South Alabama Jaguars vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 11/16/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) are hosting the South Alabama Jaguars (1-1) at Coleman Coliseum on Tuesday.

The South Alabama Jaguars faced Wichita State and took a loss by a score of 64-58 in their last contest. South Alabama walked away from the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 54) and buried 3 of 16 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jaguars buried 7 of their 12 tries for a rate of 58.3%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 3 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding defense, South Alabama allowed the other team to go 37.3% from the field on 22 of 59 shooting. Wichita State earned 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Wichita State grabbed 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Wichita State shot 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 16 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 26 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Jaguars left the arena with 15 and Wichita State recorded 12 personal fouls.

Javon Franklin is someone who was a contributor in the game. He went 72.7% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also snagged 12 boards. He totaled 18 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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South Alabama steps onto the court with a mark of 1-1 so far this year. They are averaging 80.0 points per contest (125th in the nation) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Jaguars are hitting 26.7% from downtown (12 of 45) and 63.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, South Alabama is snagging 46.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 24 assists on the season, which is 248th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Jaguars are able to force 16.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They rank 37th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 15 conceded this year. The Jaguars defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 31.4% (38 of 121) and they concede 38.5 boards per game as a group. They give up 19.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 24th in college hoops in PPG allowed (52.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide got the victory with a final of 104-88 when they faced South Dakota State. The Crimson Tide snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the contest. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. South Dakota State had 19 fouls for this contest which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 64.3%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Alabama made 13 of 40 tries (32.5%). Overall, the Crimson Tide went 41 for 84 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.8%. The Crimson Tide permitted South Dakota State to make 34 of their 70 attempts from the floor which had them at 48.6% for this game. They shot 29.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Alabama allowed South Dakota State to collect 38 in all (9 offensive).

Keon Ellis was important for the Crimson Tide for the game. He had 15 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists in this matchup. He converted 5 of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 13 rebounds.

Alabama has a mark of 2-0 on the year. The Crimson Tide have committed 18.0 fouls every game and they go 67.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.0 times per contest (39th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. Alabama has scored 197 pts on the campaign (98.5 per game) and they pull in 49.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Crimson Tide are shooting 49.3% from the floor, which ranks them 72nd in the nation.

The Alabama defense gives up 26.3% on 3-pointers (15 of 57) and opponents are making 45.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 37.5 boards every game, which is 214th and 243rd in college hoops. The Crimson Tide on the defensive side of the court are 276th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 76.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (228th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Alabama

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