North Alabama Lions vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 1/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: North Alabama (+18)

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-2) are hosting the North Alabama Lions (6-7) at United Supermarkets Arena on Monday. Texas Tech opens this matchup as 18-point favorites. The over/under is set at 145.

The North Alabama Lions faced Indiana and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-66 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Lions ended up with 16 while Indiana had 13 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of their 24 attempts from 3-point land. Indiana ended up going 64.3% at the charity stripe by making 9 of 14 shots. Moreover, Indiana snagged 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Indiana doled out 25 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In reference to defending, North Alabama allowed the other team to go 53.4% from the floor on 31 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Lions converted 5 of 8 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. North Alabama ended having earned a 40.6% FG percentage (26 out of 64) and knocked down 9 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

Dallas Howell is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He went 41.7% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He was able to score 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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North Alabama enters this game with a record of 6-7 this season. They are averaging 77.8 points per game (116th in the country) while connecting on 44.8% from the field. The Lions are connecting on 35.3% on 3-point shots (102 of 289) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Alabama is snagging 36.9 boards per game and has tallied 165 dimes on the year, which is 247th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lions are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are giving up 34.3% from beyond the arc while they are 267th in D-1 in points per game allowed (74.4). The Lions defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (330 of 769) and they surrender 36.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 240th in college basketball in allowing assists with 176 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Texas Tech Red Raiders went home victorious with a score of 96-60 against Sam Houston State. The Red Raiders recorded 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the matchup. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. Sam Houston State earned 18 fouls in the game which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.8%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Texas Tech converted 15 of 33 tries (45.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Red Raiders finished shooting 32 for 60 from the floor which had them at 53.3%. The Red Raiders allowed Sam Houston State to knock down 22 out of 57 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 38.6% in this matchup. They went 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 out of 17 and finished the contest at 10 out of 19 from the free throw line (52.6%). Concerning attacking the glass, Texas Tech permitted Sam Houston State to collect 33 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Pop Isaacs ended up being a major contributor for the Red Raiders in this matchup. He made 10 out of 19 in the matchup for a rate of 52.6%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 28 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for the game.

Texas Tech has a mark of 10-2 this year. The Red Raiders commit 13.6 fouls per contest and they go 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (85th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest. Texas Tech has accounted for 929 points so far this year (77.4 per game) and they collect 37.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Red Raiders are shooting 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 176th in the country.

The Red Raiders are ranked 55th in college basketball in PPG given up with 65.1. They have forced 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (86th in D-1). The Texas Tech defense concedes 31.5% on 3-point attempts (92 of 292) and their opponents are knocking down 66.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.2 assists and 32.4 boards per game, which is ranked 72nd and 63rd in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Alabama (+18)

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