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The No. 14 Auburn Tigers (22-7, 11-5 SEC) take on the Missouri Tigers (8-21, 0-16) Tuesday at Mizzou Arena. Tip is set for 9 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Auburn vs. Missouri odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Auburn, No. 14 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, is led by F Johni Broome, who has been in double figures in 20 straight games. The Tigers have traded wins and losses over the last 6 games. Their latest was a 78-63 victory over Mississippi State Saturday. They covered as 11-point favorites. So that means they lose this one, right?!?! Not so fast.
Mizzou has lost 16 straight games, and it’s just 3-7 ATS over the last 10. It is putting up points, eclipsing 70 in 4 of the last 5 and averaging 73.6 PPG during the stretch. G Sean East II is ballin’ right now with 20+ points in 5 straight games. The problem lies with its defense. Its 112.4 defensive rating is 336th in the nation.
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Auburn at Missouri odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:20 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Auburn -800 (bet $800 to win $100) | Missouri +550 (bet $100 to win $550)
- Against the spread (ATS): Auburn -11.5 (-110) | Missouri +11.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 149.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Auburn at Missouri picks and predictions
Prediction
Auburn 85, Missouri 70
Moneyline
At some point, Mizzou is likely to pull an upset for its 1st conference win. Could it be this one at home against an inconsistent team that perhaps overlooks it? Maybe.
Am I willing to make that leap? No.
I will consider SEAN EAST OVER 16.5 POINTS (-125), since he has gone for 20+ in 5 straight.
Against the spread
Mizzou has covered in just 3 of the last 10 meetings against Auburn and 3 of its last 10 overall. It just doesn’t play enough defense for me to believe it’s going to keep Auburn under 80 in order to cover.
Take AUBURN -11.5 (-110).
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Over/Under
The Over is 7-3 in Missouri’s last 10, and Auburn is 5-5 O/U. The Over is also 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. Again, it would take Missouri keeping Auburn under 78-80 for this not to cash.
Take the OVER 149.5 (-105).
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