Kentucky Wildcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 1/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN

The Kentucky Wildcats (10-4) are headed to Coleman Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-2).

The Kentucky Wildcats played LSU and notched a win by a score of 74-71 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 11 and LSU had 15 fouls. They also converted 11 of 25 attempts from downtown. LSU ended up going 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 10 shots. Additionally, LSU pulled down 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. LSU recorded 15 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. In regard to defending, Kentucky allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Kentucky finished the contest with a 51.9% field goal percentage (28 of 54) and converted 7 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jacob Toppin is a player who had an impact for the contest. He racked up 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He played 31 mins and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 69.2% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Kentucky steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 10-4 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Kentucky is pulling down 39.4 boards per game and has accounted for 250 dimes so far this season, which ranks 25th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 39.0% on shots from beyond the arc (112 of 287) and 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.6 points per contest (54th in the country) while going 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 67th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 155 relinquished on the year. The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (336 of 810) and they relinquish 31.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 33.9% on three-point shots and they are 120th in college hoops in opponents PPG (66.5).

For their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide got the victory with a final of 84-62 against Ole Miss. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Alabama permitted Ole Miss to collect 41 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 8.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 2 out of 24 and ended up shooting 12 of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). The Crimson Tide allowed Ole Miss to make 24 out of 69 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 34.8% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Crimson Tide ended up going 29 for 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Alabama knocked down 9 out of their 20 tries (45.0%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.0%. Ole Miss earned 23 fouls in this contest which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Crimson Tide were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 for this game.

Brandon Miller ended up being a factor for the Crimson Tide in the matchup. He earned 17 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Alabama has a win-loss record of 12-2 this year. The Crimson Tide are committing 19.1 fouls every game while shooting 71.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.4 times per game (68th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.4 times per contest. Alabama has accumulated 1,166 points on the campaign (83.3 per contest) and they collect 46.5 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Crimson Tide are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 205th in the country.

The Crimson Tide are ranked 237th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.0. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.5% from the floor (22nd in college basketball). The Alabama defense gives up 28.0% from downtown (78 of 279) and opponents are converting on 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.9 assists and 37.4 boards per contest, ranking them 58th and 320th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kentucky

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