Yale vs Auburn Prediction, Picks, Odds | NCAA Tournament First Round Bets

Yale vs Auburn Prediction, Picks, Odds | NCAA Tournament First Round Bets

The First Round of NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament continues on Friday, March 22 -- and the seventh matchup of the day scheduled to tip off is Yale vs Auburn, which is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. ET on TNT.

The Bulldogs are steep are short 12.5-point underdogs on the spread in Friday's contest; with the game total stationed at over/under 141 at most sportsbooks.

Here's everything you need to know about Yale vs Auburn -- our expert prediction and betting picks for this First Round NCAA Tournament matchup.

Yale vs Auburn Odds

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Yale vs Auburn Prediction

Yale was less than a minute away from not even making the NCAA Tournament, but the Bulldogs made a furious comeback to stun Brown in the final seconds to win the Ivy League championship.

The Bulldogs take on SEC champion Auburn in the first round, who posted the top defensive numbers in conference play.

Auburn is 4-0 in the first round of the tournament under head coach Bruce Pearl, as this is the second time in his tenure they have been a double-digit favorite in the Big Dance.

Ivy League teams have put together a terrific 8-1 ATS mark in the first round of the NCAA Tournament since 2013.

Yale will look to slow down the tempo as they owned the 328th-ranked tempo in the country. However, Auburn went 5-0 against the four-slowest tempo teams in the SEC this season (beat South Carolina twice).

The Bulldogs will give the Tigers' fits, but it will be hard to see a repeat of last season when Princeton stunned Arizona in the first round.

Pick: Auburn -12.5 (-110)

Yale vs Auburn Game Time & TV Channel

Date: Friday, March 22
Matchup: Ivy vs SEC
Venue: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Location: Spokane, WA
Time-TV: TNT, 4:15 p.m. ET

Yale vs Auburn Betting Stats

4) Auburn Tigers
(SEC, Automatic)

  • Futures: +1600
  • Region: +450
  • SU: 27-7
  • ATS: 21-11-2
  • O/U: 14-20
  • PPG: 83.5
  • OPPG: 68.5

13) Yale Bulldogs
(Ivy, Automatic)

  • Futures: +35000
  • Region: +12500
  • SU: 22-9
  • ATS: 17-12
  • O/U: 16-13
  • PPG: 75.8
  • OPPG: 67.1

March Madness Betting Resources

March Madness First Round Odds

The NCAA Men's Tournament First Round will take place on Thursday March 21, 2024 and Friday March 22, 2024.

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