SE Louisiana Lions vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 11/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Louisiana Lions vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The SE Louisiana Lions (9-22 last year) are hitting the road to Neville Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Auburn Tigers (22-16 last season).

The SE Louisiana Lions took the court against New Orleans and notched a win by a score of 82-78 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Lions walked away with 17 and New Orleans racked up 18 fouls. They also converted 5 of their 17 tries from distance. New Orleans finished the game shooting 65.2% from the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 23 shots. Furthermore, New Orleans had 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Orleans distributed 21 assists and had 6 steals in this game. In regard to defending, SE Louisiana let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the floor on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists for this contest as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they collected 30 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lions buried 17 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. SE Louisiana wrapped up the game with a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 64) and made 9 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Jeremy Elyzee is someone who was a contributor for this game. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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SE Louisiana comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 9-22 last season. They averaged 65.0 pts per contest (353rd in D-1) while going 41.4% from the field. The Lions connected on 28.3% on 3-pointers (187 of 661) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, SE Louisiana pulled down 32.0 boards per game and totaled 361 assists last season, which was 341st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a group committed 17.7 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Lions forced their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They gave up 35.2% on shots from downtown and they were 79th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.5). The Lions defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (741 of 1,643) and they surrendered 34.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They were ranked 72nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 397 surrendered over the course of last season.

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers went home victorious with a score of 92-86 against Tulsa. The Tigers recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the contest. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Tulsa was called for 20 fouls for this game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to convert 21 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Auburn converted 11 of their 27 tries (40.7%). In all, the Tigers went 30 out of 67 from the floor which had them shooting 44.8%. The Tigers allowed Tulsa to knock down 27 out of their 62 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.5% for the game. They finished 23.1% from downtown by shooting 6 of 26 and finished the contest at 26 out of 32 at the free throw line (81.3%). Regarding attacking the glass, Auburn allowed Tulsa to get 31 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Kevin Overton ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this matchup. He had 26 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this contest. He converted 7 of 13 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 1 rebound.

Auburn had a win-loss record of 22-16 last year. As an offensive team, the Tigers connected on 46.1% from the field, which ranked 114th in college. Auburn had 3,154 pts throughout last year (83.0 per contest) and they grabbed 36.3 boards per game. They assisted teammates 13.2 times per game (233rd in college) and they turned it over 10.2 times per contest. The Tigers were responsible for committing 17.0 fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on the defensive end were ranked 310th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 78.8. They were able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (301st in the country). The Auburn defense gave up 36.7% on 3-point attempts (331 of 903) and opponents knocked down 74.5% of their free throw shots. They surrendered 15.3 dimes and 32.6 total boards per game, which had them ranked 230th and 70th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Auburn

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