Alabama Crimson Tide vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 11/24/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Friday, November 24, 2023

Location: Raider Arena in Destin, FL

TV: ESPN+

Raider Arena is where the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-1) will go up against the Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) on Friday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide stepped onto the hardwood against Mercer and earned the victory with a final of 98-67 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Crimson Tide walked away with 18 and Mercer recorded 24 personal fouls. They also made 3 out of their 14 attempts from three-point range. Mercer shot 52.2% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 23 tries. Additionally, Mercer grabbed 26 boards (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Mercer dished out 7 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, Alabama allowed 40.6% from the field on 26 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled a total of 40 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Crimson Tide made 20 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 69.0%. Alabama wrapped up the game having earned a 59.3% FG percentage (35 out of 59) and converted 8 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Mark Sears is a guy who played a role for the contest. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists. He played for 24 mins played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Alabama heads into this one with a mark of 4-0 so far this season. They turn the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Alabama is pulling in 43.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 63 dimes on the campaign, which is 165th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Crimson Tide are hitting 48.9% on shots from distance (43 of 88) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They average 101.8 points per game (2nd in Division 1) while hitting 57.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide have forced 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.5 personal fouls. They surrender 27.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 124th in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.5). The Crimson Tide defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 39.3% (94 of 239) and they concede 27.5 boards per game as a team. They are 17th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 30 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ohio State Buckeyes went home victorious with a score of 73-56 against Western Michigan. The Buckeyes were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. Western Michigan committed 11 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Buckeyes to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to convert 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 45.5%. When discussing shots from downtown, Ohio State converted 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Buckeyes went 29 out of 62 from the field which had them sitting at 46.8%. The Buckeyes permitted Western Michigan to bury 23 out of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.1% for this game. They shot 26.9% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 26 and ended up shooting 3 of 9 at the charity stripe (33.3%). Regarding how they rebounded, Ohio State allowed Western Michigan to get 34 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Jamison Battle was important for the Buckeyes for this contest. He recorded 13 points in his 20 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 5 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Ohio State has a record of 3-1 this season. As an offense, the Buckeyes are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 170th in D-1. Ohio State has accounted for 294 points so far this season (73.5 per game) and they grab 39.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.5 times per contest (130th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per game. The Buckeyes commit 15.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 67.9% from the free throw line.

The Ohio State defense gives up 31.7% from downtown (33 of 104) and their opponents are converting on 63.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 9.8 assists and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which is 54th and 147th in college hoops. The Buckeyes defensively are ranked 71st in D-1 in PPG allowed with 63.5. They are able to force 11.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.8% from the field (111th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama

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