Alabama Crimson Tide vs Florida Gators Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN+

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the site where the Florida Gators (20-9) will compete against the Alabama Crimson Tide (20-9) on Tuesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide played Tennessee and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-74 in their last contest. Alabama finished the contest with a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 of 60) and converted 9 of their 37 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide made 19 of 25 shots for a rate of 76.0%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of the defense, Alabama allowed 36.4% from the floor on 24 of 66 shooting. Tennessee doled out 14 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Tennessee grabbed 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Tennessee finished the game at 72.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 29 tries. They knocked down 12 of their 40 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Crimson Tide walked away with 24 while Tennessee recorded 22 fouls.

Mark Sears is a player who played a role for the game. He accumulated 22 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the floor and recorded 6 assists.

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Alabama enters this game with a win-loss record of 20-9 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Alabama is pulling in 39.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 475 dimes on the campaign, which is 35th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Crimson Tide are shooting 37.5% on shots from 3-point land (334 of 891) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 90.9 points per contest (1st in the nation) while going 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Crimson Tide are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.0% on three-point shots and they are 342nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (79.3). The Crimson Tide defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (793 of 1,816) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 141st in D-1 in giving up assists with 368 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Florida Gators took a loss by a score of 82-76 when they faced South Carolina. The Gators pulled down 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. South Carolina committed 14 fouls for this contest which took the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Florida made 10 of 23 attempts (43.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Gators finished 27 for 56 from the floor which had them at 48.2%. The Gators permitted South Carolina to make 25 out of 53 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.2% for the contest. They shot 37.5% from distance via 9 of 24 and ended up going 23 out of 31 at the free throw line (74.2%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Florida permitted South Carolina to collect 25 in all (6 offensive).

Walter Clayton ended up being a factor for the Gators for the matchup. He made 6 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup.

Florida has a mark of 20-9 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Gators are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 129th in the nation. Florida has scored 2,448 points this season (84.4 per game) and they collect 43.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.4 times per contest (53rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. The Gators are committing 17.8 fouls per game and they shoot 69.4% from the free throw line.

The Florida defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc (199 of 615) and opponents are knocking down 69.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.6 dimes and 35.4 rebounds per contest, ranking them 78th and 221st in D-1. The Gators on the defensive end are ranked 316th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 77.2. They are able to force 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (182nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida

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