Kentucky-Auburn Numbers You Need to Know

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4.7 — Assists per game by Auburn’s Justin Powell. The freshman from Prospect, Ky. ranks third in the SEC in assists.

6 — Different starting lineups Kentucky has used this season.

6.4 — Blocked shots per game by the Wildcats, good enough to rank third nationally . Isaiah Jackson’s 3.2 per game are the most in the SEC and sixth-most in the country.

9.7 — Made three-pointers per game by Auburn. They rank second in the SEC in made three-pointers. Alabama has made one more this season.

10.6 — More points per game Allen Flanigan is scoring this season than he did last, the second-greatest scoring improvement in the SEC. The 6-foot-6 wing has stepped in for Isaac Okoro and scored 13.8 points per contest.

11.3 — Points per game Auburn’s JT Thor has scored over the last four games. The 6-foot-10 freshman had a career game last Saturday against Alabama, finishing with 15 points and 9 rebounds in a losing effort.

18.1 — More points per game Auburn is scoring with Sharife Cooper in the lineup.

44.4 — Three-point shooting percentage by Kentucky in its four wins. The Wildcats are shooting only 23% from three-point land in losses.

50.7 — Percent ESPN’s BPI gives Kentucky to win. KenPom slightly flips it, giving Auburn a 51% chance to win. Sagarin predicts a one-point Auburn win and Odds Shark gives UK an edge by the slimmest of margins, 74.4 to 74.2.

54.1 — Percent of points Sharife Cooper has scored or assisted on since he returned to action, accounting for 100 of the 185 Auburn points over the last two games.

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