Auburn vs. South Carolina betting: College basketball preview for January 11

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The No. 2 Auburn Tigers (14-1, 2-0 SEC) will attempt to extend a seven-game winning streak when they visit the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-5, 0-2 SEC) on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at Colonial Life Arena as heavy, 16.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 1:00 PM ET on SEC Network. The matchup’s point total is 146.5.

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Auburn Cover -16.5 vs South Carolina -112

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Auburn vs. South Carolina betting lines

  • Auburn moneyline odds to win: -2273
  • South Carolina moneyline odds to win: +1102
  • Spread: Auburn (-16.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Auburn statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, Auburn played better when playing at home, covering 10 times in 16 home games, and five times in 10 road games.
  • The Tigers eclipsed the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (50%) than road tilts (40%) last year.
  • Auburn performed better as a moneyline favorite in home games last season, sporting a home record of 13-1 home record, compared to going 5-3 in road games.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Tigers have been putting up 88.7 points per game, an average that’s slightly higher than the 87.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • The last 10 games have seen Auburn concede 1.3 more points per game (67.5) than its season-long average (66.2).
  • While the Tigers are connecting on the same number of threes per game over their past 10 outings compared to their season-long average (10.0), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (38.2% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 37.7% on the season).

Auburn betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-5-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 16.5+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 9-4-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-6-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-0 (Home: 6-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.9 (sixth in nation) 39.2 (29th) 35.9 (44th) 26.7 (13th) 19.0 (sixth) 9.1 (ninth)

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South Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last season, South Carolina had better results away (9-2-0) than at home (10-7-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Gamecocks games finished over seven of 17 times at home (41.2%) and five of 11 away (45.5%) last year.
  • The Gamecocks, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (2-1) than on the road (7-3) last year.

Recent trends

  • The Gamecocks have fared worse offensively in their past 10 games, putting up 70.9 points per contest, 2.5 fewer points their than season average of 73.4.
  • While South Carolina is giving up 68.4 points per game in 2024-25, it has bettered that mark over its past 10 games, allowing 67.5 points per contest.
  • The Gamecocks are making 6.8 treys per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.3 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.1). That said, they own a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (33.5%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (33.1%).

South Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-9-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 7-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (208th in nation) 43.2 (182nd) 32.2 (226th) 30.7 (157th) 13.7 (198th) 11.1 (138th)
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