Alcorn State Braves vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alcorn State Braves vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: SECN+

The Alcorn State Braves (3-5) are on their way to Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers (6-1).

The Alcorn State Braves took the court against Grand Canyon and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-72 in their last contest. Alcorn State finished the contest with a 41.7% field goal percentage (25 out of 60) and converted 7 of 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Braves converted 15 of their 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 24 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 8 assists in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of the defense, Alcorn State let their opponent shoot 55.1% from the field on 27 of 49 shooting. Grand Canyon dished out 17 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Furthermore, Grand Canyon totaled 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Grand Canyon went 76.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 21 attempts. They also buried 10 of their 21 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Braves walked away with 20 while Grand Canyon recorded 15 fouls.

Byron Joshua is a guy who came through for this contest. He finished with 30 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He played for 33 mins and totaled 1 rebound. He finished shooting 64.3% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Alcorn State heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 3-5 on the year. They are averaging 63.6 pts per game (331st in Division 1) while shooting 38.1% from the floor. The Braves are connecting on 30.5% on shots from 3-point land (43 of 141) and 66.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Alcorn State is pulling down 36.5 boards per game and is sitting with 77 dimes for the season, which is 330th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 22.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Braves are able to force 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are ranked 260th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 104 conceded on the year. The Braves are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (192 of 428) and they relinquish 36.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They concede 29.5% on shots from downtown and they are 249th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (71.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Tennessee Volunteers got the victory with a final of 76-40 against McNeese State. The Volunteers recorded 22 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. McNeese State was called for 29 fouls for this game which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for a total of 34 tries. They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 55.9%. Concerning three-point shots, Tennessee buried 11 of 29 attempts (37.9%). When all was said and done, the Volunteers shot 23 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6%. The Volunteers allowed McNeese State to make 16 out of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 28.6% in the game. They wrapped up this game 11.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 2 of 17 and finished the game at 6 of 11 from the free throw line (54.5%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Tennessee permitted McNeese State to snag 34 overall (16 on the offensive side).

Julian Phillips ended up being a factor for the Volunteers for the matchup. He accumulated 12 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists for this contest. He buried 3 out of 9 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Tennessee has a win-loss mark of 6-1 for the year. The Volunteers are committing 15.4 fouls every game and they hit 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.3 times per game (45th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest. Tennessee has totaled 506 points on the campaign (72.3 per game) and they grab 39.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Volunteers are hitting on 40.0% from the floor, which is 327th in college basketball.

The Volunteers on defense are ranked 6th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 53.1. They have forced 20.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.4% from the field (8th in college hoops). The Tennessee defense concedes 24.5% on shots from beyond the arc (35 of 143) and opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 8.3 assists and 33.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 8th and 134th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alcorn State

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