A key college battle sees the visiting Tigers travelling to Alabama Wednesday to take on the Crimson Tide on Wednesday.

The Tigers will try to spoil to the party on Wednesday; they are 12-9 ATS against the number this season, while the Crimson Tide are 12-12 ATS. Auburn is 8-13 on the totals; Alabama is 13-11.



View Auburn vs Alabama Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Crimson Tide in this one, they're listed as 13.5-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Crimson Tide sit at No. 26 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Tigers sit at No. 144 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Crimson Tide will win this game 71-62.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Alabama's No. 219 nationally ranked offense (65.9 points per game) against a Tigers defense that sits as the No. 106 at 64.6 PPG. The Crimson Tide have been averaging 45.7% from the field, more than the Tigers have managed so far this season (42% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Auburn owns the country's No. 163-rated mark, allowing 69.3 points per game on the highway. Alabama, on the other hand, rates No. 270 in scoring at home.

Auburn was a 77-71 loser in its last match at home against Arkansas. They failed to cover the 3-point spread as favorites. The Tigers endured a 77-71 loss at the hands of the Razorbacks on Saturday, despite a 15-point effort from Allen Payne at Auburn Arena.

Alabama was a 67-50 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Mississippi State. They covered the 6.5-point spread as favorites. Levi Randolph scored 18 points leading the Crimson Tide to a 67-50 victory over Mississippi State at Coleman Coliseum on Saturday.


Auburn Tigers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 9-1
Before playing LSU are 6-4
After playing Arkansas are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

Alabama Crimson Tide Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Mississippi are 4-6
After playing Mississippi State are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

A few Tigers at Crimson Tide trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Auburn's last 5 games on the road
Auburn is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Alabama
Auburn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Alabama is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home
Alabama is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Auburn
Alabama is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Auburn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Alabama's last 5 games when playing Auburn


Next up:
Auburn home to LSU, Saturday, March 3
Alabama at Mississippi, Saturday, March 3