Vermont Catamounts vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 11/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vermont Catamounts vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Vermont Catamounts (28-7 last year) are on their way to Neville Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Auburn Tigers (27-8 last season).

The Vermont Catamounts took the court against Duke and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-47 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Catamounts ended up finishing with 19 and Duke recorded 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 18 shots from 3-point range. Duke finished the contest at 69.0% at the free throw line by converting 20 of their 29 tries. Additionally, Duke totaled 36 boards (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Duke doled out 11 assists and had 9 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Vermont allowed the other team to go 42.2% from the field on 19 out of 45 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 23 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Catamounts buried 2 of their 6 shots for a rate of 33.3%. Vermont wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.5% FG percentage (20 out of 52) and converted 5 of 20 3-point shots.

Shamir Bogues is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished with 18 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also snagged 5 boards. He finished shooting 57.1% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Vermont comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 28-7 last season. They lost possession via turnover 9.2 times per contest and as a squad committed 13.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Vermont pulled down 34.6 boards per contest and totaled 478 dimes last season, which ranked 108th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Catamounts shot 34.2% on three-point attempts (300 of 878) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They averaged 71.6 pts per contest (237th in D-1) while connecting on 45.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Catamounts were able to force 10.0 turnovers every game and they drew 15.1 personal fouls. They gave up 31.4% on 3-point shots while they were 7th in the country in PPG allowed (63.0). The Catamounts defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (805 of 1,982) and they relinquished 33.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They were ranked 17th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 345 surrendered over the course of last year.

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-76 when they played Yale. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Auburn allowed Yale to grab 20 in total (5 offensive). They went 45.0% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 20 and ended up going 21 of 31 at the free throw line (67.7%). The Tigers allowed Yale to knock down 24 of their 52 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.2% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers went 27 out of 53 from the field which had them at 50.9%. In terms of shooting from distance, Auburn made 7 out of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 68.2%. Yale committed 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Tigers were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the contest.

Johni Broome pitched in for the Tigers in this matchup. He tallied 24 points in his 26 mins on the court and accounted for 4 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 10 in the game for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and tallied 13 rebounds.

Auburn had a record of 27-8 last year. As an offensive unit, the Tigers hit 47.6% from the floor, which was ranked 30th in college basketball. Auburn accumulated 2,909 points last year (83.1 per contest) and they grabbed 37.8 rebounds per contest. They got an assist 17.8 times per game (10th in Division 1) and they gave up possession 10.7 times per contest. The Tigers committed 19.4 fouls per contest and they went 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Auburn defense conceded 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (205 of 678) and their opponents knocked down 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 9.6 assists and 34.5 total boards per game, which was ranked 5th and 166th in the nation. The Tigers on the defensive end were ranked 72nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 68.3. They were able to force 12.8 TO's per game and let teams shoot 38.6% from the floor (2nd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vermont

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