How to Watch Auburn vs. Alabama State: TV Channel, Time, Live Stream - NCAA Tournament First Round

Updated Mar. 20, 2025 2:22 p.m. ET

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The No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers (28-5) and the No. 16 seed Alabama State Hornets (20-15) will meet on Thursday at 2:50 p.m. ET in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The matchup airs on CBS.

The Tigers enter their game versus the Hornets as heavy favorites, by 32.5 points. This matchup has an over/under of 147.5.

Auburn vs. Alabama State Matchup Information

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Time: 2:50 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Where: Lexington, Kentucky
Venue: Rupp Arena
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Tigers vs Hornets Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Tigers	-32.5	-108	-112	147.5	-115	-105	-20000	+3500

Auburn Top Performers

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Johni Broome	31	18.9	10.6	3.1	0.9	2.3	0.7
Miles Kelly	33	11.5	3.7	1.1	1.1	0.4	2.3
Denver Jones	32	10.7	2	2.5	0.6	0.2	1.8
Chad Baker-Mazara	33	12.6	3.2	2.7	1.2	0.6	1.5
Chaney Johnson	33	9.3	4.8	1.4	0.8	0.9	0.5

Alabama State Top Performers

Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Amarr Knox	35	14.4	1.9	2.4	1.7	0	1.1
CJ Hines	34	14.3	3	2.5	1.1	0.1	2.1
Antonio Madlock	33	12.6	7.2	2.6	1	0.3	0.6
Micah Octave	28	5.1	5.4	0.7	1.5	0.3	0.8
Jasteven Walker	35	5.3	3.5	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.6

Auburn vs. Alabama State Scoring Insights

The Tigers put up 11.7 more points per game (83.8) than the Hornets give up (72.1).
Auburn is 23-3 when scoring more than 72.1 points.
Alabama State has a 14-12 record when giving up fewer than 83.8 points.
The Hornets' 73.3 points per game are just 3.7 more points than the 69.6 the Tigers give up to opponents.
When it scores more than 69.6 points, Alabama State is 10-5.
Auburn's record is 19-0 when it gives up fewer than 73.3 points.

Auburn vs. Alabama State Betting Insights

Auburn has won 18 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 15 times.
Alabama State has won 15 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 18 times.
Auburn and its opponents have scored more than 147.5 points in 22 of 33 games this season.
Alabama State has combined with its opponent to score more than 147.5 points in 10 of 33 games this season.

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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