The No. 22 Auburn Tigers (12-3, 2-1 SEC) meet the Ole Miss Rebels (8-7, 0-3) Tuesday at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Auburn vs. Ole Miss odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Tigers rebounded from a stunning 76-64 loss at Georgia Wednesday, toppling Arkansas by a 72-59 score last time out in a battle of ranked teams on Saturday. Auburn grabbed the cover as a 2.5-point favorite too, but it is still just 3-7 ATS across the past 10 games overall.
The Rebels were dropped 64-54 by rival Mississippi State in Stark Vegas on Saturday, their 3rd straight loss to open the SEC schedule. Ole Miss has also lost 4 in a row overall, including an embarrassing 66-65 loss to North Alabama on Dec. 20 as a 23-point favorite. The Under has hit in 5 in a row for the Rebels.
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Auburn at Ole Miss odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Auburn -2.5 (-105) | Ole Miss +2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 132.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Auburn at Ole Miss picks and predictions
Prediction
Auburn 72, Ole Miss 63
Moneyline
The moneyline is OTB at the time of publishing.
However, Auburn should open as a short favorite based on the spread and isn’t a bad play if you don’t want to fiddle around with the points and just want to declare a winner.
The Tigers are the ranked team and they’re playing way better basketball than their counterparts. It’s rather surprising that this line isn’t much, much higher.
Against the spread
AUBURN -2.5 (-105) is a great play on the road.
The Tigers are just 2-5 ATS in the past 7 against teams with a winning overall record. However, the Rebels are 1-4-1 ATS in the past 6 games overall and 1-6-2 ATS in the past 9 against winning teams.
Auburn showed some signs of life in a win against a very good Arkansas team Saturday, proving that this team can be elite when it’s locked in. Ole Miss isn’t close to being on the same plane.
Over/Under
OVER 132.5 (-110) is the lean but go with a half-unit play at best.
It’s all about the Over for Auburn lately, going 6-2 in the past 8 games overall and 4-0 in the past 4 road games.
However, the Under is 5-0 in the past 5 games for Ole Miss, while going 4-1 in the past 5 following a non-cover and 4-0 in the past 4 following a SU loss.
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