UAB Blazers vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Prediction, 1/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, KY

TV: CBSSN

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (10-9) will play the UAB Blazers (16-4) at E. A. Diddle Arena on Thursday.

The UAB Blazers took the court against Louisiana Tech and notched a win by a score of 83-76 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Blazers ended up walking away with 23 while Louisiana Tech finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. Louisiana Tech walked away from this one shooting 60.0% at the free throw line by making 18 of 30 shots. Furthermore, Louisiana Tech pulled down 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisiana Tech dished out 14 assists and had 10 steals in this game. With regard to defense, UAB allowed the other team to shoot 46.2% from the floor on 24 of 52 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected a total of 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Blazers buried 21 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. UAB wrapped up the game having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (25 out of 55) and converted 12 of 24 shots from distance.

Jordan Walker is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He shot 50.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 35 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. He accounted for 36 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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UAB will play this contest with a win-loss record of 16-4 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.6 fouls per game. As a team, UAB is pulling down 39.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 262 dimes for the year, which is 131st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Blazers are connecting on 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (159 of 422) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 81.2 points per contest (14th in Division 1) while going 46.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Blazers are able to force 18.0 turnovers per game and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 126th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 214 conceded for the season. The Blazers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 39.7% (443 of 1,117) and they concede 34.9 boards per game as a group. They give up 33.0% from 3-point land while they are 39th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (63.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers went home defeated by a final of 86-83 against FIU. The Hilltoppers recorded 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 23 in this matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 10 steals in this contest. FIU committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hilltoppers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Western Kentucky knocked down 8 out of their 21 tries (38.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Hilltoppers finished the game shooting 27 out of 55 from the floor which had them at 49.1%. The Hilltoppers allowed FIU to make 30 of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% for the matchup. They went 45.7% from beyond the arc by going 16 out of 35 and ended up going 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Western Kentucky allowed FIU to grab 34 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Josh Anderson ended up being a factor for the Hilltoppers in the game. He converted 6 of 11 for this game for a rate of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound. He scored 23 points in his 22 mins on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes for the contest.

Western Kentucky has a record of 10-9 for the campaign. The Hilltoppers are committing 12.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per contest (60th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per contest. Western Kentucky has scored 1,452 points so far this season (76.4 per contest) and they pull in 36.2 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Hilltoppers are shooting 47.3% from the field, which is ranked 42nd in Division 1.

The Western Kentucky defense concedes 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (190 of 568) and their opposition knocks down 69.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 15.6 assists and 37.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 334th and 304th in the country. The Hilltoppers on the defensive end are ranked 202nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.6. They have forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (88th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Kentucky

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