Auburn Tigers vs Houston Cougars 3/18/2023 Picks Predictions

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Men’s Basketball Championship – Midwest Region – 2nd Round

The 9th-ranked Auburn Tigers (SEC) and the 1st-ranked Houston Cougars (American) will meet at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama, to face off in the Men’s Basketball Championship- Midwest Region second round on Saturday evening.

Auburn comes into this Saturday’s match after winning 21 games following an eight-point win versus the 8th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes at 83-75 in the recent Midwest Region first-round tournament on Thursday.

The Tigers played better offense scoring 83 points in shooting 46% from the field and 36.4% from the three-point range while on defense, Auburn gave up 75 points to Iowa on 41.2% FG and just 25.9% from the long-range in triumph.

The top scorers for the Tigers are Forward Johni Broome with 19 points on 50.0% shooting after 31 minutes of action and Guard Wendell Green Jr. with 15 points scored in 27 minutes of play.

Broome also grabbed 12 rebounds in the win while Forward Jaylin Williams added 11 points in 17 minutes.

Guard Tre Donaldson and Guard KD Johnson knocked 11 points each off the bench to augment the scoring for Auburn in the victory.

The totals went OVER in 5 of Auburn’s last 6 games played while the Tigers are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 matches played versus a rival in the American Athletic Conference.

The totals went OVER in 15 of Auburn’s last 18 contests played in March while the Tigers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 outings played on a Saturday.

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Auburn Tigers vs Houston Cougars Predictions 3/18/2023

The top-ranked Houston Cougars advanced to the second round of the Men’s Basketball Championship Midwest Region with 32 wins overall and 17 in American Conference following an 11-point victory over the no.6 Northern Kentucky Norse at 63-52 in the Midwest Region first round on Thursday.

Houston’s tight defense limited the scoring of Northern Kentucky to just 52 points on 27.5% FG shooting and only 15.2% from the rainbow territory to earn the win.

The Cougars; offense had slight difficulty in shooting only 49.0% from the floor and just 25.0% from long-range resulting in scoring 63 points after 40 minutes of hard court action.

The scoring for Houston was led by freshman Forward Jarace Walker with 16 points after converting 6 of their 8 shots from the floor while Guard Jamal Shead added 13 points with 6 assists in the win.

Forward J’Wan Roberts contributed 11 points with a team-high 12 rebounds and Guard Emanuel Sharp pitched in 10 points off the bench as the fourth player of the Cougars with double-figure scoring in the winning effort.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 matches while the Cougars are 1-6 against the spread in their last 7 games played.

The Houston Cougars are 14-1 straight up in their last 15 outings and 4-2 ATS in their last 6 contests versus a rival in the Southeastern Conference.

No.9 Auburn Tigers vs. no.1 Houston Cougars. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Houston -5.5.

Despite losing to the Memphis Tigers on March 12 and probably missing their leading scorer Marcus Sasser again in this match-up, the Cougars are still the better team here with a 32-3 record the whole season.

Houston averages 75.0 PPG this season while Auburn posted an average of 72.7 PPG for the year.

Look for the Cougars to avenge their loss to the Memphis Tigers in the conference tournament with a victory over the Auburn Tigers. The prediction: Houston Cougars will win 81-62.

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