Auburn at UCF 11/30/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Auburn Tigers are set to visit Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida for a non-conference clash against the UCF Knights. The Auburn Tigers come into this matchup with a 1-1 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs, 90-67. Leading the way for the Auburn Tigers was sophomore guard Allen Flanigan as he recorded 20 points and 5 rebounds. Junior guard Jamal Johnson had a productive outing off the bench for the Tigers as he pitched in 11 points.
The Auburn Tigers struggled shooting the ball against the Gonzaga Bulldogs as they connected on 22 of their 59 field goal attempts (37.3%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (31.4%). The Auburn Tigers lost the turnover battle against the Gonzaga Bulldogs (17-14), and they were outrebounded by Gonzaga (44-32).
The UCF Knights will be playing in their first game of the season, and they will be looking to have a much better year after going 16-14 with an 8th place finish in the AAC. The Knights will have to replace their top scorer from a season ago as Collin Smith (12.6 PPG and 6.3 RPG) explored professional opportunities. The Knights revamped their roster with some valuable transfers as Oregon transfer CJ Walker, Louisville transfer Darius Perry, and VCU transfer Sean Mobley are looking for fresh starts in Orlando.
The UCF Knights struggled to score the basketball during the 2019-2020 season as they finished the season ranked 242nd in points scored as they averaged 68.9 PPG. The Knights were a much better team on the defensive side of the court last season as they finished the season ranked 137th in points allowed as they held their opponents to an average of 67.9 PPG.
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The Auburn Tigers lost a ton of production from last year’s team which has shown in the early going as they played a close game against a bad Saint Joseph’s team and got blown out by Gonzaga. The UCF Knights will need to knock some rust off as this is their 1st game of the season, but they should be a solid team considering the transformation they went through on their roster. The Knights brought in CJ Walker who was a former 5-star recruit, Darius Perry who played pivotal minutes for Louisville, and Sean Mobley from VCU, and they should mesh nicely with sophomore guard Darian Green Jr. who averaged 10.1 PPG. The Auburn defense was exposed against Gonzaga and Saint Joseph’s, and I don’t think they will be much better here. Final Score Prediction, UCF Knights win and cover ATS 76-70.
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