SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Auburn

Vanderbilt-Auburn basketball game preview

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The Vanderbilt Commodores visit the Auburn Tigers on Wednesday 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

Vanderbilt scores an average of 69.0 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 65.2 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
Vanderbilt	0.417	0.332	0.683	10.17	-0.52	7.39	3.13	11.26	13.17
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
Vanderbilt	0.417	0.296	34.39	34.91	0.29	+3.78	8.30	69.0	65.2
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.
2. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	23	136	39	120	431	18.74
7. Smith, Jabari	AUB	24	122	49	78	371	15.46
14. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	24	105	44	62	316	13.17
15. Johnson, K.D.	AUB	24	99	37	78	313	13.04
20. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	23	95	31	62	283	12.30

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
7. Smith, Jabari	AUB	24	122	282	0.433
9. Pippen Jr., Scotty	Vandy	23	136	324	0.420

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
8. Smith, Jabari	AUB	24	49	2.04
9. Stute, Myles	Vandy	23	46	2.00
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
7. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	23	62	75	0.827
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
11. Wright, Jordan	Vandy	23	36	108	144	6.26
14. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Vandy	23	57	78	135	5.87

Vanderbilt vs. Auburn Basketball Series History

Vanderbilt leads 88-55

Vanderbilt Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Tyrin Lawrence	G	6′-4″	195	SO
1	Peyton Daniels	G	6′-2″	185	FR
2	Scotty Pippen Jr.	G	6′-3″	185	JR
3	Rodney Chatman	G	6′-1″	215	SR
4	Jordan Wright	F	6′-6″	215	JR
5	Shane Dezonie	G	6′-5″	215	FR
10	Myles Stute	F	6′-7″	210	SO
11	Gabe Dorsey	G	6′-6″	215	FR
12	Trey Thomas	G	5′-11″	160	SO
15	Terren Frank	F	6′-8″	240	SO
20	Max Adelman	F	6′-5″	205	SO
21	Liam Robbins	C	7′-0″	250	SR
22	Graham Calton	G	6′-5″	200	FR
23	Jamaine Mann	G	6′-6″	230	SO
33	Drew Weikert	G	6′-0″	170	SR
42	Quentin Millora-Brown	F	6′-10″	235	SR

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

Vanderbilt Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/10/2021	Alabama State	72	Vanderbilt	91
11/14/2021	Texas State	60	Vanderbilt	79
11/17/2021	VCU	48	Vanderbilt	37
11/20/2021	Winthrop	63	Vanderbilt	77
11/24/2021	Vanderbilt	68	Pittsburgh	52
11/29/2021	Miss Valley St	36	Vanderbilt	75
12/4/2021	Vanderbilt	72	SMU	84
12/7/2021	Temple	72	Vanderbilt	68
12/10/2021	Loyola Chicago	69	Vanderbilt	58
12/18/2021	Austin Peay	51	Vanderbilt	77
12/23/2021	Vanderbilt	68	Hawai’i	54
12/24/2021	Vanderbilt	69	BYU	67
12/25/2021	Vanderbilt	Canc.	Stanford	Canc.
1/4/2022	Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	74
1/8/2022	South Carolina	72	Vanderbilt	70
1/11/2022	Kentucky	78	Vanderbilt	66
1/15/2022	Vanderbilt	73	Georgia	66
1/18/2022	Tennessee	68	Vanderbilt	60
1/22/2022	Vanderbilt	42	Florida	61
1/26/2022	Vanderbilt	61	South Carolina	70
1/29/2022	Georgia	77	Vanderbilt	85
2/2/2022	Vanderbilt	70	Kentucky	77
2/5/2022	LSU	66	Vanderbilt	75
2/8/2022	Missouri	62	Vanderbilt	70
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt	64	Tennessee	73
2/16/2022	Vanderbilt		Auburn
2/19/2022	Texas A&M		Vanderbilt
2/22/2022	Alabama		Vanderbilt
2/26/2022	Vanderbilt		Mississippi State
3/1/2022	Florida		Vanderbilt
3/5/2022	Vanderbilt		Ole Miss

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	58	Auburn	75
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

Vanderbilt

None reported.

Auburn

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

Vanderbilt-Auburn Prediction

Auburn 82, Vanderbilt 71

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 6:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Auburn

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-Point FG Made Per Game

Free Throw %

Rebounding