Alabama vs Auburn Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 11 (Crimson Tide Continue Cruising in First Halves)

Alabama vs Auburn Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• No. 3 Alabama (21-3, 11-0 SEC) vs. Auburn (17-7, 7-4 SEC)
• Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• Venue: Neville Arena -- Auburn, Alabama
• Coverage: ESPN

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Saturday with an exciting matchup between the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers. Alabama crushed Florida by a score of 97-69 in its last recent game on Wednesday thanks to the efforts of Brandon Miller (24 points and 9 rebounds).

Meanwhile, Auburn has suffered back-to-back conference defeats after falling short in an 83-78 loss to Texas A&M on Tuesday. Johni Broome posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, but the Tigers gave up a whopping 39 free throw attempts. Which SEC squad will win on Saturday?

Alabama vs Auburn Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: ALA: (-154) | AUBURN: (+128)
• Spread: ALA: -3.5 (-102) | AUBURN: +3.5 (-120)
• Total: 155.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Alabama enters this contest as a small road favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 2 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 155.5 points, which is above average compared to Saturday's projected totals.

Alabama vs Auburn Betting Trends

• Alabama is 15-9-0 against the spread this year.
• The Crimson Tide are 11-7 as 2.5-point favorites or more.
• Alabama has seen 11 of its 24 games go over the point total.
• Against the spread, Auburn is 12-12-0 this year.
• The Tigers have two wins ATS (2-1) as a 2.5-point underdog or greater this season.
• This season, 15 of Auburn's 24 games have gone over the point total.

Alabama Rank	Alabama AVG		Auburn AVG	Auburn Rank
7th	83.7	Points Scored	72.3	161st
158th	68.7	Points Allowed	64.6	48th
1st	41.3	Rebounds	34.1	63rd
18th	11.3	Off. Rebounds	10.2	52nd
6th	10.5	3pt Made	6.2	302nd
56th	15.1	Assists	14.4	93rd
309th	13.7	Turnovers	12.0	179th

Alabama vs Auburn Prediction & Pick

There's only seven games left in Alabama's regular season and two of those games come against Auburn. The fans have been waiting for this rivalry to get back into action as both the Crimson Tide and Tigers have spent time ranked in the AP top 25 this year. There's no denying this will be a battle.

I find myself trusting Alabama, though, even on the road. The Crimson Tide have posted a 7-1 record to go along with an average scoring margin of +4.1 in away games this season. They have put up 79.2 points per away game and are draining 10.5 three-pointers per game on the year (No. 5 in NCAA).

Alabama has yet to lose in conference play (11-0) and I don't see that unbeaten streak ending here.

Final Score Prediction: Alabama: 78 | Auburn: 75

Alabama vs Auburn Best Bet

There's some bets that don't need much explaining and this is one of those bets. Alabama is one of the best first half scoring teams in the country. The Crimson Tide are averaging a reliable 38.6 first half points per game (No. 12 in NCAA) on their average scoring margin sits at +7.4 (No. 12 in NCAA).

On the other side, Auburn is averaging only 32.4 first half points per game (T-No. 208 in NCAA) and relies on its defense to get the job done early on. That strategy may not work against an Alabama offense that continually looks to push the pace with quick scores. Auburn will be playing from behind.

Bet: Alabama First Half -1.5 (-106)

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