LSU Tigers vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SEC Network

Neville Arena is where the Auburn Tigers (13-2) will try to defeat the LSU Tigers (10-5) on Saturday.

The LSU Tigers played Vanderbilt and earned the victory with a final of 77-69 in their last contest. LSU ended the contest with a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 of 64) and knocked down 3 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 20 of their 23 tries for a rate of 87.0%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 35 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists for this game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With respect to the defense, LSU allowed the other team to go 44.3% from the field on 27 of 61 shooting. Vanderbilt doled out 10 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Vanderbilt collected 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Vanderbilt finished 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 8 of their 12 shots. They also knocked down 7 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 12 and Vanderbilt totaled 15 fouls.

Jalen Cook is someone who was important in this contest. He accounted for 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 52.6% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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LSU will take the court with a record of 10-5 so far this season. They are turning it over 13.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, LSU is collecting 36.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 181 assists so far this year, which ranks 298th in the country in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 32.7% on shots from downtown (104 of 318) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.2 pts per contest (151st in college hoops) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They rank 68th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 170 conceded so far this season. The Tigers are giving up a FG percentage of 39.6% (350 of 883) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 102nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (67.9).

In their last game, the Auburn Tigers got the victory with a final of 66-55 against Texas A&M. The Tigers snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. Texas A&M committed 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.8%. With respect to shots from downtown, Auburn converted 5 of 22 tries (22.7%). When the game finished, the Tigers ended up going 20 for 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.2%. The Tigers allowed Texas A&M to bury 18 out of 62 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 29.0% for this game. They shot 15.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 3 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). In relation to attacking the glass, Auburn allowed Texas A&M to collect 41 in total (17 offensive).

Jaylin Williams ended up being a factor for the Tigers for this game. He made 8 of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He tallied 22 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for the matchup.

Auburn has a win-loss record of 13-2 this year. The Tigers commit 17.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.7 times per contest (9th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.2 times per game. Auburn has tallied 1,252 points this year (83.5 per contest) and they collect 40.2 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are shooting 46.8% from the field, which ranks 86th in Division 1.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 47th in college hoops in points given up per game with 64.9. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.6% from the field (6th in college basketball). The Auburn defense concedes 29.0% on 3-pointers (90 of 310) and opponents are making 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 9.7 assists and 33.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 13th and 107th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LSU

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