The No. 20 Baylor Bears will face off against the Auburn Tigers in the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota tonight for an 8pm CT tip on ESPN’s first men’s basketball broadcast of the season.
Both teams are in KenPom’s top twenty with balanced projections on offense and defense. Like the Bears, Auburn features a lot of new faces this season. The 6-4 transfer guard Denver Jones averaged 20+ points per game last season for FIU, Chad Baker-Mazara gives them more length and physicality on the wing in a similar role to Jalen Bridges on Baylor, and Aden Holloway is a knock-down freshman guard that Baylor can’t afford to lose on the perimeter.