Florida Gators vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gators (19-3) are headed to Neville Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Auburn Tigers (21-1).

The Florida Gators took the court against Vanderbilt and walked away with a win by a score of 86-75 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Gators ended up finishing with 14 while Vanderbilt had 20 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. Vanderbilt ended up going 58.3% from the free throw line by making 7 of 12 attempts. Additionally, Vanderbilt collected 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Vanderbilt earned 11 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Florida allowed the other team to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 31 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists for this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Gators knocked down 14 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 60.9%. Florida wrapped up the contest with a 57.4% FG percentage (31 of 54) and buried 10 of their 21 3-point attempts.

Will Richard is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished the contest at 72.7% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He scored 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Florida heads into this contest with a mark of 19-3 this season. They average 83.4 points per game (18th in the nation) while connecting on 46.6% from the field. The Gators are hitting 33.9% on 3-point shots (200 of 590) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida is collecting 43.5 boards per game and has accumulated 335 assists this year, which has them ranked 121st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.1 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Gators are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They rank 24th in college in allowing assists with 238 relinquished for the season. The Gators are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.5% (516 of 1,341) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 28.0% from beyond the arc and they are 39th in D-1 in opponents points per game (65.8).

For their last game, the Auburn Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 98-70 against Oklahoma. When it comes to how they rebounded, Auburn allowed Oklahoma to snag 24 overall (6 offensive). They went 30.4% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 23 and ended up going 27 out of 29 from the free throw line (93.1%). The Tigers allowed Oklahoma to make 18 out of their 54 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Tigers ended up shooting 32 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.5%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Auburn made 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.8%. Oklahoma committed 23 fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They gave up possession 7 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Tigers snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 34 for the matchup.

Chad Baker-Mazara ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for the game. He made 5 out of 11 for this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 20 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the game.

Auburn has a win-loss mark of 21-1 this year. The Tigers are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per contest and they go 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per contest (15th in college) and they turn the ball over 9.4 times per contest. Auburn has 1,873 points for the season (85.1 per contest) and they collect 38.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which ranks them 21st in college hoops.

The Auburn defense concedes 30.2% from downtown (128 of 424) and their opponents are making 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 8.5 assists and 32.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 1st and 53rd in college hoops. The Tigers defensively are ranked 51st in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.7. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the field (18th in college).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Auburn and under the total points

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