Alabama vs Auburn College Basketball Prediction, Game Preview

Alabama vs Auburn prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Tuesday.

Alabama vs Auburn prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Tuesday, February 1


Alabama vs Auburn How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, February 1
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: Auburn Arena, Auburn, AL
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Alabama (14-7), Auburn (20-1)
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Why Alabama Will Win

They were right there …

Alabama gave the now No. 1 team in both polls a heck of a run in the 81-77 loss a few weeks ago, but they didn’t hit enough of the threes they were jacking, and they didn’t dominate the offensive glass like they needed to.

However, it took – and made – a bazillion free throws. Auburn has a fouling problem, and Bama made 24-of-29 from the line.

This is fun Crimson Tide team that’s all about volume, getting on the move, and making games a party on offense – and Baylor found that out the hard way on Saturday.

No, they’re not going to hit 59% from the field like they did against the defending national champion, but it’s going to hit the offensive glass hard, it’s going to keep throwing up threes, and it’s going to keep things moving as quickly as possible.

But …

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Why Auburn Will Win

Auburn keeps on finding ways to get the job done.

It might not be a perfect team – there are plenty of holes in the Tiger game – but it’s one November double-overtime loss to UConn away from having a 0 in the column. There’s a reason.

It’s versatile. You want to run, it’ll run. You want to grind it down, it’ll happily dominate with its D.

There’s a strong inside presence for a defense that manages to come up with a ton of blocks, keeps teams from ever getting comfortable, and it’s got the offense to match Alabama three for three.

And even more than that …

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What’s Going To Happen

Auburn doesn’t buckle late. However, it’s that adaptability on the fly that makes it so tough night in and night out.

There no real rhyme or reason to Alabama. It won a lot of games when it’s hitting the three, but it’s lost a bunch, too.

It doesn’t really matter if it’s hot, or cold, or rebounding well, or turning the ball over – it scores a lot, and that’s about the only given.

It’s 5-0 when shooting 50% or better, but who isn’t? It also beat LSU when it couldn’t hit water if it fell off a boat.

No matter what, though, Alabama just scores and scores and scores.

Like the first meeting, Auburn will score a little more.

This will be wild.

Alabama vs Auburn Prediction, Lines

Auburn 84, Alabama 75
Line: Auburn -6.5, o/u: 155.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Alabama vs Auburn Prediction, Game Preview

Alabama vs Auburn prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

Alabama vs Auburn prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27


Alabama vs Auburn How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Alabama (10-1), Auburn (6-5)
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Why Alabama Will Win

Auburn is struggling.

It was terrific for most of the season – losing at Penn State and against Georgia are hardly anything to yell about – but the O didn’t go against Texas A&M, the D didn’t do enough against Mississippi State, and losing to South Carolina isn’t a plus no matter what.

It’s not like the Tigers are playing all that poorly, and it’s not like there’s any massive issue like turnovers, but it’s simply been a rough patch in a That’s Life In The SEC sort of way.

However, the secondary has been a tad shaky.

Everyone will give up big yards to Mississippi State and Ole Miss, but the pass D allowed a few too many big things against South Carolina. Auburn allowed 13 touchdown passes in the five losses and six in the six wins.

Alabama should be able to move the ball however it wants to, but coming off a 559-yard passing day against Arkansas, Bryce Young and the lads are going to start bombing away early.

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Why Auburn Will Win

Alabama has this weird habit of not being able to put games away all that easily. Out of the seven SEC games so far, two were blowouts, one was a loss, and the rest were a fight.

New Mexico State doesn’t count, but ever since blowing away Mississippi State it’s been a struggle.

The 52-24 final score against Tennessee was great, but that was still a thing into the second half. LSU ran for six yards and Bama had to hang on. Arkansas was getting ripped to shreds, and it was still a one score game late.

Auburn has one job here – hang on.

It doesn’t have the pop to keep up – even though QB TJ Finley has the arm and ability to challenge the Tide secondary deep – but there will be opportunities. Arkansas kept pushing and ended up with 358 passing yards last week.

Bama will have its bursts, but there will be moments when the momentum can and will swing. The key is to not let those bursts become devastating.

However …

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What’s Going To Happen

The Bama D wakes up from its snoozes when it has to.

Auburn has been great in pass protection, but it’s not doing enough for the ground game to take the pressure off of Finley.

Will Anderson and the Bama pass rush will take care of things in key moments to stall the Tiger attack, and the offense will be steady enough to take away most of the drama.

Alabama will be balanced, Young will be terrific, and it’ll be just the type of win needed going into the showdown against Georgia for the SEC Championship.

However, it’s not going to be a big enough wipeout to set the tone for a bigger College Football Playoff debate about whether or not a two-loss Bama  should be in.

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Alabama vs Auburn Prediction, Lines

Alabama 38, Auburn 20
Line: Alabama -19.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 5

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