North Alabama Lions vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 11/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

FedExForum is where the Memphis Tigers (4-2) will attempt to defeat the North Alabama Lions (4-3) on Wednesday.

The North Alabama Lions played Georgia Tech and took a loss by a final of 80-61 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Lions ended up with 14 and Georgia Tech accounted for 9 fouls. They also made 6 of 19 shots from beyond the arc. Georgia Tech finished shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 16 attempts. Additionally, Georgia Tech snagged 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia Tech earned 16 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, North Alabama let their opponent shoot 59.6% from the floor on 31 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 28 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Lions knocked down 5 of 11 attempts for a rate of 45.5%. North Alabama finished the game having earned a 41.9% FG percentage (26 of 62) and converted 4 of their 18 shots from 3-point land.

Bryson Dawkins is one guy who came through for the matchup. He ended up shooting 100.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played 13 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He accounted for 12 points on 5 of 5 shooting.

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North Alabama steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 4-3 this year. They average 81.0 points per outing (50th in D-1) while going 49.8% from the floor. The Lions are connecting on 37.7% on 3-pointers (55 of 146) and 65.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Alabama is grabbing 36.3 boards per contest and has totaled 105 dimes this season, which ranks 84th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Lions are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 199th in college basketball in giving up assists with 85 relinquished for the season. The Lions defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.8% (180 of 402) and they concede 32.3 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 39.2% on shots from downtown while they are 271st in the country in opponents PPG (72.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Memphis Tigers took home the win by a final score of 56-48 when they faced Stanford. The Tigers snagged 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Stanford committed 15 fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a rate of 72.7%. Concerning 3-pointers, Memphis made 6 out of their 18 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Tigers finished 21 for 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 38.9%. The Tigers allowed Stanford to knock down 17 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 29.3% in this game. They finished 30.3% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 33 and finished the game at 4 out of 6 at the free throw line (66.7%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Memphis permitted Stanford to get 37 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Deandre Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for the game. He buried 4 of 6 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He racked up 12 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 6 dimes in this game.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 4-2 on the campaign. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 44.2% from the field, which is 204th in the country. Memphis has earned 420 pts this season (70.0 per contest) and they average 35.7 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.7 times per contest (110th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game. The Tigers commit 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.6% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 87th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 63.8. They are able to force 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.4% from the field (47th in D-1). The Memphis defense concedes 32.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (51 of 155) and opponents are connecting on 69.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.8 assists and 34.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 217th and 185th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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