The Auburn Tigers have a new coach with a long resume of success. Combine that with the addition of former Niagara standout Antoine Mason and some key holdovers, and Auburn is projected to be a vastly improved team. Mason has averaged just 15.3 points per game thus far after netting 25.6 ppg last season at Niagara. He is shooting just 42% and 25% from deep. The X-men have played well at 8-2 and have won three straight games. Xavier has a lot more answers and are a deep team that have seen nine players get 10 minutes or more of action on a nightly basis. I think in the end, Xavier just has more answers at this point as Auburn struggles to find their identity under a new coach. Auburn is just 8-21 ATS in their last 29 vs. a winning team, and often come up shy on the scoreboard vs. this caliber of opponent. Take Xavier on the moneyline.
This pick was released to clients on December 20, 2014 at 9:38AM ET.
CBB
Xavier at Auburn
December 20, 2014
6:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Xavier -285 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.03)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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