{"id":328345,"date":"2025-02-15T12:46:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T17:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=328345"},"modified":"2025-02-15T12:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T17:46:37","slug":"auburn-vs-alabama-ncaa-basketball-prop-picks-february-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/auburn-vs-alabama-ncaa-basketball-prop-picks-february-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Auburn vs. Alabama college basketball best bet: Take the over in elite SEC showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the first time in SEC men’s basketball history, we have a No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The No. 1 Auburn Tigers head into enemy territory to face the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama is a slight favourite, but my attention is on the over\/under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Auburn vs. Alabama best bet for the men’s college basketball matchup on Feb. 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auburn vs. Alabama best bet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to full college basketball betting markets<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet: Over 171.5 points (-120)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #109553<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama is the highest-scoring team in NCAA Division I (90.5 PPG), but overs are only 11-12-1 in its games this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s because the Tide are constantly playing games with high projected totals, and they don’t always find a willing dance partner to run up the score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that shouldn’t be an issue on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auburn ranks ninth in D-I in scoring (84.8 PPG). The Tigers and Tide are also first and second, respectively, in adjusted offensive efficiency based on calculations at KenPom.com and BartTorvik.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both KenPom and Bart Torvik project today’s matchup to reach 174 points or more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama is one of just four teams shooting better than 60.0% from inside the arc. And the Tide love to play lightning quick, averaging the second-fastest adjusted tempo in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for Auburn, Naismith College Player of the Year contender Johni Broome leads a hyper-balanced attack. Six Tigers average 10-plus points per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both defences rank in the top 20 for effective field goal percentage, but I expect the offensive prowess to be overpowering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Since March 2023, Alabama and Auburn have cleared 171.5 points in two of three matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picks made at 11:55 a.m. ET on 02\/15\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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