Alabama Crimson Tide vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN

The Auburn Tigers (18-4) are welcoming the Alabama Crimson Tide (16-6) at Neville Arena on Wednesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide stepped onto the hardwood against Mississippi State and walked away with a win by a score of 99-67 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Crimson Tide finished with 23 while Mississippi State racked up 16 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 16 tries from beyond the perimeter. Mississippi State walked away from this one shooting 59.4% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of 32 shots. Furthermore, Mississippi State pulled down 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Mississippi State dished out 11 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 47 with 19 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Crimson Tide buried 10 of 10 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Alabama walked away from the game having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (37 of 83) and buried 15 out of their 48 three-point attempts.

Mark Sears is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He notched 21 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played 28 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He finished 60.0% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes.

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Alabama steps onto the court with a mark of 16-6 on the season. They are averaging 89.9 points per game (1st in the country) while shooting 48.5% from the floor. The Crimson Tide are shooting 38.2% on shots from 3-point land (251 of 657) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Alabama is grabbing 39.5 boards per contest and has earned 348 assists this year, which has them ranked 58th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 81st in college hoops in giving up assists with 257 surrendered on the year. The Crimson Tide defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (577 of 1,352) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 31.7% from beyond the arc while they are 271st in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.2).

In their last game, the Auburn Tigers took home the win by a final score of 91-77 when they faced Ole Miss. The Tigers snagged 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. Ole Miss was called for 14 fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to bury 9 of them for a percentage of 69.2%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Auburn made 12 of their 27 tries (44.4%). In all, the Tigers shot 35 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7%. The Tigers allowed Ole Miss to make 28 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.2% for this contest. They shot 42.1% from distance via 8 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Auburn permitted Ole Miss to collect 21 in total (5 offensive).

Jaylin Williams ended up having an impact for the Tigers in the matchup. He tallied 16 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and earned 2 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 11 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 18-4 so far this year. The Tigers commit 18.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.3 times per game (8th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.6 times per game. Auburn has earned 1,812 pts on the season (82.4 per game) and they average 39.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which is 76th in the country.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 41st in college basketball in PPG allowed with 65.9. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.0% from the field (2nd in Division 1). The Auburn defense concedes 29.7% on shots from distance (135 of 455) and their opponents are converting on 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 10.1 assists and 34.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 15th and 143rd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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