Texas Longhorns vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN2

The Texas Longhorns (12-8) are headed to Neville Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Auburn Tigers (13-7).

The Texas Longhorns stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia and went home with a win by a final score of 87-67 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Longhorns left the arena with 18 and Georgia accumulated 14 fouls. They made 6 of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. Georgia went 68.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 25 shots. Moreover, Georgia grabbed 23 boards (9 offensive, 14 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Georgia recorded 11 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In relation to defending, Texas allowed 43.1% from the floor on 22 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 29 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Longhorns made 9 of their 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Texas wrapped up the game with a 58.3% field goal percentage (35 out of 60) and converted 8 of 21 three-point attempts.

Dailyn Swain is a player who played a role for the matchup. He shot 75.0% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He saw the court for 39 mins and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 12 of 16 shooting.

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Texas steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 12-8 on the campaign. They are averaging 86.1 points per game (26th in D-1) while hitting 49.0% from the floor. The Longhorns are connecting on 33.8% on shots from downtown (152 of 450) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas is pulling down 40.4 boards per contest and has racked up 263 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 273rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.6 fouls every game.

On defense, the Longhorns are forcing 10.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.1 personal fouls. They give up 34.8% on shots from downtown while they are 211th in the nation in points per game allowed (74.6). The Longhorns are giving up a FG percentage of 42.8% (505 of 1,181) and they surrender 31.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 58th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 237 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Auburn Tigers got the victory with a final of 76-67 when they played Florida. With respect to how they rebounded, Auburn allowed Florida to collect 37 in total (16 offensive). They finished 25.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 of 27 and finished the contest at 16 out of 27 at the free throw line (59.3%). The Tigers allowed Florida to bury 22 of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers shot 26 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Auburn made 5 out of their 15 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 19 of them for a percentage of 90.5%. Florida had 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Tigers corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 in this game.

Keyshawn Hall pitched in for the Tigers for this contest. He made 8 out of 17 for this game for a rate of 47.1%, and added 7 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this contest.

Auburn has a record of 13-7 so far this year. The Tigers commit 17.0 fouls every game and they go 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.7 times per contest (215th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. Auburn has accounted for 1,699 points for the campaign (85.0 per contest) and they snag 38.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which is 102nd in college hoops.

The Auburn defense concedes 34.4% from downtown (172 of 500) and opponents are connecting on 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.9 dimes and 33.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 223rd and 87th in college hoops. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 282nd in college in points given up per game with 77.5. They are able to force 12.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (229th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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