Auburn Tigers Set to Take on St. Bonaventure in Battle for the 2023 Legends Classic Title at Barclays Center in Brooklyn

Game outlook

On Friday, St. Bonaventure (2-1 SU, 1-2 ATS, 1-2 O/U) and Auburn (2-1 SU, 1-2 ATS, 2-1 O/U) will go head-to-head for the title game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Bonnies were notch predicted to finish third in the Atlantic 10's preseason poll and had a record of 14-18 overall and 2-11 on the road last season. Auburn was predicted to finish sixth in the SEC preseason poll and had a record of 1-1 overall with 4-8 on the road last season. The current betting line for the game has Auburn as the favorite at -10.5.

Game Info

When: Friday, 11/17/2023 @ 7:00pm EST

Where: Barclays Center Stadium Betting Odds Moneyline: Tigers -550 | Bonnies +430

Spread: Tigers -10 (-110) | Bonnies +10 (-110)

Total: Over/Under 143.5 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Auburn will win straight-up is 85%.

Auburn Tigers

St. Bonaventure upset Oklahoma State in the semifinal game of the Legends Classic, outrebounded the Cowboys 32-28 and had clutch free-throw shooting (18-for-21), buoyed by four fifth-year players and 90 percent of the scoring returning from their 2022-23 squad. Led by the 15.4 PPG of Daryl Banks III and 12.7 PPG and 5.6 RPG of Chad Venning, as well as Mika Adams-Woods (9.1 PPG last season at Cincinnati), Charles Pride (14.6 PPG and 6.1 RPG at Bryant) and sophomore forward Assa Essamvous (8.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 41.9 3PT%), the Bonnies boast a combined 725 career games and 562 starts at the Division I level. They score an average of 68.7 points per game (282nd) and shoot 42.5 percent (245th), with a 30.0 shooting percentage from long range (252nd). Defensively, opponents score 67.7 points per game (160th) and shoot 44.3 percent (253rd), including 34.4 percent from deep (256th), with 31.3 rebounds per game (176th). They have the fifth-lowest opponents' shooting percentage from three-point range (28.7%) in the country.