The Penn Quakers (8-6) travel to face off against the Auburn Tigers (10-2) on Tuesday, January 2nd. This game will be played at Neville Arena in Auburn and televised on SECN. Auburn is coming off a win in their previous game, while Penn is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Houston. Tip-off is set for 9:00 ET.

Penn Quakers vs Auburn Tigers

The Penn Quakers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Penn will be playing their 15th game of the season today and their overall record is 8-6. In their previous five road games, which includes last year, Penn has a 1-4 record on the road. Penn’s ATS performance has them sitting below .500 with a 4-7 record. In their last five games, they are 2-2 vs. the spread.

Up to this point, games involving Penn have had an average of 148.1 points per game, with the average over/under line set at 144 points. Their over/under record is 6-5-0. The Quakers have an over/under record of 2-1 in their last three games, with their games averaging 139 points per game.

The Auburn Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

This will be Auburn’s 13th game of the season, and they currently have a 10-2 overall record. When playing away from home, the Tigers are 4-2, while they are undefeated at home with a 6-0 record. Auburn has a winning record against the spread at 7-5. In their last ten games, Auburn has been successful against the spread, going 4-1.

After 12 games, Auburn has an over/under record of 5-7-0, with their games averaging a combined 151.2 points per game so far. The Tigers’ have recorded an over/under record of 2-1 in their last three games, with their games averaging 158 points per game.

Penn Offense Breakdown

The Penn offense is coming off a game in which they scored 42 points vs. Houston. Overall their field goal percentage was 31.1% while connecting on 7 threes. Clark Slajchert is the current leading scorer for the team, with an average of 17.4 as they approach today’s matchup. In addition, Tyler Perkins brings a PPG average of 14.6 into the game.

Name	PPG	REB	AST
Clark Slajchert (G)	17.4	2.9	3.0
Tyler Perkins (G)	14.6	5.7	2.1
Nick Spinoso (F)	10.0	7.2	3.4

Auburn Offense Breakdown

The Auburn offense is coming off a game in which they scored 101 points vs. Chattanooga. Overall their field goal percentage was 56.1% while connecting on 11 threes. Offensively, the Tigers have a season long field goal percentage of 47%, which is 107th in the nation. In terms of three-pointers, they are 237th in percentage and 158th in three-pointers made.

Name	PPG	REB	AST
Johni Broome (F)	15.1	8.4	1.6
Jaylin Williams (F)	11.8	5.1	1.9
Aden Holloway (G)	11.2	1.3	3.8

Penn Team Defense

Coming into today’s game, the Penn defense is giving up an average of 72.3 points per contest. So far, the Penn defense is giving up an average of 7.9 offensive rebounds per game and are turning teams over 12.5 times per game (597th).

Auburn Team Defense

So far, the Tigers’ defense is ranked 73rd in the country at 66.6 points per contest. So far, the Auburn defense is giving up an average of 8.0 offensive rebounds per game and are turning teams over 10.3 times per game (406th).

Quakers vs Tigers Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Quakers have a straight up record of 3-7 while going 3-6-1 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 71 points per game in these contests.
• Across their ten previous home games, Auburn has an ATS mark of 6-4. Their straight up record in these matchups was 5-5 while averaging 78 points per game.
• As the betting underdog, the Quakers have an ATS mark of just 3-6-1 in their last ten games. Penn posted a straight up mark of 3-7 in these matchups.
• Going back to their previous ten games as the favorite, Auburn has an ATS mark of 7-3 while going 9-1 straight up.

Quakers vs Tigers Prediction

For a pick on the point-spread in this Tigers vs. Quakers matchup, our bet is to grab the Quakers at +21.5. Even though our projections have the Tigers winning 74-71, we see the Quakers as the play on the point-spread.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 150.5, and our model projects the Quakers and Tigers to reach a combined total of 145 points. Our bet is on taking the under.

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