LSU Tigers vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 12/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: Auburn Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPNU

Auburn Arena is where the Auburn Tigers (11-1) will take on the LSU Tigers (12-0) on Wednesday.

The LSU Tigers played Lipscomb and notched a win by a score of 95-60 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 17 and Lipscomb accumulated 12 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 30 shots from 3-point range. Lipscomb ended up going 73.3% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 15 shots. Furthermore, Lipscomb collected 26 boards (3 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Lipscomb distributed 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. With regard to defending, LSU allowed the other team to shoot 39.2% from the floor on 20 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for the matchup while forcing 21 turnovers and having 15 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 41 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 3 of 10 tries for a percentage of 30.0%. LSU walked away from the contest having earned a 53.3% FG percentage (40 of 75) and knocked down 12 out of their 22 3-pointers.

Darius Days is one player who was a contributor for the game. He accounted for 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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LSU heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-0 for the season. They currently have an average of 79.6 points per outing (42nd in the country) while shooting 46.2% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 32.2% on 3-pointers (83 of 258) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, LSU is collecting 42.1 boards per game and has 167 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 145th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 19.5 turnovers every game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 25.9% on shots from distance while they are 2nd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (54.1). The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 33.8% (225 of 665) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 110th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 131 relinquished for the year.

When they last played, the Auburn Tigers got the victory with a final of 71-58 when they played Murray State. Regarding cleaning the glass, Auburn permitted Murray State to snag 27 in all (6 offensive). They went 38.9% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 18 and finished the game at 13 of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). The Tigers allowed Murray State to convert 19 of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 33.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished shooting 27 for 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.2%. In relation to shooting from distance, Auburn converted 8 of their 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. Murray State committed 13 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Tigers snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 43 for the contest.

Walker Kessler ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the game. He totaled 13 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist. He converted 5 of 7 for the game for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Auburn has a mark of 11-1 this year. The Tigers have committed 18.2 fouls every game and they go 71.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.9 times per game (55th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.7 times per game. Auburn has tallied 973 points for the season (81.1 per game) and they collect 39.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which is ranked 167th in college basketball.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 102nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 64.9. They are forcing their opponents into 16.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (35th in college basketball). The Auburn defense gives up 32.2% on 3-point attempts (82 of 255) and opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 10.8 assists and 36.4 boards per game, which has them ranked 78th and 262nd in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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