ESPN's metrics believe Auburn basketball will beat Alabama

ESPN's metrics believe Auburn will take down the Crimson Tide.

Auburn went 2-0 this week securing a big come from behind win over the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday. 

After going 0-2 the week before with two road losses, some were concerned that this team was going to struggle away from Neville Arena. That concern grew after watching the first half of the game against the Ole Miss Rebels, where the Tigers trailed by nine points at the half. Auburn came out in the second half and put on an offensive clinic, beating Allen Flanigan's Ole Miss Rebels 91-77. This week, the Auburn Tigers will be back in Neville Arena for a much tougher test. 

The Alabama Crimson Tide will be coming to town looking to sweep Bruce Pearl's Auburn Tigers. Auburn will look to take down their biggest rival in front of the Jungle, securing another much-needed Quad 1 win. ESPN's metrics believe the Auburn Tigers will take care of business at home, giving them a 60% chance to win this game. 

Bruce Pearl had this to say about Johni Broome's performance against Ole Miss on Saturday, "I want to complement Johni Broome in a couple of ways," Pearl said. "I want to complement him in the first half because even though he didn't put up any dominating numbers in the first half and got in a little bit of foul trouble, his demeanor when Ole Miss was making shots and had the ability to run us out of the building, he didn't panic."

Alabama has been playing excellent basketball of late so it will be no easy task for the Tigers. This game will have a lot of implications on who will win the SEC Regular Season Title.