Alabama State Hornets vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 12/13/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs LSU Tigers

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

Pete Maravich Assembly Center is the site where the LSU Tigers (5-4) will try to defeat the Alabama State Hornets (4-4) on Wednesday.

The Alabama State Hornets played Mississippi University for Women and notched a win by a score of 80-60 in their last contest. Alabama State ended with a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 66) and made 10 of their 27 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Hornets buried 14 of 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about the defense, Alabama State let their opponent shoot 37.9% from the field on 22 out of 58 shooting. Mississippi University for Women doled out 13 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Furthermore, Mississippi University for Women grabbed 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Mississippi University for Women walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the free throw line by making 6 of 10 shots. They also converted 10 out of their 27 attempts from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Hornets ended up with 11 while Mississippi University for Women finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Kendal Parker is a player who was a factor in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played for 25 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He totaled 18 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Alabama State comes into this game with a record of 4-4 so far this season. They average 77.1 points per contest (136th in the nation) while going 39.1% from the field. The Hornets are connecting on 33.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (65 of 197) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Alabama State is pulling down 44.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 104 assists on the season, which is 305th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Hornets are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 fouls. They concede 31.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 279th in college hoops in opponents PPG (75.3). The Hornets are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.0% (200 of 488) and they concede 40.6 boards per game as a team. They rank 193rd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 122 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the LSU Tigers took a loss by a score of 75-60 when they played Kansas State. The Tigers earned 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 23 for this game. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. Kansas State earned 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 66.7%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, LSU converted 6 of their 20 tries (30.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Tigers went 22 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.5%. The Tigers permitted Kansas State to bury 26 of their 55 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 47.3% for the matchup. They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). When talking about cleaning the glass, LSU allowed Kansas State to collect 34 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Jordan Wright ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this contest. He totaled 19 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for the contest. He made 6 out of 14 in the matchup giving him a rate of 42.9%, and earned 2 rebounds.

LSU has a mark of 5-4 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are shooting 45.9% from the field, which ranks them 128th in Division 1. LSU has totaled 656 points this season (72.9 per game) and they pull down 34.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 10.3 times per contest (340th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. The Tigers commit 17.2 fouls per contest and they hit 72.0% from the free throw line.

The LSU defense concedes 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (87 of 245) and opponents are connecting on 75.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.7 assists and 35.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 115th and 201st in college basketball. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 137th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (46th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LSU and under the total points

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