North Alabama Lions vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2022

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: Hulu Live TV

The North Alabama Lions (6-4) are en route to CU Events Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes (5-5).

The North Alabama Lions took the court against Alabama State and went home with a win by a final score of 71-63 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Lions ended up with 11 and Alabama State recorded 19 fouls. They also buried 8 of 18 attempts from distance. Alabama State shot 77.8% from the free throw line by burying 7 of their 9 attempts. In addition, Alabama State snagged 25 boards (2 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama State doled out 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, North Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 38.1% from the field on 24 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Lions converted 16 of 25 shots for a rate of 64.0%. North Alabama ended the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 of 56) and converted 7 of their 20 3-pointers.

Damian Forrest is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up going 55.6% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and also collected 11 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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North Alabama will take the court with a mark of 6-4 so far this year. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per game and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, North Alabama is collecting 36.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 134 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 215th in the nation in terms of passing. The Lions are hitting 36.9% on three-point shots (69 of 187) and 68.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.7 pts per contest (72nd in the nation) while hitting 48.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lions are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 213th in the country in allowing assists with 133 relinquished on the campaign. The Lions defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (264 of 585) and they surrender 32.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 40.0% from 3-point land and they are 282nd in the country in points per game allowed (73.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes got the victory with a final of 93-73 against Colorado State. When it comes to attacking the glass, Colorado allowed Colorado State to pull down 27 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 36.8% from distance by going 7 of 19 and ended up shooting 14 of 16 from the charity stripe (87.5%). The Buffaloes allowed Colorado State to make 26 of their 52 tries from the floor which had them at 50.0% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Buffaloes ended up going 38 for 67 from the field which had them at 56.7%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Colorado buried 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). They were able to bury 7 of those for a percentage of 63.6%. Colorado State committed 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Buffaloes earned 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this matchup.

KJ Simpson was important for the Buffaloes for this contest. He made 10 out of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and added 3 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup.

Colorado has a mark of 5-5 so far this season. As an offense, the Buffaloes are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks them 207th in the nation. Colorado has 735 points this season (73.5 per game) and they collect 39.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per game (144th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 14.5 times per game. The Buffaloes have committed 16.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 64.7% from the charity stripe.

The Colorado defense gives up 31.2% on shots from distance (67 of 215) and their opposition makes 70.4% of their foul shots. They give up 11.1 assists and 34.2 rebounds per contest, which is 90th and 189th in those categories on the defensive end. The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 176th in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.4. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (121st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Alabama

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