Monmouth Hawks vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Monmouth Hawks (2-10) are on their way to Neville Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Auburn Tigers (11-1).

The Monmouth Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against Fairfield and notched a win by a score of 88-74 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 16 and Fairfield finished the game with 16 fouls. They made 8 out of their 29 tries from 3-point land. Fairfield walked away from this one shooting 82.4% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 17 shots. Additionally, Fairfield collected 38 rebounds (18 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Fairfield earned 14 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, Monmouth allowed the other team to shoot 37.7% from the floor on 26 out of 69 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hawks buried 13 of their 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. Monmouth finished the contest having earned a 55.0% field goal percentage (33 of 60) and knocked down 9 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Abdi Bashir Jr. is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished shooting 42.9% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Monmouth will enter this game with a win-loss record of 2-10 on the year. They have an average of 67.9 pts per contest (320th in D-1) while hitting 38.3% from the floor. The Hawks are shooting 35.2% on shots from downtown (89 of 253) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Monmouth is pulling in 34.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 132 assists for the year, which is 340th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They currently rank 296th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 189 conceded on the season. The Hawks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (317 of 674) and they relinquish 37.1 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 323rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (77.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Auburn Tigers took home the win by a final score of 87-69 against Purdue. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Auburn allowed Purdue to grab 28 in all (10 offensive). They finished shooting 34.8% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 23 and ended up shooting 15 of 23 from the free throw line (65.2%). The Tigers permitted Purdue to convert 23 of 59 attempts from the field which had them at 39.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished 36 for 66 from the field which had them sitting at 54.5%. In terms of three-point attempts, Auburn made 10 of 26 attempts (38.5%). They were able to convert 5 of those for a rate of 55.6%. Purdue was called for 9 personal fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 9 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Tigers were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 36 for this game.

Johni Broome ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in this contest. He accumulated 23 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this game. He buried 10 of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 11 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 11-1 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are hitting on 51.4% from the field, which ranks 4th in the nation. Auburn has accumulated 1,061 points on the season (88.4 per game) and they grab 39.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 19.2 times per contest (7th in D-1) and they cough up possession 8.9 times per game. The Tigers are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Auburn defense allows 31.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (72 of 228) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 7.9 assists and 31.1 boards per game, which is ranked 2nd and 41st in college. The Tigers defensively are ranked 47th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 65.4. They have forced 11.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.9% from the floor (33rd in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Monmouth

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