Auburn vs. Iowa Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – NCAA Tournament Round First Round

The No. 9 Auburn Tigers (20-12) are 1.5-point favorites to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they meet the No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes (19-13) on Thursday, beginning at 6:50 PM on TNT. Here’s everything you need to know about this 8-9 matchup before filling out your bracket. The point total in the matchup is 151.5.

Auburn vs. Iowa Odds

• Auburn odds to win: -127
• Iowa odds to win: +107
• Spread: Auburn (-1.5)
• Total: 151.5

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
• Time: 6:50 PM ET
• TV: TNT
• Where: Birmingham, Alabama
• Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC

Who Will Win Auburn vs. Iowa?

Auburn and Iowa Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

Auburn has a 12-12 record against the spread this season when favored by 1.5 points or more.

Iowa is 3-4 against the spread when an underdog by 1.5 points or more this season.

These teams average a combined 152.9 points per game, 1.4 more points than the over/under of 151.5 set for this game.

Auburn and Iowa have seen their opponents average a combined 10 fewer points per game than the point total of 151.5 set for this game.

Auburn’s average point total in outings this season is 139.8, 11.7 points below the total in this game.

The average point total for the Hawkeyes this season is 3.1 points higher than this game’s over/under.

The Tigers have a 15-16-1 record against the spread this season.

The Hawkeyes have gone 17-14-1 ATS this year.

Auburn Stats & Insights

Auburn outscores opponents by 5.6 points per game (scoring 72.7 per game to rank 154th in college basketball while allowing 67.1 per outing to rank 89th in college basketball) and has a +181 scoring differential overall.

The 32.8 rebounds per game Auburn averages rank 112th in the nation. Its opponents pull down 31.8 per contest.

The Tigers hit 6.5 three-pointers per game (279th in college basketball) at a 31.4% rate (321st in college basketball), compared to the 5.6 their opponents make while shooting 28.8% from beyond the arc.

Auburn’s 92.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 204th in college basketball, and the 85.6 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 43rd in college basketball.

The Tigers are putting up 75.1 points per game when playing at home. In away games, they are averaging 70.9 points per contest.

Iowa Stats & Insights

Iowa’s +186 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.8 points per game) is a result of putting up 80.2 points per game (17th in college basketball) while allowing 74.4 per outing (299th in college basketball).

Iowa is 69th in the nation at 33.6 rebounds per game. That’s 1.6 more than the 32 its opponents average.

Iowa hits 8.1 three-pointers per game (93rd in college basketball) at a 34.3% rate (175th in college basketball), compared to the 7.1 its opponents make, shooting 36.6% from beyond the arc.

Iowa’s 101.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 17th in college basketball, and the 94 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 257th in college basketball.

At home the Hawkeyes are scoring 89.8 points per game, 19.9 more than they are averaging on the road (69.9).

Auburn Key Players to Watch

The scoring and rebounding leader for the Tigers is Johni Broome, who averages 14 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

Wendell Green Jr. leads Auburn in assists, averaging 4.2 per game while also scoring 13.8 points per contest.

Green leads the Tigers in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 1.3 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Green is Auburn’s leader in steals, averaging 1.7 steals per game, while Broome leads them in blocks with 2.3 per contest.

Iowa Key Players to Watch

The Hawkeyes’ leader in scoring and rebounding is Kris Murray with 20.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

Connor McCaffery notches more assists than any other Iowa teammate with 3.7 per game. He also averages 6.5 points and grabs four rebounds per game.

Murray hits 2.3 three-pointers per game, the most on the Hawkeyes.

Tony Perkins (1.5 steals per game) is the steal leader for Iowa while Murray (1.2 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Auburn vs. Iowa Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  Auburn (-1.5)
  

• Pick OU:

  Under (151.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Auburn 74, Iowa 73

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