San Diego State Aztecs vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 3/24/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego State Aztecs vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Friday, March 24, 2023

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego State (+6)

The Alabama Crimson Tide (31-5) will try to defeat the San Diego State Aztecs (29-6) at KFC Yum! Center on Friday. San Diego State is 6-point dogs. The total has been set at 139.5.

The San Diego State Aztecs stepped onto the hardwood against Furman and earned the victory with a final of 75-52 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Aztecs ended up walking away with 18 while Furman accounted for 17 personal fouls. They buried 6 of 26 attempts from three-point range. Furman finished the contest at 77.8% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of 18 tries. On top of that, Furman collected 17 boards (4 offensive, 13 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Furman distributed 7 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, San Diego State allowed their opponent to shoot 32.0% from the field on 16 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Aztecs made 11 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. San Diego State ended the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 58) and buried 6 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Micah Parrish is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 21 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 54.5% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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San Diego State comes into this contest with a mark of 29-6 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Diego State is grabbing 36.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 473 dimes this season, which ranks 88th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Aztecs are shooting 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (247 of 707) and 73.0% from the free throw line. They average 71.9 points per game (177th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Aztecs are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They rank 84th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 375 conceded on the season. The Aztecs defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (787 of 1,915) and they relinquish 31.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 28.8% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 25th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (63.1).

For their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home victorious with a score of 73-51 when they faced Maryland. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Alabama permitted Maryland to grab 28 in all (9 offensive). They finished the game shooting 12.5% from distance by shooting 1 of 8 and finished the contest at 12 of 21 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Crimson Tide permitted Maryland to make 19 of their 54 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 35.2% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Crimson Tide walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. With respect to three-point shots, Alabama buried 6 out of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Maryland was called for 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Crimson Tide snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the game.

Jahvon Quinerly ended up having an impact for the Crimson Tide for the game. He converted 9 of 14 in this contest giving him a rate of 64.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes for the matchup.

Alabama has a win-loss mark of 31-5 for the year. The Crimson Tide are committing 18.6 fouls every game and they shoot 72.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per game (45th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. Alabama has accounted for 2,963 pts this year (82.3 per contest) and they pull in 44.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Crimson Tide are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 181st in college basketball.

The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 122nd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 68.2. They are forcing 11.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 37.1% from the floor (2nd in college hoops). The Alabama defense allows 28.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (196 of 698) and their opponents are making 71.5% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 9.8 assists and 37.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 12th and 326th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State (+6)

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