SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Auburn

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Alabama visits Auburn on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Alabama scores an average of 77.5 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 69.8 points per contest. Auburn scores an average of 74.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 71.8 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Alabama	42.2	32.3	67.2	147.0	45.8	7.8	3.7	13.2	13.2
Alabama OPP	41.0	31.9	64.6	130.0	43.8	7.2	3.5	11.0	15.4
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Auburn	44.4	34.3	62.1	138.0	41.7	6.7	4.5	15.3	16.9
Auburn OPP	43.7	30.0	71.1	112.0	37.9	8.5	2.2	12.7	14.5

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPG=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

Statistical Leaders

SCORING
F.Name	L.Name	Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
Allen	Flanigan	AUB	13.5	50.0	39.0	72.2
Jaden	Shackelford	ALA	13.3	38.3	35.9	67.3
John	Petty	ALA	12.8	45.0	35.6	68.0
Jahvon	Quinerly	ALA	12.8	47.4	32.4	69.4
Herbert	Jones	ALA	12.4	43.5	50.0	73.9
Justin	Powell	AUB	11.7	42.9	44.2	76.5
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	11.5	53.3	41.0	50.0
Jamal	Johnson	AUB	10.7	38.0	35.1	69.6
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
Jordan	Bruner	ALA	17	1.5
Herbert	Jones	ALA	15	1.4
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	13	1.2
John	Petty	ALA	11	1.1
Justin	Powell	AUB	9	0.9
Jaden	Shackelford	ALA	9	0.8
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Jordan	Bruner	ALA	14	1.3
Babatunde	Akingbola	AUB	13	1.2
Herbert	Jones	ALA	11	1.0
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	11	1.0
Dylan	Cardwell	AUB	8	0.7
JT	Thor	AUB	7	0.6
Alex	Reese	ALA	6	0.5
Javon	Franklin	AUB	3	0.4
John	Petty	ALA	3	0.3
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Herbert	Jones	ALA	42.0	70	6.4
Justin	Powell	AUB	52.0	61	6.1
Jordan	Bruner	ALA	37.0	60	5.5
John	Petty	ALA	42.0	54	5.4
Allen	Flanigan	AUB	41.0	54	4.9
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	39.0	52	4.7
Jaden	Shackelford	ALA	36.0	49	4.5
Dylan	Cardwell	AUB	26.0	48	4.4
James	Rojas	ALA	27.0	39	3.9

Alabama vs. Auburn Basketball Series History

Alabama leads 97-65.

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Alabama	Auburn
NCAA NET	27	84
Sagarin	21	69
ESPN BPI	48	105
Ken Pomeroy	24	80
Massey Composite	34	73

Alabama Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
1	Herbert Jones	F	6′-8″	210	SR
2	Jordan Bruner	F	6′-10″	225	SR
3	Alex Reese	F	6′-9″	230	SR
4	Juwan Gary	F	6′-6″	218	FR
5	Jaden Shackelford	G	6′-3″	200	SO
10	Delaney Heard	G	6′-3″	198	–
11	Joshua Primo	G	6′-6″	190	FR
12	Darius Miles	F	6′-6″	185	FR
13	Jahvon Quinerly	G	6′-1″	175	SO
14	Keon Ellis	G	6′-6″	170	JR
15	Tyler Barnes	F	6′-8″	201	SR
21	Britton Johnson	G	6′-4″	183	JR
22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	F	6′-8″	210	FR
23	John Petty Jr.	G	6′-5″	184	SR
24	Jaden Quinerly	G	6′-0″	155	FR
25	Adam Cottrell	G	6′-3″	200	SO
30	Kendall Wall	F	6′-5″	192	SR
33	James Rojas	F	6′-8″	220	JR
34	Paul Stramaglia	G	6′-0″	180	FR
35	Alex Tchikou	F	6′-11″	225	FR

Auburn Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Tyrell Jones	G	6′-1″	195	SO
1	Jamal Johnson	G	6′-4″	195	JR
2	Sharife Cooper	G	6′-1″	180	FR
4	Javon Franklin	F	6′-7″	220	JR
5	Chris Moore	F	6′-6″	240	FR
10	JT Thor	F	6′-10″	205	FR
12	Lior Berman	G	6′-4″	215	SO
13	Babatunde Akingbola	C	6′-10″	245	SO
14	Preston Cook	G	6′-4″	205	JR
20	Ty Cressman	F	6′-7″	244	SO
20	Carter Sobera	G	6′-5″	187	FR
22	Allen Flanigan	G	6′-6″	215	SO
23	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-8″	230	SO
24	Justin Powell	G	6′-6″	205	FR
25	Chandler Leopard	G	6′-3″	195	SO
33	Chase Maasdorp	G	6′-0″	175	SO
35	Devan Cambridge	G	6′-6″	215	SO
44	Dylan Cardwell	C	6′-11″	250	FR

Alabama Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/25/2020	Jacksonville St	57	Alabama	81
11/30/2020	Stanford	82	Alabama	64
12/1/2020	UNLV	74	Alabama	86
12/2/2020	Providence	71	Alabama	88
12/12/2020	Clemson	64	Alabama	56
12/15/2020	Furman	80	Alabama	83
12/19/2020	Western Kentucky	73	Alabama	71
12/22/2020	ETSU	69	Alabama	85
12/29/2020	Ole Miss	64	Alabama	82
1/2/2021	Alabama	71	Tennessee	63
1/5/2021	Florida	71	Alabama	86
1/9/2021	Alabama		Auburn
1/12/2021	Alabama		Kentucky
1/16/2021	Arkansas		Alabama
1/19/2021	Alabama		LSU
1/23/2021	Mississippi St		Alabama
1/26/2021	Kentucky		Alabama
1/30/2021	Alabama		Oklahoma
2/3/2021	LSU		Alabama
2/6/2021	Alabama		Missouri
2/9/2021	Alabama		South Carolina
2/13/2021	Georgia		Alabama
2/17/2021	Alabama		Texas A&M
2/20/2021	Vanderbilt		Alabama
2/24/2021	Alabama		Arkansas
2/27/2021	Alabama		Mississippi St
3/2/2021	Auburn		Alabama

Auburn Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/26/2020	Auburn	96	Saint Joseph’s	91
11/27/2020*	Auburn	67	Gonzaga	90
11/30/2020	Auburn	55	UCF	63
12/4/2020	South Alabama	81	Auburn	90
12/12/2020	Memphis	71	Auburn	74
12/15/2020	Texas Southern	63	Auburn	80
12/19/2020	Troy	41	Auburn	77
12/22/2020	Appalachian St	53	Auburn	67
12/30/2020	Arkansas	97	Auburn	85
1/2/2021	Auburn	66	Texas A&M	68
1/6/2021	Auburn	61	Ole Miss	72
1/9/2021	Alabama		Auburn
1/13/2021	Auburn		Georgia
1/16/2021	Kentucky		Auburn
1/20/2021	Auburn		Arkansas
1/23/2021	Auburn		South Carolina
1/26/2021	Missouri		Auburn
1/30/2021	Auburn		Baylor
2/2/2021	Georgia		Auburn
2/6/2021	Ole Miss		Auburn
2/9/2021	Auburn		Vanderbilt
2/13/2021	Auburn		Kentucky
2/16/2021	Mississippi St		Auburn
2/20/2021	Auburn		LSU
2/23/2021	Florida		Auburn
2/27/2021	Tennessee		Auburn
3/2/2021	Auburn		Alabama

Injuries and Suspensions

Alabama

[G] 01/05/2021 – Jahvon Quinerly is “?” (Medical)
[F] 10/21/2020 – Alex Tchikou is out for season (Achilles)

Auburn

[G] 01/06/2021 – Justin Powell is “?” (Head)
[G] 11/23/2020 – Sharife Cooper is out indefinitely (Eligibility)

Source: statfox.com

Alabama-Auburn Prediction

Alabama 75, Auburn 71

Saturday‘s game tips off at 12:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Alabama at Auburn

Team Statistical Comparison

Statistical Leaders

SCORING

STEALS

BLOCKS

REBOUNDS