SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Auburn at LSU

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Auburn visits LSU 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

Auburn scores an average of 78.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 70.6 points per contest. LSU scores an average of 82.0 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 76.6 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Auburn	44.7	33.7	70.6	276	42.9	6.4	6.1	15.7	16.5
Auburn OPP	43.5	32.0	76.0	263	39.4	8.8	3.8	12.7	14.3
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
LSU	47.1	34.4	76.6	202	39.8	8.8	2.7	12.7	12.3
LSU OPP	42.2	30.4	74.1	238	39.0	5.9	2.9	13.8	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%
Cameron	Thomas	LSU	22.6	40.4	29.5	90.1
Sharife	Cooper	AUB	19.6	37.7	24.5	81.9
Trendon	Watford	LSU	16.2	47.2	31.6	70.4
Javonte	Smart	LSU	16.1	49.8	43.8	79.5
Allen	Flanigan	AUB	14.3	47.4	34.6	77.6
Darius	Days	LSU	12.4	56.4	42.5	68.8
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	10.7	51.9	37.2	54.8
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
Darius	Days	LSU	24	1.3
Javonte	Smart	LSU	24	1.3
Trendon	Watford	LSU	23	1.3
Josh	LeBlanc	LSU	18	1.2
Jalen	Cook	LSU	14	1.1
Eric	Gaines	LSU	21	1.1
Sharife	Cooper	AUB	11	1.0
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	33	1.5
JT	Thor	AUB	26	1.2
Babatunde	Akingbola	AUB	24	1.1
Josh	LeBlanc	LSU	13	0.9
Dylan	Cardwell	AUB	16	0.7
Trendon	Watford	LSU	10	0.6
Mwani	Wilkinson	LSU	10	0.6
Devan	Cambridge	AUB	12	0.5
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Darius	Days	LSU	47	142	7.9
Trendon	Watford	LSU	29	121	6.7
Allen	Flanigan	AUB	23	117	5.3
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	30	109	5.0
JT	Thor	AUB	33	102	4.6
Sharife	Cooper	AUB	7	48	4.4
Devan	Cambridge	AUB	24	81	3.7

Auburn vs. LSU Basketball Series History

LSU leads 86-72.

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Auburn	LSU
NCAA NET	66	28
Sagarin	61	27
ESPN BPI	71	25
Ken Pomeroy	59	29
Massey Composite	68	26

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

LSU Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Mwani Wilkinson	F	6′-5″	215	FR
1	Ja’Vonte Smart	G	6′-4″	205	JR
2	Trendon Watford	F	6′-9″	240	SO
3	Jalen Cook	G	6′-0″	205	FR
4	Darius Days	F	6′-7″	245	JR
5	Parker Edwards	G	6′-2″	185	SO
10	Brandon Egemo	G	6′-0″	175	FR
11	Josh LeBlanc Sr.	F	6′-7″	230	JR
15	Aundre Hyatt	G	6′-6″	225	SO
21	Charles Manning Jr.	G	6′-5″	205	SR
22	Bryan Penn-Johnson	C	7′-0″	260	SO
24	Cameron Thomas	G	6′-4″	210	FR
25	Eric Gaines	G	6′-2″	155	FR
32	Shareef O’Neal	F	6′-10″	225	SO
34	Josh Gray	C	6′-11″	255	FR

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	86	Auburn	84
2/9/2021	Auburn	73	Vanderbilt	67
2/13/2021	Auburn	80	Kentucky	82
2/18/2021	Mississippi State	PPD	Auburn	PPD
2/20/2021	Auburn		LSU
2/23/2021	Florida		Auburn
2/27/2021	Tennessee		Auburn
3/2/2021	Auburn		Alabama

LSU Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/26/2020*	SIUE	81	LSU	94
11/28/2020	LSU	81	Saint Louis	85
11/30/2020	SE Louisiana	43	LSU	96
12/6/2020	Louisiana Tech	55	LSU	86
12/12/2020	LSU	PPD	South Florida	PPD
12/14/2020	Sam Houston St.	66	LSU	88
12/16/2020	New Orleans	PPD	LSU	PPD
12/19/2020	North Texas	PPD	LSU	PPD
12/22/2020	VCU	PPD	LSU	PPD
12/26/2020	Nicholls	80	LSU	86
12/29/2020	Texas A&M	54	LSU	77
1/2/2021	LSU	79	Florida	83
1/6/2021	Georgia	92	LSU	94
1/9/2021	LSU	PPD	Missouri	PPD
1/9/2021	LSU	75	Ole Miss	61
1/13/2021	Arkansas	76	LSU	92
1/16/2021	South Carolina	80	LSU	85
1/19/2021	Alabama	105	LSU	75
1/23/2021	LSU	69	Kentucky	82
1/26/2021	LSU	78	Texas A&M	66
1/30/2021	Texas Tech	76	LSU	71
2/3/2021	LSU	60	Alabama	78
2/6/2021	Florida	PPD	LSU	PPD
2/10/2021	LSU	94	Mississippi State	80
2/13/2021	Tennessee	65	LSU	78
2/18/2021	LSU	PPD	Ole Miss	PPD
2/20/2021	Auburn		LSU
2/23/2021	LSU		Georgia
2/27/2021	LSU		Arkansas
3/2/2021	Vanderbilt		LSU

Injuries and Suspensions

Auburn

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

LSU

[F] 02/19/2021 – Shareef O’Neal is “?” Saturday vs Auburn (Foot)
[C] 12/26/2020 – Bryan Penn-Johnson is out indefinitely (Personal)

Source: statfox.com

Auburn-LSU Prediction

LSU 81, Auburn 78

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

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Auburn at LSU

Team Statistical Comparison

Statistical Leaders

SCORING

STEALS

BLOCKS

REBOUNDS