Auburn Tigers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Auburn Tigers (13-1) are en route to Moody Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Longhorns (11-3).

The Auburn Tigers took the court against Missouri and walked away with a win by a score of 84-68 in their last contest. Auburn ended with a 57.1% field goal percentage (28 out of 49) and buried 10 of their 21 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 18 of their 24 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected a total of 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 18 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defending, Auburn allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 21 of 55 shooting. Missouri dished out 12 assists and had 13 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Missouri snagged 26 rebounds (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Missouri ended up shooting 73.1% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 26 tries. They made 7 of their 23 tries from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Tigers finished with 21 and Missouri racked up 20 fouls.

Johni Broome is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He recorded 24 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 69.2% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Auburn will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 13-1 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Auburn is pulling down 39.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 270 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 12th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are hitting 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (142 of 377) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 88.0 pts per contest (6th in Division 1) while hitting 51.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 47th in college hoops in PPG allowed (65.1). The Tigers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 38.7% (313 of 808) and they surrender 30.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 3rd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 117 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Longhorns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-60 when they faced Texas A&M. Regarding team rebounding, Texas permitted Texas A&M to snag 39 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 10.5% from distance by going 2 of 19 and ended up going 24 out of 32 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Longhorns allowed Texas A&M to make 27 out of their 57 tries from the floor which had them shooting 47.4% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Longhorns went 18 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 34.6%. Regarding 3-pointers, Texas made 7 of their 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.0%. Texas A&M was called for 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Longhorns were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this contest.

Tramon Mark ended up being a factor for the Longhorns in this contest. He knocked down 4 of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, but went home without a rebound. He racked up 14 points in his 22 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists for this contest.

Texas has a record of 11-3 on the campaign. The Longhorns have committed 16.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.2 times per contest (112th in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.1 times per game. Texas has accounted for 1,158 points for the season (82.7 per game) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Longhorns are hitting on 50.6% from the field, which is 10th in college.

The Longhorns are ranked 22nd in the nation in points given up per game with 63.3. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (42nd in the country). The Texas defense gives up 30.6% on 3-point shots (86 of 281) and their opponents are converting on 63.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.2 dimes and 32.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 61st and 64th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Auburn

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