Alabama Crimson Tide vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, AL

TV: Hulu Live TV

Legacy Arena at BJCC is the location where the Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-3) will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-1) on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide played Memphis and notched a win by a score of 91-65 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Crimson Tide finished with 19 and Memphis had 24 fouls. They also buried 3 out of their 13 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Memphis finished 54.5% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 22 attempts. Additionally, Memphis pulled down 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Memphis recorded 7 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Alabama allowed the other team to go 39.1% from the field on 25 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide knocked down 29 of 40 shots for a rate of 72.5%. Alabama finished with a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and made 10 of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Brandon Miller is someone who played a role for the contest. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and dished out 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He recorded 24 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Alabama comes into this game with a win-loss record of 9-1 for the year. They cough up possession 16.5 times per game and as a group are committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Alabama is snagging 48.8 boards per contest and has racked up 154 assists this season, which is 120th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Crimson Tide are shooting 34.9% on shots from distance (104 of 298) and 70.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.0 pts per game (20th in Division 1) while going 42.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Crimson Tide are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 22.0 fouls. They are surrendering 27.7% on shots from distance while they are 220th in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.1). The Crimson Tide are giving up a field goal percentage of 37.4% (250 of 668) and they surrender 36.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 49th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 102 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 88-60 against Northern Illinois. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Gonzaga allowed Northern Illinois to pull down 24 overall (5 on the offensive side). They shot 26.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 26 and ended up going 7 of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Bulldogs permitted Northern Illinois to convert 23 of their 57 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 40.4% for the game. When the game finished, the Bulldogs ended up going 32 out of 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.7%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Gonzaga buried 6 out of their 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Northern Illinois was called for 18 fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They also coughed it up 5 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest.

Drew Timme pitched in for the Bulldogs in this game. He made 9 of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 26 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 3 assists for this contest.

Gonzaga has a mark of 8-3 so far this season. The Bulldogs are committing 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.7 times per game (59th in the country) and they turn the ball over 13.3 times per game. Gonzaga has scored 887 pts on the campaign (80.6 per contest) and they pull in 39.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.2% from the field, which has them ranked 25th in the nation.

The Gonzaga defense allows 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (83 of 265) and opponents are converting on 73.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.5 dimes and 31.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 190th and 52nd in D-1. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 258th in college hoops in PPG given up with 72.2. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (179th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Gonzaga

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