Auburn Tigers vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 11/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Baylor Bears

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Auburn (+1)

The Baylor Bears (23-11 last year) are welcoming the Auburn Tigers (21-13 last season) at Sanford Pentagon on Tuesday. Baylor opens this contest as 1-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 145.

The Auburn Tigers faced off with Houston and ended up losing by a score of 81-64 in their last contest. Auburn wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.7% field goal percentage (20 out of 53) and converted 5 out of their 16 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 19 of their 36 tries for a rate of 52.8%. In regard to rebounding, they collected 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 11 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 1 steal. In relation to defense, Auburn allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 of 60 shooting. Houston doled out 11 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Houston pulled down 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Houston shot 82.8% when shooting free throws by making 24 of their 29 shots. They also buried 7 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 22 while Houston recorded 25 personal fouls.

Jaylin Williams is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up with 14 points on 5 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and snagged 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 35.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Auburn will play this game after finishing with a record of 21-13 last season. They had an average of 72.8 pts per game (151st in D-1) on 43.9% from the floor. The Tigers connected on 31.5% on shots from 3-point land (221 of 701) and 69.6% from the free throw line. As a group, Auburn grabbed 36.2 rebounds per game and totaled 479 dimes throughout last year, which ranked 83rd in the nation in terms of passing. They gave up possession 12.2 times per game and as a basketball team committed 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Tigers forced their opponents into 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 93rd in the nation in giving up assists with 380 surrendered last year. The Tigers gave up a field goal percentage of 40.7% (788 of 1,935) and they conceded 35.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They gave up 28.8% on 3-pointers while they were 104th in the country in opponents points per game (67.7).

When they last played, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a score of 85-76 when they faced Creighton. The Bears were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. Creighton committed 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.4%. When talking about three-point shots, Baylor made 5 of 22 attempts (22.7%). Overall, the Bears finished 29 out of 63 from the field which had them shooting 46.0%. The Bears permitted Creighton to make 26 of 55 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 47.3% for the contest. They shot 45.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 24 and ended up going 22 of 22 from the free throw line (100.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Baylor permitted Creighton to grab 33 in total (10 on the offensive side).

LJ Cryer was important for the Bears in the game. He made 13 of 22 in the matchup giving him a rate of 59.1%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 30 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Baylor had a mark of 23-11 last season. The Bears were responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per game and they hit 74.4% from the free throw line. They got an assist 14.2 times per contest (97th in the nation) and they gave up possession 12.1 times per contest. Baylor scored 2,619 points throughout last season (77.0 per game) and they grabbed 34.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bears shot 45.0% from the floor, which ranked 158th in the nation.

The Baylor defense gave up 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc (234 of 720) and opponents connected on 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 15.2 assists and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 337th and 54th in college hoops. The Bears were ranked 185th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 70.3. They were able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (291st in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Auburn (+1)

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