Auburn Tigers (5-1) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (5-2)
Boone, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -7.5; over/under is 142.5
BOTTOM LINE: Auburn faces the Appalachian State Mountaineers after Johni Broome scored 30 points in Auburn’s 74-57 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies.
The Mountaineers are 3-0 in home games. Appalachian State has a 5-2 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Tigers play their first true road game after going 5-1 with a 2-1 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. Auburn ranks seventh in the SEC shooting 33.3% from 3-point range.
Appalachian State averages 7.6 made 3-pointers per game, 2.9 more made shots than the 4.7 per game Auburn allows. Auburn has shot at a 45.3% rate from the field this season, 8.5 percentage points higher than the 36.8% shooting opponents of Appalachian State have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Gregory is scoring 13.1 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Tre’Von Spillers is averaging 12.3 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 61.9% for Appalachian State.
Broome is averaging 17.8 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Tigers. Aden Holloway is averaging 11.0 points for Auburn.
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