Auburn Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

Coleman Coliseum is the location where the Alabama Crimson Tide (21-3) will go up against the Auburn Tigers (22-2) on Saturday.

The Auburn Tigers played Vanderbilt and took home the win by a score of 80-68 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 16 and Vanderbilt finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They made 3 out of their 17 attempts from distance. Vanderbilt ended up shooting 92.9% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 14 tries. In addition, Vanderbilt grabbed 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Vanderbilt distributed 8 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Auburn allowed their opponent to shoot 41.9% from the field on 26 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes for this game while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected a total of 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Tigers made 11 of 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. Auburn wrapped up the contest with a 51.7% field goal percentage (30 out of 58) and made 9 of 24 shots from distance.

Denver Jones is one guy who was a factor for this game. He notched 21 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played 28 mins played and also snagged 1 board. He finished the contest at 70.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Auburn will play this game with a win-loss mark of 22-2 so far this season. They turn the ball over 9.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Auburn is grabbing 38.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 408 assists this season, which has them ranked 24th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 37.2% from downtown (227 of 611) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.8 points per game (9th in Division 1) while hitting 48.6% from the field.

On defense, the Tigers are able to force 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 fouls. They currently rank 4th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 217 relinquished for the campaign. The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.0% (554 of 1,386) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 30.4% on shots from downtown and they are 66th in college in opponents PPG (67.7).

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home victorious with a score of 103-80 when they played Texas. When it comes to attacking the glass, Alabama permitted Texas to grab 22 in total (12 on the offensive side). They shot 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 22 and ended up shooting 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Crimson Tide permitted Texas to knock down 29 of 69 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide finished 34 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 61.8%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Alabama knocked down 17 out of their 29 tries (58.6%). They were able to make 18 of them for a rate of 90.0%. Texas earned 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Crimson Tide corralled 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the matchup.

Jarin Stevenson ended up having an impact for the Crimson Tide for this contest. He converted 7 out of 8 for this game giving him a rate of 87.5%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 20 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Alabama has a win-loss mark of 21-3 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Crimson Tide are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which ranks 29th in college. Alabama has totaled 2,173 points for the campaign (90.5 per game) and they pull in 44.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.0 times per game (17th in college) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. The Crimson Tide commit 18.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.3% from the free throw line.

The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 334th in college hoops in PPG given up with 78.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (57th in college hoops). The Alabama defense concedes 29.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (164 of 560) and their opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.6 assists and 36.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 60th and 287th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Auburn

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