Auburn vs Kansas 3/23/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Auburn Tigers will play the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional second round matchup at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. Auburn defeated the New Mexico State Aggies on Thursday 78-77 in their first round game. The Tigers nearly squandered a 13-point lead and came close to running out of gas playing their fifth game in eight days and on Saturday will play their sixth in 10 days.

Kansas defeated the Northeastern Huskies 87-53 on Thursday in their first round game as Dedric Lawson scored 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the winning effort. The size advantage the Jayhawks had inside was noticeable in the results as Kansas outscored the Huskies in the paint 50-16 and out rebounded them by 17. Bryce Brown leads Auburn in scoring with an average of 15.8 points per game. Jared Harper is the team leader in assists with an average of 5.8 per game. Chuma Okeke is the team leader in rebounds with an average of 6.8 per game. Auburn is shooting 44.9% from the field and 37.6% from 3-point territory.

Dedric Lawson leads Kansas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Devon Dotson leads Kansas in assists with an average of 3.6 per game. Kansas is shooting 46.2% from the field and 35.0% from 3-point territory.