SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Texas A&M at Auburn

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The Texas A&M Aggies visit the Auburn Tigers on Saturday in Auburn in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Texas A&M scores an average of 73.5 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 66.2 points per contest. Auburn scores an average of 80.2 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 67.0 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Texas A&M	0.446	0.340	0.656	12.67	+0.83	10.67	4.04	14.25	13.29
Auburn	0.447	0.321	0.732	12.83	+5.00	8.88	8.21	14.38	11.71
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Texas A&M	0.420	0.342	35.29	34.46	0.35	+7.29	7.29	73.5	66.2
Auburn	0.388	0.317	40.50	35.50	0.34	+13.21	8.25	80.2	67.0

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3PT%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor. M– Average game scoring margin.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
7. Smith, Jabari	AUB	24	122	49	78	371	15.46
14. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	24	105	44	62	316	13.17
15. Jackson, Quenton	TA&M	24	103	28	79	313	13.04
15. Johnson, K.D.	AUB	24	99	37	78	313	13.04

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
7. Smith, Jabari	AUB	24	122	282	0.433

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
8. Smith, Jabari	AUB	24	49	2.04
12. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	24	44	1.83

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
5. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	24	62	73	0.849
6. Jackson, Quenton	TA&M	24	79	95	0.832
8. Smith, Jabari	AUB	24	78	96	0.813

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
4. Kessler, Walker	AUB	24	68	133	201	8.38
9. Smith, Jabari	AUB	24	16	146	162	6.75
13. Coleman III, Henry	TA&M	23	58	78	136	5.91
19. Radford, Tyrece	TA&M	24	57	76	133	5.54

Texas A&M vs. Auburn Basketball Series History

Texas A&M leads 12-5

Texas A&M Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Aaron Cash	G	6′-6″	201	JR
1	Marcus Williams	G	6′-2″	197	SO
2	Hayden Hefner	G	6′-6″	182	SO
3	Quenton Jackson	G	6′-5″	173	SR
4	Wade Taylor IV	G	6′-0″	186	FR
5	Hassan Diarra	G	6′-2″	196	SO
10	Ethan Henderson	F	6′-8″	193	SR
11	Jalen Johnson	F	6′-6″	210	SR
12	Everett Vaughn	F	6′-10″	255	JR
15	Henry Coleman III	F	6′-8″	243	SO
20	Andre Gordon	G	6′-2″	186	JR
22	Davin Watkins	G	6′-1″	185	FR
23	Tyrece Radford	G	6′-2″	200	JR
24	Zach Walker	G	6′-4″	199	SR
31	Javonte Brown	F	7′-0″	253	FR
32	Ashton Smith	F	6′-9″	252	FR
35	Manny Obaseki	G	6′-4″	189	FR

Auburn Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	K.D. Johnson	G	6′-0″	204	SO
1	Wendell Green Jr.	G	5′-11″	175	SO
2	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-8″	230	JR
5	Chris Moore	F	6′-6″	240	SO
10	Jabari Smith	F	6′-10″	220	FR
12	Zep Jasper	G	6′-1″	185	SR
13	Walker Kessler	F	7′-1″	245	SO
14	Preston Cook	G	6′-4″	205	SR
20	Carter Sobera	G	6′-5″	187	SO
21	Ty Cressman	F	6′-7″	244	JR
22	Allen Flanigan	G	6′-6″	215	JR
23	Babatunde Akingbola	C	6′-10″	245	JR
24	Lior Berman	G	6′-4″	215	JR
25	Chandler Leopard	G	6′-3″	195	JR
31	Michael Whitmore	G	5′-10″	160	SO
33	Chase Maasdorp	G	6′-0″	175	JR
35	Devan Cambridge	G	6′-6″	215	JR
44	Dylan Cardwell	C	6′-11″	250	SO

Texas A&M Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/10/2021	North Florida	46	Texas A&M	64
11/12/2021	Abilene Chrstn	80	Texas A&M	81
11/14/2021	Texas A&M-CC	65	Texas A&M	86
11/17/2021	Houston Baptist	39	Texas A&M	73
11/22/2021	Texas A&M	58	Wisconsin	69
11/23/2021	Texas A&M	57	Butler	50
11/24/2021	Texas A&M	73	Notre Dame	67
11/30/2021	New Orleans	65	Texas A&M	85
12/11/2021	TCU	68	Texas A&M	64
12/14/2021	Tulane	Canc.	Texas A&M	Canc.
12/18/2021	Texas A&M	83	Oregon State	73
12/21/2021	N’Western St	61	Texas A&M	80
12/29/2021	Central Arkansas	59	Texas A&M	85
1/4/2022	Texas A&M	81	Georgia	79
1/8/2022	Arkansas	81	Texas A&M	86
1/11/2022	Ole Miss	51	Texas A&M	67
1/15/2022	Texas A&M	67	Missouri	64
1/19/2022	Kentucky	64	Texas A&M	58
1/22/2022	Texas A&M	73	Arkansas	76
1/26/2022	Texas A&M	64	LSU	70
1/29/2022	South Carolina	74	Texas A&M	63
2/1/2022	Texas A&M	80	Tennessee	90
2/5/2022	Missouri	70	Texas A&M	66
2/8/2022	LSU	76	Texas A&M	68
2/12/2022	Texas A&M		Auburn
2/15/2022	Florida		Texas A&M
2/19/2022	Texas A&M		Vanderbilt
2/22/2022	Georgia		Texas A&M
2/26/2022	Texas A&M		Ole Miss
3/2/2022	Texas A&M		Alabama
3/5/2022	Mississippi State		Texas A&M

Auburn Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Morehead State	54	Auburn	77
11/12/2021	UL Monroe	65	Auburn	93
11/19/2021	Auburn	58	South Florida	52
11/24/2021	UConn	115	Auburn	109
11/25/2021	Auburn	62	Loyola Chicago	53
11/26/2021	Syracuse	68	Auburn	89
12/1/2021	UCF	68	Auburn	85
12/4/2021	Yale	64	Auburn	86
12/11/2021	Nebraska	68	Auburn	99
12/14/2021	North Alabama	44	Auburn	70
12/18/2021	Auburn	74	Saint Louis	70
12/22/2021	Murray State	58	Auburn	71
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Auburn	81	South Carolina	66
1/8/2022	Florida	73	Auburn	85
1/11/2022	Auburn	81	Alabama	77
1/15/2022	Auburn	80	Ole Miss	71
1/19/2022	Georgia	60	Auburn	83
1/22/2022	Kentucky	71	Auburn	80
1/25/2022	Auburn	55	Missouri	54
1/29/2022	Oklahoma	68	Auburn	86
2/1/2022	Alabama	81	Auburn	100
2/5/2022	Auburn	74	Georgia	72
2/8/2022	Auburn	80	Arkansas	76
2/12/2022	Texas A&M		Auburn
2/16/2022	Vanderbilt		Auburn
2/19/2022	Auburn		Florida
2/23/2022	Ole Miss		Auburn
2/26/2022	Auburn		Tennessee
3/2/2022	Auburn		Mississippi State
3/5/2022	South Carolina		Auburn

Injuries and Suspensions

Texas A&M

[F] 10/25/2021 – Jalen Johnson is out for season (Knee)
[F] 01/19/2022 – Ashton Smith is out for season (Redshirt)

Auburn

[G] 02/08/2022 – Lior Berman is “?” (Foot)
[G] 02/08/2022 – Zep Jasper is “?” (Illness)

Source: statfox.com

Texas A&M-Auburn Prediction

Auburn 80, Texas A&M 68

Saturday‘s game tips off at 3:30 PM ET. TV: ESPN.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Texas A&M at Auburn

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding