The Auburn Tigers (32-15) travel to face off against the Florida Gators (44-4) on Saturday, April 5th. This game will be played at Alamodome in San Antonio and televised on CBS. Florida is coming off a win in their previous game, while Auburn is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Tennessee. Tip-off is set for 6:09 ET.

Auburn Tigers vs Florida Gators

The Tigers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Auburn fell to 32-15 on the season after a 70-65 home loss to Tennessee on Saturday, March 15th. The Tigers were -5 favorites going into the game, but they failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game were 135, which was under the O/U line of 141.

Auburn led 33-32 at halftime but allowed 38 points in the 2nd half while scoring 32. The Tigers will need to tighten up their defense and find ways to close out games as they move forward.

The Gators Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Florida Gators Recent Game/Games

Florida improved to 44-4 on the season with an 86-77 home win over Tennessee on Sunday, March 16th. The Gators entered the game as 5-point favorites and covered the spread, while the total points of 163 went over the O/U line of 142.5.

Florida led 39-30 at halftime and scored 47 points in the 2nd half, matching Tennessee’s 47 points in the final period.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

In their last outing, Auburn’s offense put up 65 points, shooting 41.8% from the field. They connected on 28.6% of their three-point attempts, going 6-for-21 from beyond the arc, while hitting 50% of their two-point shots.

At the free-throw line, the Tigers struggled, making just 59.1% of their attempts. Johni Broome led the way with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, while Zakai Zeigler added 20 points, despite hitting only 1-of-6 from three-point range.

Gators Offense Breakdown

In their last game, the Gators put up 86 points, shooting 42.6% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc. They were impressive at the free-throw line, hitting 25 of 28 attempts for 89.3%.

Jordan Gainey led the way with 24 points, while Zakai Zeigler added 23 points and 8 assists, shooting 57.1% from three. Walter Clayton Jr. contributed 22 points, connecting on 4 threes.

Tigers Team Defense

Despite Auburn’s defensive efforts, they allowed 70 points while holding their opponent to 41% shooting from the field. The Tigers gave up 17 made two-point shots on 34 attempts, a 50% success rate.

From beyond the arc, Auburn’s defense limited their opponent to 6 threes on 21 attempts, a 28% shooting performance. At the free-throw line, Auburn’s opponent shot 59%, making 13 of 22 attempts. The Tigers also allowed 9 offensive rebounds.

Gators Team Defense

Despite giving up 70 points, Auburn’s defense held their opponent to 41% shooting from the field, with 23 made baskets on 55 attempts. Inside the arc, Auburn allowed 17 two-point field goals on 34 attempts, a 50% shooting rate.

From three-point range, Auburn’s defense limited their opponent to 6 made threes on 21 attempts, a 28% success rate. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 22 times, where they converted 13 of those attempts, shooting 59%.

Tigers vs Gators Trends

• The Tigers are 2-1 ATS in their three last road games and 2-1 straight-up.
• Florida has played well in their previous five home games, going 4-1 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 86 points per game while allowing 79. The team also performed well vs the spread at 4-1.
• Going back to their previous ten games as the underdog, Auburn has an ATS mark of 3-7 while going 2-8 straight up.
• As the betting favorite, the Gators have an ATS mark of just 6-4 in their last ten games. Florida posted a straight up mark of 9-1 in these matchups.

Tigers vs Gators Prediction

Not only do we have the Gators winning this one by a score of 77-70, but we see them covering the spread. Our pick is to grab the Gators at -2.5.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 159.5, and our model projects the Tigers and Gators to reach a combined total of 147 points. Our bet is on taking the under.

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