Jackson State Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 12/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: SECN

Coleman Coliseum is the site where the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2) will attempt to beat the Jackson State Tigers (1-10) on Tuesday.

The Jackson State Tigers faced off with Texas Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-52 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 19 and Texas Tech accounted for 10 fouls. They buried 13 out of their 28 tries from distance. Texas Tech went 73.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 23 tries. On top of that, Texas Tech had 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Texas Tech earned 15 assists and had 19 steals in this game. Pertaining to defending, Jackson State allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the field on 36 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 9 of their 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. Jackson State walked away from the contest with a 36.7% field goal percentage (18 of 49) and knocked down 7 of 21 three-point shots.

Keionte Cornelius is one guy who was important in the matchup. He accumulated 12 points on 4 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 20 minutes and also pulled down 1 board. He shot 50.0% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Jackson State enters this contest with a win-loss record of 1-10 so far this season. They have an average of 66.0 points per outing (321st in the country) on 42.0% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (78 of 231) and 64.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Jackson State is snagging 35.8 boards per game and has accumulated 147 assists for the campaign, which is 224th in the nation in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 18.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 39.7% on 3-pointers and they are 357th in the country in opponents points per game (82.6). The Tigers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.7% (318 of 640) and they surrender 31.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are 334th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 187 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home defeated by a final of 100-90 when they faced Gonzaga. The Crimson Tide pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 for this game. They coughed up the ball 21 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. Gonzaga was called for 24 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. With regard to 3-pointers, Alabama made 8 of 25 tries (32.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide went 31 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. The Crimson Tide permitted Gonzaga to make 40 out of 70 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 57.1% for the matchup. They finished 41.2% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 17 and finished the game at 13 of 19 at the charity stripe (68.4%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Alabama permitted Gonzaga to get 26 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Miller was important for the Crimson Tide in this matchup. He converted 12 of 22 in this contest giving him a rate of 54.5%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He earned 36 points in his 37 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in this matchup.

Alabama has a win-loss record of 9-2 on the campaign. The Crimson Tide commit 19.6 fouls per game while shooting 71.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.0 times per game (95th in the nation) and they turn it over 16.9 times per contest. Alabama has totaled 920 pts so far this season (83.6 per contest) and they pull down 47.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Crimson Tide are shooting 43.5% from the field, which is ranked 229th in college hoops.

The Alabama defense concedes 28.8% on shots from 3-point land (61 of 212) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 10.7 dimes and 36.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 61st and 277th in those defensive categories. The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 274th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 72.8. They have forced 11.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.3% from the floor (43rd in Division 1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Alabama and under the total points

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