Auburn at South Carolina 1/4/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Tony G |

Last Updated: 01/03/2022 at 11:22 PM ET

The Auburn Tigers will travel on the road to face off against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday for a tip off of 6:30 PM eastern time. This game will be available on the SEC network. Auburn is ranked number nine in the country, and has a record on the season of 12-1, winning their last five games against LSU, Murray State, St. Louis, Nebraska, and Northern Arizona. The only defeat for Auburn came against the number 22 ranked Connecticut Huskies by the score of 115-109 in double overtime.

South Carolina comes into this game with a record on the season of 9–3, and are winners of their last game against Army by the score of 105–75. South Carolina has won four out of their last five games with the only defeat coming on the road against Clemson in death Valley by the score of 70–56.

Jabari Smith is leading Auburn in points per game at 16.2 with a field goal percentage on the season of 44.6 and a free-throw percentage on the year of 83.3%. Wendell Green Jr is leading the team in minutes per game at 24.8, and is averaging 4.6 assists on the season. Walker Kessler is leading the team in rebounds per game at 7.5.

Eric Stevenson is leading South Carolina in points per game at 10.9, with a dismal field-goal percentage on the season of 33.6%. Stevenson is averaging 92.9% from the free-throw line. And is the team leader in minutes per game at 24.4. Wildens Leveque is leading South Carolina and rebounds per game at 6.2 with 3.2 on average coming on the defensive glass. 

The number nine ranked Auburn Tigers should come away with a victory in this match up on the road and be able to cover the spread. Final Score Prediction: Auburn wins 85-70.

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