The No. 15 Jacksonville State Gamecocks (21-10) square off against the No. 2 Auburn Tigers (27-5) in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at 12:40 p.m. ET. Auburn is favored by 15.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 138.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows Auburn forward Jabari Smith is having a terrific freshman campaign. Smith is leading the team in scoring (17.1) along with seven rebounds per game. The Georgia native has scored more than 20 points in three of his last four games. On Mar. 5 against South Carolina, Smith had 21 points, six rebounds and went 3-for-3 from downtown. 

The model also knows Jacksonville State senior guard Darian Adams is putting up a team-high 15.6 points with 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Adams is connecting on 38 percent of his attempts from downtown. In a win over Eastern Kentucky, Adams tallied 27 points, four rebounds, four assists and shot 5-for-12 from beyond the arc. 

Now, it has set its sights on Jacksonville State vs. Auburn. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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