While some SEC teams take on Big 12 squads this weekend, the LSU Tigers and the No. 19 Auburn Tigers will engage in a good old SEC throwdown in Auburn Arena this Saturday. This game pits Bruce Pearl’s surprising Tigers against fellow SEC Tigers in LSU, who are looking to score their biggest win of the season. Register to bet and wager with your pick.
Betting Preview for the LSU Tigers vs Auburn Tigers NCAA Basketball Game on January 27, 2018
Where: Auburn Arena
When: Saturday, January 27, 2018, 6:00 PM EST
Line: LSU Tigers (n/a) vs Auburn Tigers (n/a) –view all NCAA Basketball lines
TV Broadcast: SECN
Betting on the LSU Tigers (12-7)
The Tigers eked out another Top-30 RPI team against the same team they earned their first such win this season, as LSU whipped Texas A&M at home last Saturday, 77-65. As usual, it was the potent combo of Tremont Waters and Duop Reath that did most of the damage, as they scored 15 and 21 points respectively. Both these players will be in for a firefight against the high-flying offense of Auburn, but it’s the Tigers’ defense that would be the team’s biggest key to victory in Auburn Arena. LSU is just 12th in the league in points allowed per game with 72.4, but it could cripple opposing teams’ attacks with its brand of pestering defense. The Aggies had 20 turnovers against LSU, who also had 13 steals in that game. LSU is second in the SEC with 7.3 swipes per contest. LSU is 3-2 ATS in its last five meetings with Auburn.
Betting on the Auburn Tigers (17-2)
Bruce Pearl is doing a magnificent job in Auburn, which anyone could tell just by knowing that the program is ranked inside the AP Poll Top 25. Auburn banks on its high-energy offense that produces 85.3 points per game. Auburn likes to stroke it from the outside, as it makes 9.5 three-pointers per game on 37.3 percent accuracy. The team, however, is far from being just a bunch of one-dimensional scorers who know nothing more than make perimeter shots. Auburn is also an aggressive team that gets to the free-throw line 25.0 times per game, the eighth most in the nation. Only 12 teams in Division I basketball draw more fouls per game than Auburn, which also has the rebounding edge versus LSU. Auburn is 13th in the nation with 40.4 rebounds per game, while LSU only gets 34.8. Auburn is 11-0 SU in its last 11 home games. It is 3-0 ATS in its last three contests at Auburn Arena.
Writer’s Prediction:
Auburn wins, 81-75.
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