Alabama State Hornets vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama State Hornets (1-2) are traveling to FedExForum on Friday where they will go up against the Memphis Tigers (2-0).

The Alabama State Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against Oglethorpe and earned the victory with a final of 115-51 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 17 and Oglethorpe recorded 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of their 29 attempts from long range. Oglethorpe shot 63.6% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Oglethorpe pulled down 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oglethorpe earned 7 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Alabama State allowed 26.8% from the floor on 15 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 54 with 15 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hornets made 21 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Alabama State ended the game having earned a 53.9% field goal percentage (41 out of 76) and buried 12 of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

D'Ante Bass is one player who was a major factor in this game. He accounted for 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 19 minutes and grabbed 10 boards. He finished the game shooting 61.5% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Alabama State steps onto the court with a mark of 1-2 on the year. They currently have an average of 80.3 points per outing (139th in the country) while going 39.9% from the field. The Hornets are connecting on 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (27 of 79) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Alabama State is collecting 50.0 boards per game and is sitting with 40 assists on the year, which is 176th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a group they commit 22.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 26.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 230th in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.7). The Hornets defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 37.2% (73 of 196) and they concede 42.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 314th in college hoops in giving up assists with 48 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Memphis Tigers got the victory with a final of 70-55 when they faced Missouri. The Tigers were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. Missouri had 17 fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They were able to make 9 of those for a rate of 56.3%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Memphis made 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). When the game finished, the Tigers shot 27 for 63 from the field which had them sitting at 42.9%. The Tigers allowed Missouri to bury 18 of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 31.6% for the game. They finished 20.0% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). When talking about attacking the glass, Memphis allowed Missouri to get 33 overall (4 offensive).

Jahvon Quinerly ended up being a factor for the Tigers in the matchup. He had 18 points in his 34 mins on the court and accumulated 5 dimes for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Memphis has a mark of 2-0 so far this season. The Tigers are committing 17.0 fouls per game and they shoot 61.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 18.5 times per contest (43rd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. Memphis has scored 164 pts on the season (82.0 per contest) and they average 40.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 132nd in college hoops.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 132nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.0. They have forced 17.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.2% from the floor (117th in college basketball). The Memphis defense gives up 26.7% on shots from beyond the arc (16 of 60) and their opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 10.5 assists and 36.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 109th and 204th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama State

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