 55.0% field goal percentage (33 out of 60) and made 7 of 19 3-point shots.

Will Baker is a player who had an impact for the matchup. He finished the game at 64.3% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 27 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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LSU will play this game with a win-loss mark of 12-11 this season. They turn it over 13.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.0 fouls every game. As a unit, LSU is snagging 36.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 284 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 294th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 35.0% on shots from downtown (180 of 514) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.7 points per outing (83rd in the nation) while shooting 46.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 131st in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 295 conceded on the campaign. The Tigers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.8% (578 of 1,384) and they relinquish 35.6 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 34.2% on 3-point shots while they are 258th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.5).

In their last game, the Florida Gators got the victory with a final of 81-65 when they played Auburn. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Florida allowed Auburn to grab 38 in all (11 offensive). They shot 17.6% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 of 17 and ended up going 14 of 26 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Gators allowed Auburn to knock down 24 of 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Gators walked away from this one shooting 27 for 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Florida buried 7 out of 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. Auburn earned 18 fouls for the game which got the Gators to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Gators were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this game.

Riley Kugel pitched in for the Gators for the game. He converted 7 of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 29 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Florida has a win-loss record of 16-7 this year. When it comes to offense, the Gators are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which is 151st in the nation. Florida has accumulated 1,949 points this year (84.7 per contest) and they collect 44.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per contest (68th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. The Gators commit 17.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.1% from the charity stripe.

The Gators on the defensive side of the court are 301st in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 76.5. They are able to force 11.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the field (150th in the nation). The Florida defense gives up 32.6% on 3-pointers (155 of 476) and their opponents are making 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 11.7 dimes and 35.6 boards per game, ranking them 83rd and 233rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LSU

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