Houston Cougars vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 11/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Cougars vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025

Location: Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN

The Houston Cougars (3-0) are on their way to Legacy Arena at BJCC on Sunday where they will meet the Auburn Tigers (3-0).

The Houston Cougars faced Oakland and walked away with a win by a score of 78-45 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Cougars finished with 17 and Oakland racked up 12 fouls. They buried 3 out of their 13 tries from long range. Oakland finished the game at 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 15 shots. Furthermore, Oakland grabbed 24 boards (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oakland doled out 6 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Houston allowed 31.4% from the floor on 16 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 41 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cougars made 5 of 8 shots for a rate of 62.5%. Houston walked away from the contest having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 71) and knocked down 9 of 31 shots from 3-point land.

Emanuel Sharp is one player who had an impact for this contest. He shot 53.8% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He played for 26 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Houston enters this one with a record of 3-0 on the year. They are averaging 72.7 points per game (274th in the nation) on 43.3% from the field. The Cougars are connecting on 28.6% from downtown (24 of 84) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Houston is collecting 41.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 48 assists for the year, which is 153rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cougars are forcing 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 13.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 17th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 20 relinquished so far this year. The Cougars are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 35.8% (54 of 151) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 21.7% on three-point shots and they rank 2nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (50.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Auburn Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 93-62 when they faced Wofford. The Tigers earned 26 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 42 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. Wofford had 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to make 12 of those for a clip of 66.7%. Concerning shots from distance, Auburn knocked down 9 of their 27 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers ended up going 36 out of 71 from the floor which had them shooting 50.7%. The Tigers permitted Wofford to bury 24 out of 62 attempts from the field which had them at 38.7% for this game. They finished 24.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 25 and finished the contest at 8 out of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to how they rebounded, Auburn allowed Wofford to pull down 23 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Elyjah Freeman ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the contest. He buried 7 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists for this game.

Auburn has a mark of 3-0 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are connecting on 48.8% from the floor, which ranks them 98th in the nation. Auburn has scored 283 pts on the season (94.3 per game) and they grab 48.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per game (183rd in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.0 times per game. The Tigers have committed 15.3 fouls per game while shooting 71.0% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 156th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (128th in college). The Auburn defense surrenders 32.5% on 3-pointers (26 of 80) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.7 dimes and 28.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 172nd and 34th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Auburn

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