The Auburn Tigers (22-2) travel to face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide (21-3) on Saturday, February 15th. This game will be played at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 4:00 ET.

Auburn Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide

The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

Auburn Tigers Recent Game

Auburn improved to 22-2 on the season with an 80-68 win over Vanderbilt on Tuesday. The Tigers, who were -8 favorites, covered the spread in the victory.

Leading 34-32 at halftime, Auburn pulled away by scoring 46 points in the second half while holding Vanderbilt to 36. The game’s total points of 148 fell short of the 157.5 O/U line.

The Crimson Tide Are Coming Off A Win

Alabama Crimson Tide Recent Game/Games

Alabama improved to 21-3 on the season with a 103-80 road win over Texas on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide entered the game as -4.5 favorites and covered the spread, while the combined 183 points went over the 166.5-point total.

Alabama jumped out to a 49-31 lead at halftime and continued their strong play in the second half, scoring 54 points while allowing 49.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Auburn put up 80 points in their latest game, shooting 51.7% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 58.6%. They hit 61.8% of their two-point attempts and went 9-for-24 from beyond the arc, shooting 37.5% from three.

Denver Jones knocked down 5-of-7 threes, finishing with 21 points, while Chaney Johnson was 9-of-10 from the field, adding 20 points. Johni Broome contributed 17 points and 7 rebounds, despite struggling from the field, shooting 37.5% overall and missing all three of his three-point attempts.

Crimson Tide Offense Breakdown

Alabama’s offense was firing on all cylinders, putting up 103 points while shooting 61.8% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 76.4%, thanks in part to hitting 17 of 29 threes at 58.6% and going 18 of 20 from the free-throw line.

Tre Johnson led the way with 24 points, while Jarin Stevenson added 22 points in just 19 minutes, shooting 4 of 5 from deep. Mouhamed Dioubate was perfect from the field, hitting all 3 of his threes.

Tigers Team Defense

Even with Auburn’s defense allowing 68 points, they held their opponents to 41% shooting from the field. The Tigers gave up 23 two-point baskets on 45 attempts, a 51% success rate for the opposition.

From beyond the arc, Auburn’s defense was effective, limiting their opponents to just 3 made threes on 17 attempts, a 17% shooting performance. The Tigers also sent their opponents to the free-throw line 14 times, where they converted 13 of those attempts, shooting 92%.

Crimson Tide Team Defense

Despite Auburn’s defensive efforts, they allowed 68 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 41% from the field. Auburn gave up 23 two-point baskets on 45 attempts, a 51% conversion rate.

From beyond the arc, Auburn held the other team to just 3 made threes on 17 attempts, a 17% shooting performance. The opposition also went 13/14 from the free-throw line, hitting 92% of their foul shots. Auburn allowed 16 offensive rebounds.

Tigers vs Crimson Tide Trends

• When looking at their past five road matchups, Auburn has an ATS record of 3-2 while averaging 79 per game. The team went 5-0 overall in these games.
• Although Alabama has a straight up record of 9-1 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 7-3. The team averaged 92 points per game in these games.
• In their last five games as the betting underdog, the Tigers have a straight up record of 1-4 and an ATS mark of 1-4.
• In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Crimson Tide have a straight up record of 9-1 and an ATS mark of 7-3.

Tigers vs Crimson Tide Prediction

The Crimson Tide is our pick to not only win with a projected score of 78-70. But we also favor them to cover the spread. Our bet is on the Crimson Tide at -2.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 172.5 and given that our model is projecting 148 points between the teams, we like the under.

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