Saturday, January 16, 2016

Memorial Gymnasium

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The Alabama Crimson Tide travel to Memorial Gymnasium to play the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday, January 16, 2016. The opening line for this game has Vanderbilt as 9.5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 140.

The Crimson Tide come into this game with an overall record of 10-5 and a road record of 2-2. They are 7-6 against the spread and their over/under record is 5-8. The Commodores have an overall record of 9-7 and a home record of 7-2. They have an over/under record of 5-8 and they are 8-6 against the spread.

Retin Obasohan comes into this contest averaging 13.9 points per game while playing 31.5 minutes per night so far this season for the Crimson Tide. He pulls down 3.1 rebounds per game and dishes out 2.1 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 43% while his free throw percentage is currently at 69%. Shannon Hale averages 10.3 points per game in 25 minutes per contest this season. He averages 0.4 assists per contest and 3 rebounds per game for Alabama. His field goal percentage is 36% for the year while his free throw percentage is 76%.

Wade Baldwin averages 14.8 points per game while playing 28.9 minutes per contest this year for the Commodores. He grabs 4.1 rebounds per game and has 4.5 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 48% and his free throw percentage currently is at 81%. Damian Jones averages 13 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 24.4 minutes per contest. He also averages 6.6 rebounds per contest and 1.6 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 58% and his free throw percentage is 59%.

Alabama averages 66.5 points per contest this season which ranks them 288th in the nation. Their average scoring margin is 1.1 and their shooting percentage is 43% as a team which has them ranked 185th. Behind the arc they shoot 35% which is good for 152nd in the country. They average 33.9 rebounds per game and 11.3 assists per game which ranks them 270th and 297th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 287th with 14.3 per game. The Crimson Tide allow 65.3 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 40th in the nation. They also allow a 40% shooting percentage and a 33% average from behind the arc ranking them 34th and 119th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 37.5 rebounds a game which ranks 235th and they give up 11.1 assists per contest which puts them in 49th place in the country. They force 13.8 turnovers per game which ranks them 95th in the Division 1.

Vanderbilt averages 78.9 points per game this year which ranks them 55th in Division 1 college basketball. Their average scoring margin is 13.4 and their shooting percentage is 47% as a team which has them sitting in the 44th spot in the country. Behind the arc they shoot 40% which is good for 17th in the nation. They average 38.8 rebounds per game and 14.9 assists per contest which ranks them 74th and 76th respectively. In the turnover department the Commodores rank 110th with 12.2 per game. The Commodores allow 65.5 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 42nd in the country. They also allow a 37% shooting percentage and a 27% average from behind the arc ranking them 8th and 5th in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 37 rebounds a game which ranks 220th and they give up 9.2 assists per contest which puts them in 2nd place in the nation. The Commodores force 11.5 turnovers per game which ranks them 286th in college basketball.

Alabama Crimson Tide Betting Trends

The Alabama Crimson Tide are 7-6 against the spread

The Alabama Crimson Tide are 5-8 against the over/under

Vanderbilt Commodores Betting Trends

The Vanderbilt Commodores are 8-6 against the spread

The Vanderbilt Commodores are 5-8 against the over/under

Alabama Crimson Tide Injuries

12/10/15 G Dazon Ingram Foot out for season

Vanderbilt Commodores Injuries

01/15/16 G Matthew Fisher-Davis Foot "?" Saturday vs. Alabama

Josh's Pick: Take Alabama

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