The Oklahoma State Cowboys will travel to Auburn Arena to take on the Auburn Tigers. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 30 and can be seen on ES2 and ES3.
The Tigers fell to Ole Miss 80-63 on Wednesday. TJ Lang was the team’s high scorer with 19 points. The Cowboys, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 69-65 loss at the hands of Baylor on Wednesday. Chris Olivier had a team-high 17 points.
Jawun Evans has upped his play over the last five games for the Cowboys, averaging 19.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.2 three-pointers.
Auburn is a slight underdog, with Oklahoma State favored by two. The Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 147 points. The Tigers enter the game with records of 9-10 Straight Up (SU) and 8-10 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 3-7 ATS over their last 10 games.
Over on the other bench, Oklahoma State has a SU record of 10-10 and an ATS record of 10-7-1. Oklahoma State is one of the top foul-shooting teams in the nation, converting .745 of their shots from the line.
Auburn and Oklahoma State will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – OkSt, ATS Winner – OkSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Auburn is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Auburn’s last 7 games.
Auburn is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Auburn is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The Auburn Tigers average a field goal percentage of 42.2% this season. The Oklahoma State Cowboys have a subpar record of 2-5 when opponents have a FG% of 42.2% or greater.
The Auburn Tigers rank lower for their field goal percentage (265th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (172nd), but the Oklahoma State Cowboys have a better FG% ranking (161st) than eFG% ranking (197th).
Oklahoma State, the 60th-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 4.6 per game. Auburn does worse, ranked 115th with 3.9.
Auburn has forced an average turnover percentage of 19.1% this season. Oklahoma State has an underachieving 3-5 record when its TO% is 19.1% or higher.
