SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Auburn at Tennessee

Auburn-Tennessee basketball game preview

The Auburn Tigers visit the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Knoxville 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 79.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 66.9 points per contest. Tennessee scores an average of 73.7 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 62.8 points per contest.

This is a game that has important NCAA Tournament seeding ramifications. Auburn has its strong offense and a team that is loaded with shot blockers. Tennessee will have a big-time home court advantage to go along with the Vol’s stingy defense. A win by either team will likely enhance that team’s Big Dance seeding. If you are sports betting enthusiast, this game presents interesting possibilities.

Don’t forget to check out our game score prediction for this hoops contest below.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Auburn	0.448	0.321	0.735	12.61	+5.25	8.57	8.25	14.57	12.07
Tennessee	0.431	0.346	0.712	12.04	+2.89	9.63	4.48	16.33	12.26
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Auburn	0.384	0.312	40.43	35.18	0.34	+12.86	8.07	79.7	66.9
Tennessee	0.407	0.324	36.70	33.81	0.33	+10.85	8.78	73.7	62.8

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

SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
8. Smith, Jabari	AUB	28	146	62	100	454	16.2
12. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	26	136	32	49	353	13.6
13. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	27	118	79	51	366	13.6
16. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	28	116	49	68	349	12.5
20. Johnson, K.D.	AUB	28	109	38	89	345	12.3

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
1. Kessler, Walker	AUB	28	141	219	0.644
8. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	26	136	302	0.450
9. Smith, Jabari	AUB	28	146	336	0.435

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
3. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	27	79	2.93
5. Smith, Jabari	AUB	28	62	2.21
14. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	28	49	1.75

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
6. Smith, Jabari	AUB	28	100	124	0.806

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
4. Kessler, Walker	AUB	28	73	159	232	8.29
10. Smith, Jabari	AUB	28	20	170	190	6.79
17. Nkamhoua, Olivier	UT	22	40	84	124	5.64
18. James, Josiah-Jordan	UT	24	31	102	133	5.54

Auburn vs. Tennessee Basketball Series History

Tennessee leads 78-44

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

Tennessee Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jonas Aidoo	F	6′-11″	234	FR
1	Kennedy Chandler	G	6′-0″	171	FR
2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield	F	6′-10″	246	FR
3	Quentin Diboundje	G	6′-5″	217	FR
5	Zakai Zeigler	G	5′-9″	167	FR
10	John Fulkerson	F	6′-9″	219	SR
12	Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6′-4″	182	SR
13	Olivier Nkamhoua	F	6′-8″	232	JR
15	Jahmai Mashack	G	6′-4″	196	FR
21	Kent Gilbert	G	6′-1″	175	SO
24	Justin Powell	G	6′-6″	197	SO
25	Santiago Vescovi	G	6′-3″	191	JR
30	Josiah-Jordan James	G	6′-6″	214	JR
31	Isaiah Sulack	G	6′-5″	186	JR
32	Handje Tamba	F	6′-11″	229	FR
33	Uros Plavsic	F	7′-0″	251	JR
35	Brock Jancek	F	6′-8″	228	SR

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	80	Auburn	94
2/19/2022	Auburn	62	Florida	63
2/23/2022	Ole Miss	64	Auburn	77
2/26/2022	Auburn		Tennessee
3/2/2022	Auburn		Mississippi State
3/5/2022	South Carolina		Auburn

Tennessee Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UT Martin	62	Tennessee	90
11/14/2021	ETSU	62	Tennessee	94
11/20/2021	Villanova	71	Tennessee	53
11/21/2021	Tennessee	89	North Carolina	72
11/26/2021	Tennessee Tech	69	Tennessee	80
11/30/2021	Presbyterian	44	Tennessee	85
12/4/2021	Tennessee	59	Colorado	54
12/7/2021	Texas Tech	57	Tennessee	52
12/11/2021	UNC Greensboro	36	Tennessee	76
12/14/2021	SC Upstate	52	Tennessee	96
12/18/2021	Tennessee	Canc.	Memphis	Canc.
12/22/2021	Arizona	73	Tennessee	77
12/29/2021	Tennessee	68	Alabama	73
1/5/2022	Ole Miss	60	Tennessee	66
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/11/2022	South Carolina	46	Tennessee	66
1/15/2022	Tennessee	79	Kentucky	107
1/18/2022	Tennessee	68	Vanderbilt	60
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Florida	71	Tennessee	78
1/29/2022	Tennessee	51	Texas	52
2/1/2022	Texas A&M	80	Tennessee	90
2/5/2022	Tennessee	81	South Carolina	57
2/9/2022	Tennessee	72	Mississippi State	63
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt	64	Tennessee	73
2/15/2022	Kentucky	63	Tennessee	76
2/19/2022	Tennessee	48	Arkansas	58
2/22/2022	Tennessee	80	Missouri	61
2/26/2022	Auburn		Tennessee
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

Injuries and Suspensions

Auburn

None reported.

Tennessee

[F] 02/07/2022 – Olivier Nkamhoua is out for season (Ankle)

Source: statfox.com

Auburn-Tennessee Prediction

Tennessee 72, Auburn 70

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

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Field Goal %

3-point made per game

Free Throw %

Rebounding