Auburn Seeks Sixth Straight Win as They Visit Appalachian State in Non-Conference Matchup
This Sunday, Auburn makes a trip to the Tar Heel State for a non-conference matchup with Appalachian State. Auburn is coming off a 74-57 home win over Virginia Tech in the
Game outlook
This Sunday, Auburn makes a trip to the Tar Heel State for a non-conference matchup with Appalachian State. Auburn is coming off a 74-57 home win over Virginia Tech in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday night and Appalachian State beat East Tennessee State 72-61 at home last week. Auburn holds the series advantage against Appalachian State, having won both meetings between the teams including a 67-53 home win just last month.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Tigers -345 | Mountaineers +273
Spread: Tigers -7.5 (-110) | Mountaineers +7.5 (-110)
Total: Over/Under 143.5 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Auburn will win straight-up is 78%.
Auburn Tigers
Auburn has put together five straight wins, with each by at least 17 points, to improve their record to 5-1. They have a strong offense, averaging 81 points and 18.7 assists per game, and an above-average defense, allowing an average of 64.8 points scored against them per game. Johni Broome leads the team in scoring with 17.8 points per game. The Tigers shoot 45.3% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 71.9% from the free-throw line.
Appalachian St. Mountaineers Analysis
Appalachian State improved to 4-2 with a victory at home against East Tennessee State. TreVon Spillers had 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win, leading the Mountaineers. Appalachian State is a #136 ranked offense (scoring an average of 77.00 per game) and #65 for defense (giving up an average of 64.71 points per game). They have an average field goal percentage of 46.64% (ranked #101), free throw percentage of 65.12% (ranked #309) and three-point percentage of 32.32% (ranked #213 in the NCAAB). They average 42.14 rebounds per game (ranked #26) and 14.71 offensive assists and 10.57 turnovers per game (ranked #96 and #65 respectively). Defensively, they allow an average of 36.78% field goals (ranked #15), 72.32% free throws (ranked #247 in the NCAAB), 30.95% of the three pointers (ranked #136), 35.43 defensive rebounds per game (ranked #35.43), 9.14 defensive assists and 11.14 turnovers per game (ranked #20 and #284 respectively).