Alabama State Hornets vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Pittsburgh Panthers (1-3) will try to beat the Alabama State Hornets (0-4) at Petersen Events Center on Sunday.

The Alabama State Hornets faced San Jose State and took a loss by a final of 70-57 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 20 while San Jose State accumulated 15 personal fouls. They buried 7 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. San Jose State finished shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by converting 13 of 26 shots. Furthermore, San Jose State collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. San Jose State doled out 12 assists and had 3 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Alabama State allowed their opponent to shoot 49.0% from the field on 25 out of 51 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 1 steal. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 21 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Alabama State finished the game with a 34.4% FG percentage (21 of 61) and knocked down 5 of their 17 shots from downtown.

Isaiah Range is one player who came through for this contest. He ended up shooting 47.1% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played 37 mins and also snagged 1 board. He accounted for 18 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Alabama State heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 0-4 on the season. They average 61.8 points per game (341st in college hoops) while going 33.1% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 32.0% from downtown (24 of 75) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Alabama State is grabbing 34.5 boards per game and has tallied 40 dimes on the year, which ranks 226th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per game and as a team they commit 22.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They surrender 44.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 362nd in the country in points per game from their opponents (92.0). The Hornets are allowing a FG percentage of 52.7% (128 of 243) and they concede 44.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 355th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 70 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pittsburgh Panthers took a loss by a score of 71-67 against VCU. The Panthers pulled down 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the game. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. VCU was called for 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Pittsburgh buried 5 of their 22 attempts (22.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Panthers finished 24 out of 57 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.1%. The Panthers allowed VCU to knock down 20 of their 49 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.8% in this game. They wrapped up this game 27.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 of 18 and ended up shooting 26 of 35 at the free throw line (74.3%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Pittsburgh allowed VCU to pull down 30 in all (5 offensive).

Blake Hinson ended up being a factor for the Panthers for the contest. He made 6 of 10 in the matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 1-3 for the season. The Panthers are committing 21.0 fouls per contest while shooting 68.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.8 times per game (273rd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.3 times per contest. Pittsburgh has earned 263 points for the year (65.8 per game) and they collect 36.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Panthers are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which is ranked 307th in D-1.

The Panthers on defense are ranked 287th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 75.3. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (291st in college basketball). The Pittsburgh defense allows 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (25 of 78) and opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.0 dimes and 35.0 boards every game, which is ranked 224th and 204th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama State

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