Auburn vs. Monmouth betting: College basketball preview for December 30

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The No. 2 Auburn Tigers (11-1) are heavily favored (-37.5) to extend a four-game win streak when they host the Monmouth Hawks (2-10) at 6:30 PM ET on Monday, December 30, 2024 at Neville Arena. The contest airs on SEC Network+. The over/under is 153.5 in the matchup.

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Auburn vs. Monmouth betting lines

  • Spread: Auburn (-37.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Auburn statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, Auburn owned a better record against the spread (10-6-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (5-5-0).
  • When it came to point totals, the Tigers hit the over more often in home games last year, as they went over the total eight times in 16 opportunities (50%). In away games, they hit the over four times in 10 opportunities (40%).
  • Auburn won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 13-1 (.929). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 5-3 (.625).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Tigers were the 12th-best team in college basketball (83.1 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 71st (68.3 points conceded per game).
  • Last year, Auburn was 67th in the country in rebounds (34.3 per game) and 147th in rebounds allowed (31.0).
  • With 17.7 assists per game, the Tigers were 10th-best in the nation last season.

Auburn betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-2-0 (Home: 5-0-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 37.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 9-1-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
51.4 (fifth in nation) 38.9 (32nd) 36.3 (44th) 26.9 (24th) 19.2 (sixth) 8.8 (eighth)

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Monmouth statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Monmouth was better at home (9-5-0) than away (9-6-0) last season.
  • Hawks games went above the over/under more often at home (eight times out of 14) than away (seven of 15) last season.
  • In 2023-24 as moneyline underdogs, the Hawks had a better winning percentage at home (.750, 3-1 record) than on the road (.077, 1-12).

Last season stats

  • The Hawks ranked 211th in college basketball last season with 72.4 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 203rd with 72.6 points allowed per contest.
  • Monmouth pulled down 32.6 boards per game (139th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 33.4 rebounds per contest (287th-ranked).
  • The Hawks ranked 172nd in college basketball with 13.1 dimes per contest.

Monmouth betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
38.4 (358th in nation) 47.1 (334th) 30.4 (299th) 32.8 (269th) 11.0 (341st) 11.9 (219th)
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