Oklahoma Sooners vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (16-5) are en route to Neville Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Auburn Tigers (20-1).

The Oklahoma Sooners faced off with Vanderbilt and notched a win by a score of 97-67 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Sooners ended up finishing with 17 while Vanderbilt recorded 20 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. Vanderbilt shot 85.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 14 tries. Additionally, Vanderbilt pulled down 21 rebounds (7 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Vanderbilt earned 11 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Oklahoma allowed 38.7% from the field on 24 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Sooners made 14 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Oklahoma wrapped up the contest having earned a 63.2% FG percentage (36 of 57) and converted 11 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Jeremiah Fears is one player who had an impact in this contest. He finished 66.7% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes. He played for 30 minutes and also collected 6 boards. He walked away with 21 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Oklahoma heads into this matchup with a mark of 16-5 for the year. They are averaging 80.2 points per contest (53rd in the country) while hitting 49.0% from the floor. The Sooners are connecting on 37.9% on shots from distance (190 of 501) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma is pulling in 32.6 boards per game and has accumulated 311 assists for the season, which has them ranked 170th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Sooners are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They concede 28.1% on 3-pointers while they are 146th in college in points per game allowed (70.5). The Sooners defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (523 of 1,224) and they relinquish 33.7 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 26th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 232 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Auburn Tigers got the win with a final of 92-82 against Ole Miss. In relation to rebounding, Auburn allowed Ole Miss to snag 26 in all (8 on the offensive side). They shot 31.6% from beyond the arc by going 6 of 19 and finished the contest at 24 of 35 at the charity stripe (68.6%). The Tigers permitted Ole Miss to bury 26 of 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.4% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers finished 30 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 48.4%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Auburn converted 14 of their 28 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.3%. Ole Miss was called for 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 23 shots. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Tigers corralled 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this game.

Johni Broome ended up being a factor for the Tigers for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 12 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this game.

Auburn has a record of 20-1 so far this season. The Tigers are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.2 times per contest (16th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 9.5 times per contest. Auburn has accumulated 1,775 points on the year (84.5 per contest) and they average 38.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in the nation.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 50th in college in points allowed per game with 66.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.7% from the field (20th in college hoops). The Auburn defense surrenders 30.2% on three-point shots (121 of 401) and their opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 8.5 assists and 32.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 1st and 70th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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