North Alabama Lions vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The North Alabama Lions (3-2) are traveling to McCamish Pavilion on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-2).

The North Alabama Lions played UC Santa Barbara and took a loss by a final of 89-71 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 19 while UC Santa Barbara finished the game with 12 fouls. They converted 13 out of their 21 attempts from 3-point land. UC Santa Barbara finished 58.8% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 17 attempts. Furthermore, UC Santa Barbara pulled down 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UC Santa Barbara doled out 23 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. With regard to defense, North Alabama allowed the other team to go 61.1% from the floor on 33 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 19 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Lions converted 10 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. North Alabama ended the game having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 out of 58) and buried 5 out of their 15 shots from downtown.

Damian Forrest is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished shooting 70.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played 33 minutes played and grabbed 8 boards. He was able to score 15 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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North Alabama enters this game with a win-loss mark of 3-2 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.8 fouls every game. As a team, North Alabama is pulling in 37.2 boards per contest and has 77 dimes for the year, which is 158th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Lions are hitting 41.1% on shots from 3-point land (44 of 107) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 86.2 pts per contest (21st in college hoops) while hitting 53.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lions are forcing 15.4 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They rank 147th in college basketball in giving up assists with 61 surrendered this season. The Lions are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (128 of 292) and they relinquish 30.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 44.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 209th in college hoops in opponents points per game (70.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets went home defeated by a final of 84-60 when they faced Marquette. The Yellow Jackets were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 33 in the game. They gave up possession 12 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. Marquette committed 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a percentage of 90.0%. With regard to 3-pointers, Georgia Tech knocked down 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). When the game finished, the Yellow Jackets went 22 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.8%. The Yellow Jackets permitted Marquette to knock down 29 of their 61 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 47.5% in this contest. They finished 39.1% from three-point range by going 9 out of 23 and finished the game at 17 of 22 from the charity stripe (77.3%). In the matter of rebounding, Georgia Tech allowed Marquette to snag 35 overall (8 offensive).

Javon Franklin ended up being a major contributor for the Yellow Jackets for the contest. He earned 17 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes in this contest. He buried 6 out of 9 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 14 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss mark of 3-2 this year. The Yellow Jackets have committed 16.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 67.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.4 times per game (297th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per contest. Georgia Tech has 344 pts so far this season (68.8 per contest) and they grab 41.0 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 39.2% from the field, which is ranked 335th in the nation.

The Georgia Tech defense allows 25.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (25 of 99) and their opponents are connecting on 63.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.6 assists and 40.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 144th and 346th in D-1. The Yellow Jackets on the defensive end are ranked 96th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 64.4. They have forced 14.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.4% from the floor (61st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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