Auburn vs Murray State 12/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Murray State Racers (10-1) vs. Auburn Tigers (10-1)
December 22, 2021 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Auburn Tigers -13 / Murray State Racers +13; Over/Under: +146
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The Murray State Racers and the Auburn Tigers meet in college basketball action from the Auburn Arena on Wednesday night.
The Murray State Racers will look to build on an 87-76 win over Chattanooga last time out. Tevin Brown leads the Racers in scoring with 19.1 PPG while KJ Williams is right behind with 16.5 PPG and 7 RPG. Justice Hill has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 5 APG to lead the Racers in assists while Trae Hannibal has 10.7 PPG with 4.6 RPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Murray State so far this season. DJ Burns also has a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead Murray State on the glass as well this season. As a team, Murray State is averaging 86 PPG on 51.7% shooting from the field, 37.4% from three and 65.5% from the foul line while allowing 65.1 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field and 32.3% from three this season.
The Auburn Tigers will try to add to their 74-70 win over Saint Louis last time out. Jabari Smith leads the Tigers in scoring with 16.5 PPG along with 6.9 RPG while K.D. Johnson has 13.7 PPG and Wendell Green Jr. has 11.6 PPG with a team-high 5 APG to lead the Tigers in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Auburn so far this season. Walker Kessler also has 9.2 PPG and a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Tigers on the glass. As a team, Auburn is averaging 82 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three and 71.5% from the foul line while allowing 65.5 PPG on 39.1% shooting from the field and 31.6% from three this season.
Murray State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the under is 13-6-1 in their last 20 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. Auburn is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games against a team with a winning road record while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 home games.
I get why Auburn’s favored here and the Tigers have had the tougher schedule so far this season. However, both teams line up fairly evenly on the defensive end and we’re getting double-digits with the better offensive team in Murray State. I think the Racers could put a scare in Auburn here, so give me the Racers and the points.
