Nevada Wolf Pack vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 3/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Auburn (-8)

The Nevada Wolf Pack (24-12) are on their way to Neville Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the Auburn Tigers (18-16) in the NIT Quarterfinals. Nevada opens this matchup as 8-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total is 152.

The Nevada Wolf Pack faced off with Liberty and earned the victory with a final of 73-63 in their last game. Nevada walked away from the game having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 of 54) and knocked down 4 of their 17 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Wolf Pack converted 19 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 95.0%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to the defense, Nevada let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the field on 23 out of 57 shooting. Liberty doled out 15 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Liberty collected 21 rebounds (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Liberty finished the game shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 16 tries. They converted 5 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Wolf Pack finished with 15 and Liberty recorded 20 personal fouls.

Elijah Price is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He went 62.5% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played 25 minutes and pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Nevada will play this game with a mark of 24-12 on the year. They average 76.2 pts per contest (168th in Division 1) while going 44.2% from the floor. The Wolf Pack are connecting on 35.8% on shots from downtown (236 of 659) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Nevada is snagging 36.3 boards per contest and has totaled 520 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 79th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Wolf Pack are able to force 11.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.4 fouls. They rank 280th in college in giving up assists with 480 surrendered on the campaign. The Wolf Pack defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (867 of 1,978) and they concede 32.8 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 34.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 110th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.4).

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers took home the win by a final score of 91-85 when they played Seattle. The Tigers pulled down 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. Seattle earned 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 32 shots. They were able to make 24 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to shooting from distance, Auburn converted 9 of their 26 attempts (34.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Tigers went 29 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Tigers permitted Seattle to convert 31 of 60 tries from the field which had them at 51.7% in the game. They finished the game shooting 51.6% from 3-point land by shooting 16 out of 31 and ended up going 7 out of 11 at the free throw line (63.6%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Auburn allowed Seattle to grab 22 in total (0 on the offensive side).

Kevin Overton ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for this game.

Auburn has a mark of 18-16 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which is ranked 158th in the country. Auburn has accounted for 2,808 pts so far this year (82.6 per contest) and they pull down 36.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.8 times per contest (257th in college) and they cough up possession 10.2 times per game. The Tigers commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.5% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers are ranked 315th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 79.0. They are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (301st in college). The Auburn defense surrenders 36.5% from downtown (292 of 801) and opponents are knocking down 74.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 14.1 assists and 33.1 boards per contest, which ranks 245th and 87th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Auburn (-8)

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