Ohio State vs. Auburn Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

The unranked Ohio State Buckeyes are riding high as they're coming off a 14-point win over a talented Rutgers Scarlet Knights team, and they head to Atlanta this weekend for their toughest test yet against the No. 2 Auburn Tigers.

Auburn has faced something of a gauntlet already this season, having played then-No. 4 Houston, then-No. 5 Iowa State, then-No. 12 North Carolina and then-No. 9 Duke thus far. Head coach Bruce Pearl's team has gotten through that difficult early stretch with an 8-1 record with its one loss coming on the road at Duke.

Ohio State has faced an easier schedule but picked up a big win in its season opener, beating then-No. 19 Texas by eight. The Buckeyes lost their only other game against a ranked opponent so far, by a 78-64 score to Texas A&M.

How to watch Ohio State vs. Auburn, TV channel and streaming

Ohio State vs. Auburn will be broadcast on ESPN2, which can be viewed through cable TV and streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Ohio State vs. Auburn start time, date and venue

Ohio State vs. Auburn is scheduled to tip off at 1 PM ET/12 PM CT on Saturday, December 14 with the game taking place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ohio State vs. Auburn predicted lineups

Ohio State: Bruce Thornton, John Mobley Jr., Meechie Johnson Jr., Micah Parrish, Devin Royal

Auburn: Denver Jones, Miles Kelly, Chad Baker-Mazara, Johni Broome, Dylan Cardwell

Ohio State vs. Auburn stats

• The Auburn Tigers rank first out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams in offensive rating with 126.7 points scored per 100 possessions.
• The Ohio State Buckeyes are 50th in offensive rating with 116.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and they are 45th in defensive rating with 93.7 points allowed per 100 possessions.
• Auburn forward Johni Broome, a Wooden Award candidate, leads the SEC with 11.9 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, and he leads his team with 19.6 points and 3.6 assists per game.
• Buckeyes guard John Mobley Jr. leads the Big Ten with a 55.6 percent three-point percentage, and he averaging 12.9 points per game.
• Tigers guards Miles Kelly and Chad Baker-Mazara are each shooting at an elite level from beyond the arc at 49.0 percent on 5.4 attempts and 47.1 percent on 3.8 attempts, respectively.
• Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton leads the team in scoring with 16.2 points per game and assists with 5.7 assists per game, and he leads the Big Ten with a 66.5 effective field goal percentage.

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