Alabama Crimson Tide vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Alabama Crimson Tide (6-4) are en route to Footprint Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Arizona Wildcats (8-1).

The Alabama Crimson Tide took the court against Creighton and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-82 in their last game. Alabama finished the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (35 out of 75) and made 4 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide made 8 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 16 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to the defense, Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 55.8% from the floor on 29 out of 52 shooting. Creighton earned 14 assists and had 1 steal for the game. Furthermore, Creighton collected 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Creighton finished the contest at 72.4% from the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 29 shots. They also made 6 out of their 18 tries from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 25 and Creighton finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Mark Sears is someone who played a role for this game. He accumulated 19 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also grabbed 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Alabama comes into this one with a mark of 6-4 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 11.1 times per game and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Alabama is pulling in 39.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 152 assists this year, which ranks 166th in the nation in terms of passing. The Crimson Tide are shooting 39.1% on 3-point shots (108 of 276) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 92.1 pts per contest (3rd in college hoops) while connecting on 49.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are 80th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 118 surrendered this year. The Crimson Tide defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (270 of 599) and they surrender 32.2 boards per contest as a team. They concede 33.6% from 3-point land and they are 316th in the nation in points per game allowed (77.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-84 against Purdue. In regard to attacking the glass, Arizona allowed Purdue to grab 31 in total (11 offensive). They shot 41.7% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 24 and finished the game at 12 of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). The Wildcats permitted Purdue to bury 35 of 65 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.8% for this contest. In all, the Wildcats shot 32 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 51.6%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Arizona buried 6 out of their 16 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.5%. Purdue earned 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats recorded 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 26 for this game.

Caleb Love ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 19 for the matchup giving him a rate of 47.4%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He earned 29 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

Arizona has a mark of 8-1 on the year. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are hitting on 51.5% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in the nation. Arizona has 836 points this year (92.9 per contest) and they grab 43.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 21.9 times per contest (1st in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 15.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 89th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 67.0. They are able to force 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (79th in college basketball). The Arizona defense gives up 34.3% on 3-point attempts (72 of 210) and opponents are converting on 62.6% of their foul shots. They allow 13.6 assists and 28.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 250th and 6th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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