Alabama Crimson Tide vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: fuboTV

Pete Maravich Assembly Center is the location where the LSU Tigers (12-10) will compete against the Alabama Crimson Tide (19-3) on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced Vanderbilt and walked away with a win by a score of 101-44 in their last game. Alabama finished the contest having earned a 59.0% field goal percentage (36 of 61) and converted 19 out of their 41 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide converted 10 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 29 assists for the contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding defense, Alabama allowed 25.0% from the field on 16 out of 64 shooting. Vanderbilt dished out 6 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Vanderbilt totaled 29 rebounds (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Vanderbilt finished the game at 81.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 11 attempts. They also converted 3 of 30 attempts from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up with 12 while Vanderbilt racked up 13 fouls.

Brandon Miller is someone who was a factor for this contest. He finished the contest at 53.3% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 27 mins and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He totaled 22 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Alabama heads into this contest with a mark of 19-3 so far this year. They currently have an average of 83.3 pts per game (7th in the country) on 44.2% from the floor. The Crimson Tide are shooting 34.4% from downtown (225 of 654) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Alabama is pulling in 45.3 boards per game and has earned 326 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 90th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide have forced 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They rank 34th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 231 relinquished for the campaign. The Crimson Tide defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 37.6% (543 of 1,445) and they surrender 37.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 26.1% from beyond the arc while they are 165th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the LSU Tigers took a loss by a final score of 87-77 against Missouri. The Tigers were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. Missouri was called for 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 17 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.6%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, LSU buried 11 of their 33 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Tigers ended up going 27 out of 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.9%. The Tigers permitted Missouri to bury 33 out of their 59 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.9% for this game. They shot 48.1% from distance by connecting on 13 out of 27 and ended up shooting 8 out of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding rebounding, LSU permitted Missouri to grab 30 in total (4 on the offensive side).

K.J. Williams pitched in for the Tigers for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 11 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this matchup.

LSU has a mark of 12-10 for the season. The Tigers are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they go 70.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.5 times per contest (243rd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. LSU has scored 1,475 pts for the campaign (67.0 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are shooting 41.8% from the field, which ranks them 308th in college basketball.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 160th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 68.5. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (211th in college hoops). The LSU defense concedes 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (165 of 517) and opponents are connecting on 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.8 dimes and 34.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 199th and 228th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LSU

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