Check out our free Alabama vs Auburn pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Auburn. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Alabama vs Auburn Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds
Crimson Tide vs Tigers Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
- Where: Auburn at Neville Arena
- Date: Saturday, February 11th
- Betting Odds: Alabama -3, ALA -153 | AUBRN +125 O/U 152.5
Crimson Tide Preview:
The Alabama Crimson Tide head into today’s game in what will be their 25th game of the season, posting a record of 21-3. So far, the Crimson Tide have played 10 games on the road, with a record of 8-2. This season, Alabama has been favored to win in 22 games, sitting with a mark of 19-3. For today’s contest, Alabama has a betting line set -3 points in their favor.
Alabama will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Brandon Miller who is averaging 19.04 points per game for the Crimson Tide. Miller is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Crimson Tide’s offensive game plan is the play of Mark Sears who has hit 42.6% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 13.92 points per game.
Alabama comes into today’s matchup vs Auburn, looking to continue their strong offensive play, as they are averaging 80.0 points per game. Through 24 games, they have hit 44.1% of their field goal attempts. In terms of pace, the Crimson Tide have preferred to slow the game down, ranking 251st in possessions per game.
Tigers Preview:
Auburn heads into this matchup having played 24 games and have an overall record sitting at 17-7. So far this season, Auburn has played 12 games at home, sitting with a record of 11-1. For the season, Auburn has been the underdog in 3 games, sitting with a mark of 0-3. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Tigers being +3 point underdogs.
Auburn will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Wendell Green Jr. who is averaging 13.88 points per game for the Tigers. Jr. is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Tigers’ offensive game plan is the play of Johni Broome who has hit 52.9% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 13.7 points per game.
Auburn comes into today’s matchup vs Alabama, looking to continue their strong offensive play, as they are averaging 78.7 points per game. Through 24 games, they have hit 44.0% of their field goal attempts. In terms of pace, the Tigers have preferred to slow the game down, ranking 313th in possessions per game.
Free Spread Prediction: Auburn Tigers +3
A key to this matchup, will be 3-point shooting. Coming into the game, both Alabama and Auburn are excellent 3-point shooting teams, averaging 9.28 and 8.12 made 3’s per game, respectively. In terms of the odds, we like the Auburn Tigers to cover as +3 point dogs. Look for their defense to do a good enough job closing out on the Crimson Tide’s outside shooters to make things difficult for Alabama. At +3 we like the chances of Auburn covering the spread as underdogs.
