The Auburn Tigers will face the Indiana Hoosiers at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday afternoon with tip-off scheduled for 2:00 PM ET and the game will air on ESPN 2.

Auburn enters this game with a record of 5-2 following a 64-69 loss on the road against the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Sunday which also ended their five-game winning streak. The Tigers have been an above-average team offensively and defensively as they enter this game averaging 78.57 points per game while allowing an average of 65.43 points per game. Johni Broome has played a pivotal role in the success the Auburn Tigers have had this season as he leads the team in scoring, rebounds, and blocks with an average of 18.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game. The Auburn Tigers will look to bounce back following their 64-69 loss on the road against the Appalachian State Mountaineers when they face the Indiana Hoosiers.

The Indiana Hoosiers enter this game with a record of 7-1 following a 78-75 win on the road against the Michigan Wolverines which also extended their winning streak to four games. The Hoosiers have been a below-average team offensively as they enter this game averaging 74.13 points per game which is below the national average of 74.78 points per game, however, they have been an above-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 69.25 points per game. Kel’el Ware has been a key catalyst in the success of the Hoosiers this season as he enters this game leading the team in scoring, rebounds, and blocks with an average of 17.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. The Hoosiers will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they face the Auburn Tigers on Saturday afternoon. 

BookMaker has the Auburn Tigers listed as 6-point favorites against the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday afternoon. This will be the first time in the history of these two programs that they will face each other in college basketball. The Auburn Tigers are 3-4 ATS overall and 3-4 ATS as a favorite this season while the Indiana Hoosiers are 3-5 ATS overall and 1-1 ATS as an underdog on the year.

Indiana has only lost one game this season which came against the UConn Huskies at home by a score of 57-77, however, they have three wins against Power-5 teams with wins coming on the road against the Louisville Cardinals by a score of 74-66 and have won their first two wins in conference play with a 65-53 win at home against the Maryland Terrapins and a 78-75 win on the road against the Michigan Wolverines. Meanwhile, Auburn’s two losses came on the road against the Baylor Bears by a score of 82-88 and on the road against the Appalachian State Mountaineers by a score of 64-69. The Tigers have also been the slightly better team this season at covering the spread as they are 3-4 ATS overall while the Hoosiers are 3-5 ATS overall. As a result, I am laying the points with the Auburn Tigers when they play the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday afternoon.