Alabama Crimson Tide vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

Pete Maravich Assembly Center is the site where the LSU Tigers (12-10) will go up against the Alabama Crimson Tide (16-7) on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced off with Auburn and went home with a loss by a final score of 99-81 in their last game. Alabama walked away from the game with a 37.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 59) and buried 9 of their 26 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide buried 28 of their 35 shots for a rate of 80.0%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 34 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 8 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to the defense, Alabama let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the field on 27 out of 64 shooting. Auburn earned 15 dimes and had 13 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Auburn totaled 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Auburn finished 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 40 of 50 attempts. They knocked down 5 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Crimson Tide left the arena with 33 and Auburn accounted for 28 fouls.

Mark Sears is one guy who was a major factor for the game. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes and pulled down 9 boards. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Alabama comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-7 this season. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Alabama is grabbing 39.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 356 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 58th in the nation in terms of passing. The Crimson Tide are connecting on 38.1% from downtown (260 of 683) and 79.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 89.5 pts per contest (2nd in Division 1) while shooting 48.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Crimson Tide are able to force 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 fouls. They concede 31.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 295th in college basketball in points per game allowed (76.2). The Crimson Tide defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (604 of 1,416) and they surrender 34.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 109th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 272 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the LSU Tigers took a loss by a score of 88-68 against Tennessee. The Tigers collected 21 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. Tennessee committed 16 fouls in this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 63.6%. With respect to three-point attempts, LSU made 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). Overall, the Tigers shot 24 out of 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.4%. The Tigers permitted Tennessee to knock down 31 of their 56 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.4% for this contest. They finished 45.8% from three-point range by going 11 out of 24 and ended up shooting 15 of 20 from the charity stripe (75.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, LSU permitted Tennessee to pull down 25 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Will Baker ended up having an impact for the Tigers in the matchup. He made 7 of 12 in this game for a rate of 58.3%, and earned 8 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in this matchup.

LSU has a record of 12-10 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 45.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 138th in the nation. LSU has totaled 1,696 points on the year (77.1 per game) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.2 times per game (271st in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per game. The Tigers are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per game and they connect on 72.6% from the free throw line.

The LSU defense concedes 33.6% on 3-pointers (188 of 559) and their opposition makes 75.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 35.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 135th and 208th in those categories. The Tigers on defense are ranked 222nd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 72.9. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (70th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LSU

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