Colorado State Rams vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 12/21/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Location: Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, AL

TV: SECN+

The Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2) welcome the Colorado State Rams (10-0) at Legacy Arena at BJCC on Tuesday.

The Colorado State Rams faced Mississippi State and walked away with a win by a score of 66-63 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Rams left the arena with 12 while Mississippi State accounted for 14 personal fouls. They also made 7 of their 28 tries from three-point range. Mississippi State ended up going 93.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 15 tries. Additionally, Mississippi State grabbed 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Mississippi State distributed 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Colorado State let their opponent shoot 33.9% from the field on 21 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Rams made 5 of their 6 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Colorado State walked away from the game with a 47.2% FG percentage (25 out of 53) and converted 11 out of their 26 3-point attempts.

David Roddy is a player who played a role for the contest. He left the arena with 19 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He played for 32 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He went 72.7% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Colorado State enters this game with a mark of 10-0 on the year. They are averaging 83.4 points per game (12th in Division 1) on 53.0% from the field. The Rams are shooting 43.3% on shots from downtown (93 of 215) and 81.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Colorado State is snagging 33.2 boards per game and has earned 175 assists this year, which is 72nd in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.2 times per game and as a team are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rams are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are surrendering 30.8% on shots from distance while they are 156th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (67.0). The Rams defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (249 of 602) and they surrender 31.6 boards per game as a group. They rank 47th in D-1 in allowing assists with 107 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away with a victory by a final of 65-59 against Jacksonville State. In reference to rebounding, Alabama allowed Jacksonville State to get 33 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 24.0% from three-point range by going 6 of 25 and finished the game at 9 of 16 at the free throw line (56.3%). The Crimson Tide allowed Jacksonville State to make 22 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.1% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Crimson Tide went 23 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Alabama buried 8 out of their 30 tries (26.7%). They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 68.8%. Jacksonville State committed 20 fouls in this contest which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Crimson Tide pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the matchup.

Keon Ellis was important for the Crimson Tide in the game. He buried 6 out of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 10 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 assists for the game.

Alabama has a win-loss mark of 9-2 on the campaign. The Crimson Tide are responsible for committing 18.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 67.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per game (79th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per contest. Alabama has totaled 917 pts for the year (83.4 per game) and they pull in 41.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide are shooting 47.4% from the field, which ranks them 55th in the country.

The Alabama defense gives up 28.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (73 of 259) and their opponents are making 63.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.0 dimes and 35.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 92nd and 223rd in college hoops. The Crimson Tide on defense are ranked 279th in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.8. They have forced 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the field (184th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama

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