Clemson vs Auburn certainly sounds like a sexy football matchup, but they’ll face off Sunday evening on the hardwood in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The game opened with a spread of -1 favoring Auburn, making this the smallest spread of any Round of 32 game. Auburn has been slumping at the betting window, dropping five straight ATS with three outright losses in those games.
- Auburn is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games in March.
- The total has gone UNDER in Auburn’s last three games.
- Clemson is 6-2 ATS in its last eight games after consecutive ATS wins.
Auburn survived a scare in its first-round matchup vs No. 13-seeded College of Charleston, squeaking out a 62-58 victory. Luckily for Auburn backers, Clemson isn’t playing its best basketball of the season either, posting a 4-5 SU record over its last nine games.
Clemson has one of the top defenses of the remaining teams in the tourney, allowing 65.9 points per game. This could be the difference in this game as Auburn allows 72.8 points per game — bad enough for 173rd in the nation.
With a total hovering in the 146-point range, bettors will be interested to know that the total has gone UNDER in nine straight Clemson games vs SEC teams. Coincidence, possibly, but keep in mind that Clemson has been involved in some very low-scoring games over the past month. This includes four games that finished with 123 combined points or less.
Clemson Tigers vs Auburn Tigers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Supporters of the Clemson Tigers have watched them go 24-9 and 18-12 ATS on the college basketball season, while the Auburn Tigers are at 26-7 and 19-12 ATS. In totals betting, Auburn is 15-16, while Clemson has a 16-13-1 mark.
The odds would favor Auburn if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Auburn is rated No. 10 in the current OddsShark poll, while Clemson is at No. 135.
Statistical Matchup
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Auburn has the nation's No. 17-rated offensive output, at 82.73 PPG. The visiting Clemson defense ranks No. 26 allowing on average 65.88 PPG. The Clemson FG% has averaged 43.66% so far, less than the Auburn marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.64% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Shelton Mitchell scored 23 points leading Clemson to a 79-68 victory over New Mexico State at Viejas Arena on Friday.
Auburn got 16 points from Mustapha Heron to get past College of Charleston 62-58 on Friday at Viejas Arena.
