Tennessee Volunteers vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

Neville Arena is the site where the Auburn Tigers (17-1) will meet the Tennessee Volunteers (17-2) on Saturday.

The Tennessee Volunteers faced off with Mississippi State and notched a win by a score of 68-56 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Volunteers ended up finishing with 12 and Mississippi State recorded 14 fouls. They converted 10 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Mississippi State finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 8 of 12 attempts. Additionally, Mississippi State pulled down 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Mississippi State recorded 8 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Tennessee allowed the other team to shoot 33.9% from the field on 19 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Volunteers converted 12 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. Tennessee finished the game with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and made 10 of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Chaz Lanier is one player who played a role in the game. He shot 47.1% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Tennessee will play this contest with a record of 17-2 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Tennessee is pulling down 38.5 boards per game and is sitting with 305 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 62nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Volunteers are shooting 34.9% on 3-pointers (167 of 478) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They average 76.4 points per game (143rd in the country) while going 45.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Volunteers are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 fouls. They are ranked 10th in D-1 in giving up assists with 171 surrendered so far this year. The Volunteers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 36.3% (394 of 1,085) and they concede 30.7 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 25.9% on shots from distance while they are 3rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (58.6).

When they last played, the Auburn Tigers went home victorious with a score of 70-68 when they faced Georgia. The Tigers corralled 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. Georgia committed 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Auburn converted 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). When all was said and done, the Tigers ended up shooting 24 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3%. The Tigers permitted Georgia to knock down 26 of their 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 45.6% for the game. They finished 35.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 20 from the free throw line (45.0%). Concerning how they rebounded, Auburn permitted Georgia to get 35 in total (10 offensive).

Tahaad Pettiford ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for this contest. He totaled 24 points in his 22 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists in the game. He buried 7 out of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Auburn has a win-loss record of 17-1 so far this year. The Tigers have committed 17.7 fouls per game while shooting 74.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.4 times per game (17th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per game. Auburn has accounted for 1,543 pts so far this season (85.7 per game) and they collect 38.1 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are connecting on 50.2% from the field, which ranks them 7th in the nation.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 48th in college in PPG given up with 66.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the field (25th in college). The Auburn defense gives up 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (103 of 338) and their opposition knocks down 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 8.2 dimes and 32.1 boards per game, which is 1st and 61st in D-1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Auburn and under the total points

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