LSU Tigers vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SEC Network

Neville Arena is the location where the Auburn Tigers (15-13) will take on the LSU Tigers (15-13) on Tuesday.

The LSU Tigers played Oklahoma and took a loss by a final of 83-67 in their last contest. LSU finished with a 34.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 63) and converted 6 out of their 23 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Tigers buried 17 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 89.5%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to defending, LSU let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the floor on 28 out of 59 shooting. Oklahoma recorded 8 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Oklahoma snagged 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oklahoma ended up shooting 94.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 18 tries. They buried 10 of 26 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Tigers walked away with 14 while Oklahoma recorded 14 fouls.

Max Mackinnon is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished with 17 points on 6 of 20 shooting. He played 37 minutes and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 30.0% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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LSU will take the court with a record of 15-13 so far this season. They have an average of 81.9 pts per contest (62nd in the nation) while shooting 47.4% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 33.5% on shots from distance (191 of 570) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a team, LSU is pulling in 36.7 boards per game and has 414 assists for the season, which is 148th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.5 times per game and as a team are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are able to force 10.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They rank 91st in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 353 conceded this year. The Tigers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (744 of 1,696) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 35.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 270th in college hoops in opponents PPG (77.1).

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-79 when they played Ole Miss. The Tigers snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this contest. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Ole Miss had 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.4%. In terms of 3-point shots, Auburn made 8 out of 24 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Tigers shot 26 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0%. The Tigers permitted Ole Miss to knock down 31 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 53.4% in the game. They finished the game shooting 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 out of 25 and finished the game at 13 out of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). Concerning rebounding, Auburn allowed Ole Miss to grab 20 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Tahaad Pettiford was important for the Tigers for the contest. He earned 24 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in the game. He knocked down 10 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 15-13 this season. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 45.6% from the floor, which is ranked 162nd in the nation. Auburn has accounted for 2,338 pts for the season (83.5 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.9 times per game (259th in college) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per contest. The Tigers have committed 17.3 fouls per game and they shoot 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Auburn defense concedes 37.0% on 3-pointers (251 of 678) and their opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 14.2 assists and 32.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 251st and 79th in D-1. The Tigers are ranked 326th in college hoops in PPG given up with 79.7. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (283rd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LSU

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