The Auburn Tigers and the Appalachian State Mountaineers meet in college basketball action from the Holmes Convocation Center on Sunday afternoon. Can the Mountaineers defend home court as underdogs? Or will the Tigers keep their win streak intact? Let’s take a look and give out an Auburn vs. Appalachian State Prediction.

Auburn Tigers Team Preview

The Auburn Tigers come into this game looking to build on their five-game win streak after a 74-57 win over Virginia Tech last time out. Johni Broome leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounding with 17.8 PPG and 8.5 RPG while Aden Holloway has 11 PPG with a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Tigers in the assist department as the only other double-digit scorer for Auburn up to this point in the year. Denver Jones and Chad Baker-Mazara each have 8.5 PPG while Jaylin Williams has 8 PPG with 6.2 RPG. As a team, Auburn is averaging 81 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 71.9% from the foul line this season.

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Appalachian State Mountaineers Team Preview

The Appalachian State Mountaineers come into this game looking to build on a four-game win streak after a 72-61 win over East Tennessee State last time out. Donovan Gregory leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 13.1 PPG along with 4.1 RPG and 2.6 APG while TreVon Spillers has 12.3 PPG with 7.6 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for App State up to this point in the year. Terence Harcum has 9.7 PPG and Christopher Mantis has 9.1 PPG. Justin Abson has a team-high 7.9 RPG and 2.9 BPG and Xavion Brown also has 3.3 APG to lead the Mountaineers in the assist department. As a team, Appalachian State is averaging 77 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 65.1% from the foul line this season.

Auburn vs. Appalachian State Prediction

I’m leaning towards Auburn in this game as I just feel like they’re the more well-rounded and well-coached team in this game. I also favor the Tigers’ ability at the foul line, and I’m just not sure I can rely on the Mountaineers to break down this Auburn defense. I think App State will be sky high to welcome a team like Auburn into their building, but I look for the Tigers to walk out with the win and cover here.