The South Alabama Jaguars and the Auburn Tigers meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Neville Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a South Alabama Jaguars vs. Auburn Tigers prediction.
South Alabama Jaguars Recap
The South Alabama Jaguars come into this game looking to shake off a 94-85 loss at the hands of Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt tournament.
Jaguars Looking To Spring Massive Upset
Chaze Harris leads South Alabama in scoring and assists with 18.9 PPG with 4.9 APG along with 4.7 RPG while Adam Olsen has 16.7 PPG with 4.1 RPG. Peyton Law has 12.8 PPG with 5.9 RPG while Jayden Cooper has 11.3 PPG with 2.7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for South Alabama so far this season. Stephen Williams has 6.1 PPG with 4.5 RPG and Randy Brady has 5.6 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead South Alabama in rebounding. As a team, South Alabama is averaging 74.6 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 66% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the South Alabama Jaguars will win
- Auburn has lost seven of its last nine night games.
Auburn Tigers Recap
The Auburn Tigers come into this game looking to bounce back from their 72-62 loss to Tennessee last time out to sit at 17-16 this season.
Tigers Looking To Defend Home Court In NIT Opener
Keyshawn Hall leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounding with 20.4 PPG and 6.9 RPG along with 2.7 APG while Kevin Overton has 13.3 PPG with 3.3 RPG and Tahaad Pettiford has 15.2 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Tigers in assists. KeShawn Murphy has 10.6 PPG with 6.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers up to this point in the year and Elyjah Freeman has 9.5 PPG with 4.7 RPG as well this season. As a team, Auburn is averaging 83.5 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 74.9% from the foul line this season.
Why the Auburn Tigers will win
- Auburn has won each of its last 65 games against non-Conference opponents at Neville Arena.
- South Alabama has lost each of its last 11 games against the Southeastern Conference.
Total Points Facts
- Twenty-six of South Alabama’s last 27 games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 153 or fewer points.
South Alabama Jaguars vs. Auburn Tigers Prediction
I’m on South Alabama and the points here. I just question where Auburn’s heads are at after a disappointing year by their standards as this has usually been a team in the NCAA tournament, but year one under Steven Pearl didn’t necessarily go according to plan. I think South Alabama’s going to get up for this game against an in-state big brother, and I think South Alabama covers at the very least here. Give me the points with the Jaguars.