SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Auburn at Arkansas

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The Auburn Tigers visit the Arkansas Razorbacks on Tuesday in Fayetteville 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

Auburn scores an average of 80.6 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 66.1 points per contest. Arkansas scores an average of 79.3 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 68.6 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Auburn	0.454	0.329	0.740	12.09	4.14	9.09	8.14	14.86	11.27
Arkansas	0.459	0.310	0.744	11.14	6.09	8.18	4.41	15.32	13.05
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Auburn	0.389	0.319	39.36	35.23	0.33	14.50	8.36	80.6	66.1
Arkansas	0.417	0.342	38.41	32.32	0.31	10.73	6.36	79.3	68.6

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.
2. Notae, JD	Ark	21	148	48	54	398	19.0
7. Smith, Jabari	AUB	22	114	45	71	344	15.6
12. Johnson, K.D.	AUB	22	90	36	75	291	13.2
17. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	22	91	40	56	278	12.6

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
5. Smith, Jabari	AUB	22	114	259	0.440
7. Notae, JD	Ark	21	148	340	0.435

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
4. Notae, JD	Ark	21	48	2.29
8. Smith, Jabari	AUB	22	45	2.05
11. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	22	40	1.82

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
4. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	22	56	65	0.862
6. Lykes, Chris	Ark	22	77	91	0.846
9. Smith, Jabari	AUB	22	71	89	0.798
12. Toney, Au’Diese	Ark	22	71	92	0.772
15. Notae, JD	Ark	21	54	72	0.750

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
2. Williams, Jaylin	Ark	22	34	167	201	9.14
5. Kessler, Walker	AUB	22	56	117	173	7.86
8. Smith, Jabari	AUB	22	15	132	147	6.68
19. Toney, Au’Diese	Ark	22	51	66	117	5.32

Auburn vs. Arkansas Basketball Series History

Arkansas leads 36-20

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

Arkansas Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Stanley Umude	G	6′-6″	210	SR
1	JD Notae	G	6′-2″	190	SR
2	Khalen Robinson	G	6′-0″	180	SO
3	Trey Wade	F	6′-6″	220	SR
4	Davonte Davis	G	6′-4″	180	SO
5	Au’Diese Toney	G	6′-6″	205	SR
10	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-10″	240	SO
11	Chris Lykes	G	5′-7″	160	SR
13	Chance Moore	G	6′-5″	195	FR
14	Jaxson Robinson	G	6′-6″	185	SO
20	Kamani Johnson	F	6′-7″	235	JR
21	Cade Arbogast	G	6′-3″	170	SO
23	Connor Vanover	F	7′-3″	215	JR
45	Lawson Blake	F	6′-10″	225	FR

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		Arkansas
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

Arkansas Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Mercer	61	Arkansas	74
11/13/2021	Gardner-Webb	69	Arkansas	86
11/17/2021	Northern Iowa	80	Arkansas	93
11/22/2021	Arkansas	72	Kansas State	64
11/23/2021	Cincinnati	67	Arkansas	73
11/28/2021	Pennsylvania	60	Arkansas	76
12/1/2021	C Arkansas	60	Arkansas	97
12/4/2021	Little Rock	78	Arkansas	93
12/7/2021	Charlotte	66	Arkansas	86
12/11/2021	Arkansas	66	Oklahoma	88
12/18/2021	Hofstra	89	Arkansas	81
12/21/2021	Elon	55	Arkansas	81
12/29/2021	Arkansas	68	Mississippi State	81
1/4/2022	Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	74
1/8/2022	Arkansas	81	Texas A&M	86
1/12/2022	Missouri	87	Arkansas	43
1/15/2022	Arkansas	65	LSU	58
1/18/2022	South Carolina	59	Arkansas	75
1/22/2022	Texas A&M	73	Arkansas	76
1/26/2022	Arkansas	64	Ole Miss	55
1/29/2022	West Virginia	68	Arkansas	77
2/2/2022	Arkansas	99	Georgia	73
2/5/2022	Mississippi State	55	Arkansas	63
2/8/2022	Auburn		Arkansas
2/12/2022	Arkansas		Alabama
2/15/2022	Arkansas		Missouri
2/19/2022	Tennessee		Arkansas
2/22/2022	Arkansas		Florida
2/26/2022	Kentucky		Arkansas
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

Injuries and Suspensions

Auburn

[G] 02/05/2022 – Lior Berman is “?” (Foot)
[G] 02/05/2022 – Zep Jasper is “?” (Illness)

Arkansas

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

Auburn-Arkansas Prediction

Auburn 81, Arkansas 77

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Auburn at Arkansas

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding