Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/18/2022

Game Time: 12:40 pm ET, Friday, March 18, 2022

Venue:  Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC

Where to Watch:  TruTV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  JSU +15.5, Auburn -15.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  JSU +15.5, Auburn -15.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  JSU +15.5, Auburn -15.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

 

Jacksonville State Gamecocks:  21-10 (1st place, ASUN Group A)

Auburn Tigers:  27-5 (1st place, SEC)

 

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks:  4-1 last 5

Auburn Tigers:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

JSU is coming into this game with a 21-10 record overall and they are 1-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 5 game winning streak that they were on. Their 5 wins in that span were against the Lipscomb Bisons, the Bellarmine Knights, the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, the North Alabama Lions, and the Kennesaw State Owls while their loss came against the Jacksonville Dolphins in their last game. Kayne Henry led the team in points in that game with 14 while Darian Adams was next on the team with 10 points. Jalen Finch led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Maros Zeliznak led the team in rebounds with 7. They are 47.2% from the field, 38.8% from 3-point range, and 68.1% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 73.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.8 PPG against them. JSU has an ATS record of 17-12 this season and their O/U record is 14-15.

 

 

Auburn is coming into this game with a 27-5 record overall and they are 3-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the South Carolina Gamecocks while their loss came against the Texas A&M Aggies in their last game. Jabari Smith Jr. led the team in points in that game with 17 while Walker Kessler was next on the team with 16 points. Jabari Smith Jr. led the team in assists in that game with 4 while he and Kessler both led the team in rebounds with 9 each. They were 30.4% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 61.1% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 78.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67 PPG against them. Auburn has an ATS record of 19-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 18-14.

 

Auburn is coming into this game as a 15.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Auburn has won 2 of their last 3 games but they are coming off of a loss in their last game after being upset by Texas A&M in the SEC tourney. Auburn was down early in that game by a lot of points but they still managed to claw their way back late in the game and only lose by 5 points. They were playing very well all season, winning a lot of their games by double digits and they also finished with the best record against conference opponents in the SEC. Auburn even had the longest winning streak in the nation at one point this season and they were smashing teams by over 20 points in their non-conference games as well. JSU also had a very good season as they finished first in their conference as well but they did not even win their conference tourney as they lost to Jacksonville and that was not even in the final game of the tourney either. JSU has owned a lot of teams in their conference this season but they also play in a much weaker conference than Auburn and the games they have lost or have struggled in, they usually do not score a lot of points in those games. JSU is lucky to even be in this game at all but they will not go any further as Auburn will bury them early in this game and cover the spread here.

 

Jacksonville State Auburn Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, March 18, 2022 (12:40 pm ET start time) is Auburn 82 JSU 57.

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks: 7-12 ATS off a loss against a conference rival. 20-12 UNDER as an underdog. 37-20 UNDER off an upset loss as a favorite.

Auburn Tigers: 20-12 ATS in all games. 19-10 ATS as a favorite. 14-9 UNDER after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games.

 

 

Jacksonville State Gamecocks:  None.

Auburn Tigers:  None.

 

 

"We always have the confidence. When we play big teams, we step up. They think we're a mid-major, they are just going to run us over. It's time to step up and play against anybody." - Darian Adams on their confidence coming into this game.

 

 

“Obviously, I don't know much about Jacksonville State, but I know their coach very well, Ray Harper. I think he got the best of me. I've always given Ray credit for that. We were big rivals, recruiting rivals. And they were our arch-enemy, not just our rival.” - Bruce Pearl on this upcoming game.

 

 

 

D. Adams 

J. Finch 

J. Gibbs 

K. Henry 

B. Huffman

 

A. Flanigan

Z. Jasper 

K. Johnson 

W. Kessler 

J. Smith

 

 

PPG: D. Adams (15.8)

APG: J. Finch (4.5)

Reb/G: B. Huffman (5.9)

 

PPG: J. Smith (17.1)

APG: W. Green Jr. (5.1)

Reb/G: W. Kessler (8.2)

 

Coaches:

Jacksonville State Gamecocks: Ray Harper (6th season)

Auburn Tigers: Bruce Pearl (8th season)