Queens Royals vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Queens Royals vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SEC Network

The Auburn Tigers (8-4) are welcoming the Queens Royals (5-7) at Neville Arena on Monday.

The Queens Royals stepped onto the hardwood against Arkansas and took a loss by a final of 108-80 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Royals ended up with 20 and Arkansas recorded 15 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. Arkansas finished the contest at 81.5% at the free throw line by burying 22 of 27 tries. Moreover, Arkansas snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arkansas recorded 26 assists and had 13 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Queens allowed their opponent to shoot 56.3% from the field on 36 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Royals buried 14 of 20 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Queens ended having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (30 out of 68) and made 6 of 25 three-point shots.

Nasir Mann is someone who was a contributor in the game. He was able to score 16 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played 30 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He went 70.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Queens heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-7 for the season. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Queens is pulling in 34.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 200 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 115th in the country in terms of passing. The Royals are connecting on 35.9% on shots from distance (130 of 362) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.0 points per contest (73rd in Division 1) while connecting on 47.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Royals are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are ranked 287th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 192 surrendered so far this season. The Royals defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (364 of 771) and they concede 37.5 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 36.0% on 3-point shots while they are 357th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (87.6).

In their last game, the Auburn Tigers went home defeated by a final of 88-60 when they played Purdue. When it comes to how they rebounded, Auburn permitted Purdue to grab 33 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 46.2% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 10 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Tigers allowed Purdue to convert 33 of 59 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 55.9% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers finished 21 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 36.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Auburn buried 7 of 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 68.8%. Purdue had 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Tigers were able to pull down 13 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 21 in the game.

Elyjah Freeman was important for the Tigers for the game. He made 1 out of 6 in this matchup for a rate of 16.7%, and added 3 rebounds. He scored 6 points in his 22 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists for this game.

Auburn has a win-loss mark of 8-4 for the year. The Tigers commit 15.8 personal fouls every game and they go 73.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per contest (242nd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 10.9 times per game. Auburn has 1,011 points on the campaign (84.3 per contest) and they grab 37.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Tigers are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 131st in the country.

The Auburn defense surrenders 34.0% on three-point shots (104 of 306) and opponents are making 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 15.0 dimes and 33.3 total rebounds per game, which is 286th and 126th in the nation. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 286th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 77.8. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (252nd in college).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Queens

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