Auburn vs. Iowa 3/16/23 - College Basketball Betting Picks and Odds
Auburn Tigers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
CBB: 6:50 PM EST
Mar. 16, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : AUB -1 ; O/U 151.5
The Auburn Tigers will play an NCAA tournament first round matchup Thursday night in Birmingham, AL against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Auburn comes into the tournament with twenty wins on the year following a 3 point loss to Arkansas in the SEC tournament. Offensively Auburn shot the ball well making 49% of their shots to knock down five long balls but made just 66.7% of their free throws and turned the ball over 10 times in the loss. Defensively Auburn struggled immensely giving up 76 points on 56% shooting and lost the rebounding battle by 18 as well.
Allen Flanagan led the way for the Auburn starters with 15 points on eleven shots in 35 minutes of action. Johni Broome chipped in 13 points in 26 minutes and Wendell Green Jr. added 11 points and four assists as the third Auburn starter in double figures after 33 minutes of action. KD Johnson led all players for Auburn with 20 points on ten shots in 29 minutes off the bench.
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The Iowa Hawkeyes come into the big dance with only nineteen wins on the year after losing four of the last six including two in a row following a four point loss to Ohio State. Offensively Iowa was terrible scoring only 69 points on 46.4% shooting and turned the ball over 11 times as well. Defensively Iowa was outmatched giving up 73 points including 44 in the second half as Ohio State shot 49.2% from the floor and knocked down seven long balls as well.
Kris Murray is the offensive leader for Iowa this season averaging 20.4 points per game on 48.4% shooting to go along with a team leading 7.9 rebounds as well. Filip Rebraca is second on the team averaging 14.1 points and Tony Perkins chips in a third best 12.5 points per game as well. Connor McCaffrey averages 6.5 points to go along with a team leading 3.7 assists.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Auburn's last 5 games.
Auburn are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Auburn's last 6 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
Iowa are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Iowa's last 19 games.
Free Betting Pick: Auburn Tigers -1
Both teams come into the big dance Thursday having had up and down seasons, but Auburn is the better overall team in this matchup. Look for Auburn to use their size and depth for the full 40 minutes Thursday night to overwhelm a lackluster Iowa team. Take Auburn to do enough Thursday to get the win and cover in Alabama to advance to the second round. Final Score Prediction, Auburn Tigers win and cover 74-67.