Alabama Crimson Tide vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, ON

TV: FOX

The Purdue Boilermakers (8-1) will try to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2) at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide took the court against Arkansas State and notched a win by a score of 89-65 in their last contest. Alabama finished the contest with a 43.8% FG percentage (28 out of 64) and buried 13 out of their 31 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide knocked down 20 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 17 assists in the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of the defense, Alabama allowed 33.8% from the floor on 22 out of 65 shooting. Arkansas State earned 10 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In addition, Arkansas State snagged 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Arkansas State finished the game at 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 21 shots. They also converted 6 of 30 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 17 while Arkansas State totaled 19 personal fouls.

Mark Sears is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He recorded 13 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He played 24 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He finished 45.5% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.

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Alabama will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-2 for the year. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Alabama is pulling down 40.5 rebounds per contest and has racked up 122 assists on the season, which is 150th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Crimson Tide are shooting 40.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (85 of 208) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 94.1 points per outing (2nd in the nation) while connecting on 49.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 39th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 82 surrendered on the campaign. The Crimson Tide are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.5% (211 of 485) and they relinquish 31.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 32.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 271st in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 87-68 against Iowa. When it comes to rebounding, Purdue permitted Iowa to collect 31 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Boilermakers allowed Iowa to bury 25 out of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.5% for the contest. In all, the Boilermakers shot 34 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 52.3%. In reference to three-point attempts, Purdue converted 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 68.8%. Iowa was called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 3 steals in this contest. The Boilermakers corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this game.

Zach Edey pitched in for the Boilermakers for this game. He buried 9 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a rate of 90.0%, and tallied 12 rebounds. He totaled 25 points in his 24 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes for this contest.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 8-1 for the season. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 14.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.6 times per game (26th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per game. Purdue has scored 764 pts on the year (84.9 per contest) and they average 42.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Boilermakers are connecting on 49.1% from the field, which has them ranked 35th in college hoops.

The Purdue defense gives up 26.9% on 3-point shots (63 of 234) and their opponents are knocking down 66.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 14.4 assists and 30.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 300th and 33rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Boilermakers defensively are ranked 98th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.2. They are able to force 9.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 38.7% from the field (32nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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