SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Auburn

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Ole Miss 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

Ole Miss scores an average of 68.1 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 62.2 points per contest. Auburn scores an average of 78.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 75.7 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Ole Miss	43.5	27.7	66.5	210	41.7	8.4	3.6	12.5	13.7
Ole Miss OPP	41.6	36.7	70.8	148	37.4	6.4	3.2	12.1	17.0
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Auburn	45.2	32.9	69.6	229	42.7	6.6	6.2	15.5	16.4
Auburn OPP	43.2	31.0	69.2	228	39.6	8.9	3.3	12.7	14.3

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		Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
Devontae	Shuler	OLM	14.9	41.4	33.0	78.7
Allen	Flanigan	AUB	13.9	46.4	35.1	78.5
Justin	Powell	AUB	11.7	42.9	44.2	76.5
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	11.0	53.5	37.5	54.8
Jarkel	Joiner	OLM	10.8	39.4	22.4	84.3
Romello	White	OLM	10.0	64.9	0.0	65.7
STEALS
F.Name		Team	STLs	SPG
Luis	Rodriguez	OLM	30	1.8
Devontae	Shuler	OLM	29	1.7
Jarkel	Joiner	OLM	18	1.1
JT	Thor	AUB	17	0.9
BLOCKS
F.Name		Team	BLKs	BPG
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	29	1.5
Babatunde	Akingbola	AUB	23	1.2
JT	Thor	AUB	22	1.2
Romello	White	OLM	18	1.1
Dylan	Cardwell	AUB	15	0.8
KJ	Buffen	OLM	11	0.7
Luis	Rodriguez	OLM	12	0.7
Devan	Cambridge	AUB	9	0.5
Javon	Franklin	AUB	6	0.4
REBOUNDS
F.Name		Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Luis	Rodriguez	OLM	79.0	110	6.5
Justin	Powell	AUB	52.0	61	6.1
Romello	White	OLM	62.0	93	5.5
Allen	Flanigan	AUB	79.0	101	5.3
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	67.0	89	4.7
JT	Thor	AUB	57.0	84	4.4
KJ	Buffen	OLM	42.0	69	4.3

Ole Miss vs. Auburn Basketball Series History

Auburn leads 76-62.

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Ole Miss	Auburn
NCAA NET	69	63
Sagarin	66	54
ESPN BPI	53	76
Ken Pomeroy	65	58
Massey Composite	86	60

Ole Miss Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
–	Carson May	F	6′-7″	220	FR
–	Max Vosloh	G	6′-3″	175	SO
0	Romello White	F	6′-8″	235	SR
1	Austin Crowley	G	6′-5″	195	SO
2	Devontae Shuler	G	6′-2″	185	SR
3	Khadim Sy	F	6′-10″	238	SR
4	Antavion Collum	F	6′-7″	230	SO
5	KJ Buffen	F	6′-7″	230	JR
11	Matthew Murrell	G	6′-4″	200	FR
12	Shon Robinson	F	6′-11″	220	FR
14	Dimencio Vaughn	G	6′-5″	215	SR
15	Luis Rodriguez	G	6′-6″	210	SO
21	Robert Allen	F	6′-8″	230	JR
23	Sammy Hunter	F	6′-9″	225	SO
24	Jarkel Joiner	G	6′-1″	180	JR
33	John McBride	G	6′-7″	214	SO
45	Jason Gibbs	F	6′-8″	215	SO

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

Ole Miss Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
12/10/2020	Jackson State	45	Ole Miss	80
12/12/2020	UNC Wilmington	58	Ole Miss	78
12/14/2020	Cent. Arkansas	54	Ole Miss	68
12/16/2020	Ole Miss	70	Middle Tenn	51
12/19/2020	Ole Miss	62	Dayton	65
12/22/2020	UT Martin	43	Ole Miss	90
12/29/2020	Ole Miss	64	Alabama	82
1/2/2021	Wichita State	83	Ole Miss	79
1/6/2021	Auburn	61	Ole Miss	72
1/9/2021	South Carolina	PPD	Ole Miss	PPD
1/9/2021	LSU	75	Ole Miss	61
1/12/2021	Ole Miss	63	Florida	72
1/16/2021	Georgia	78	Ole Miss	74
1/19/2021	Ole Miss	64	Mississippi St	46
1/23/2021	Texas A&M	50	Ole Miss	61
1/27/2021	Ole Miss	59	Arkansas	74
1/30/2021	Ole Miss	61	Georgia	71
2/2/2021	Tennessee	50	Ole Miss	52
2/6/2021	Ole Miss		Auburn
2/10/2021	Missouri		Ole Miss
2/13/2021	Ole Miss		South Carolina
2/20/2021	Mississippi St		Ole Miss
2/23/2021	Ole Miss		Missouri
2/27/2021	Ole Miss		Vanderbilt
3/2/2021	Kentucky		Ole Miss

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	94	Auburn	90
1/13/2021	Auburn	95	Georgia	77
1/16/2021	Kentucky	59	Auburn	66
1/20/2021	Auburn	73	Arkansas	75
1/23/2021	Auburn	109	South Carolina	86
1/26/2021	Missouri	82	Auburn	88
1/30/2021	Auburn	72	Baylor	84
2/2/2021	Georgia	91	Auburn	86
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

Ole Miss

[F] 02/02/2021 – KJ Buffen is “?” (Personal)

Auburn

[G] 01/25/2021 – Justin Powell is out indefinitely (Concussion)

Source: statfox.com

Ole Miss-Auburn Prediction

Auburn 74, Ole Miss 70

Saturday‘s game tips off at 4:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Ole Miss at Auburn

Team Statistical Comparison

Statistical Leaders

SCORING

STEALS

BLOCKS

REBOUNDS