Juan Camilo Vergara
March Madness 2023 action is getting red-hot and this Saturday, March 18, we will have an exciting game between Auburn vs Houston, where one of the great favorites for the title will take the court. The Houston Cougars are one of the top contenders for top honors and eliminated Northern Kentucky in the first round. The Auburn Tigers, on the other hand, left Iowa on the road in a hard fought match.
Without further ado, here’s everything you need to know about Auburn Tigers vs Houston Cougars. Remember that at JefeBet you can check all the odds of the exciting and unmissable March Madness, a tournament that takes all the attention of basketball fans.
Picks and Predictions for the Auburn Tigers vs Houston Tigers NCAA Basketball Championship Round 2 Game on March 18, 2023
- Where: Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama.
- When: Saturday, March 18, 2023, 7:10 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Auburn Tigers [Sembrado #9]
With their 83-75 win in the first round now, the Auburn Tigers have a streak of 10 consecutive wins in first round games in March Madness, a streak that dates back to the 1980s.
Auburn made 11 of 12 free throws in the final four minutes of the game and did not allow Iowa to get any closer on the scoreboard. Johni Broome with 19 points and 12 rebounds was the best player of his team.
Now an intense battle awaits them against a Houston team that many have as wins in their respective brackets, which will surely give Auburn extra motivation.
Betting on Houston Cougars [Sembrado #1]
The Houston Cougars got a huge scare as the game against Northern Kentucky was tied at halftime, and of course the pressure of suffering an upset was surely on the minds of the whole team, but in the second half they adjusted and managed to get back on track.
Now all eyes are on star Marcus Strasser, who did not play in the second half and his availability for the second round is in doubt. The team announced that the player again felt discomfort in his groin, an area he injured at the end of the regular season.
A possible absence of Strasser would of course complicate things a lot in the weekend’s matchup against Auburn.
JefeBet Prediction
Houston was the betting favorite to win the March Madness, with odds of +470 at several bookmakers prior to the start of the tournament.
With Marcus Strasser’s injury uncertainty, we at JefeBet are leaning with Auburn to cover his spread in this second round matchup.
Prediction: Auburn Tigers Spread
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