The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors welcome the Auburn Tigers to Stan Sheriff Center. Action begins at 6:30 pm ET on Friday, Dec. 25 and can be seen on ES2 and ES3.
The Rainbow Warriors are hoping to rebound after their 84-81 loss to Oklahoma on Wednesday. Roderick Bobbitt was the game’s leading scorer with 32 points. The Tigers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their demoralizing 69-51 loss against Harvard on Wednesday. Cinmeon Bowers led the game in scoring with 17 points.
Hawaii is a five-point favorite against Auburn and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 156 points. The Rainbow Warriors come into this game 8-2 Straight Up (SU) and 3-3 Against The Spread (ATS). The Rainbow Warriors are one of the best in Division I in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive .481 from the field. Hawaii’s defenders rank 14th in Division I in steals with 9.3 per game.
As for their opponent, the Tigers have records of 5-4 ATS and 6-4 SU.
Predictions: SU Winner – Hawaii, ATS Winner – Hawaii, O/U – Over
Notes
Hawaii averages 80.3 points per game (ranked 58th). Auburn, on the other hand, allows 77.7 points per game (ranked 290th).
Auburn lost its last game by an 18-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Hawaii is 3-0. Auburn is 2-2 in blowouts this season.
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors have a defensive rating of 94.2 (ranked 55th), while the Auburn Tigers have an offensive rating of 107.6 (ranked 137th).
Auburn has an average field goal percentage of 44.4%. Hawaii is an even 1-1 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors rank higher based on their field goal percentage (37th) than their effective field goal percentage (66th). The Auburn Tigers rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (99th) than their field goal percentage (157th).
Hawaii ranks 58th in assists, registering 16.2 per game. Auburn performs worse at 138th with 14.0 assists per game.
Auburn, the 100th-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 4.2 per game. Hawaii does worse, ranked 166th with 3.5.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 20.3% when playing Auburn this season. Hawaii is undefeated this season (1-0) when its TO% is 20.3% or higher.
