Alabama Crimson Tide vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 4/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs UConn Huskies

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Alabama (+12)

The Alabama Crimson Tide (25-11) are traveling to State Farm Center on Saturday where they will take on the UConn Huskies (35-3) in the Final Four. UConn opens this matchup as 12-point favorites. The betting total is set at 161.

The Alabama Crimson Tide stepped onto the hardwood against Clemson and went home with a win by a final score of 89-82 in the Elite 8. Alabama finished the game having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (29 of 62) and converted 16 out of their 36 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide knocked down 15 of 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 40 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 20 assists for this contest as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In terms of defending, Alabama allowed the other team to shoot 47.8% from the field on 33 of 69 shooting. Clemson distributed 15 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Clemson collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Clemson finished the game shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by burying 8 of 16 attempts. They buried 8 of 26 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Crimson Tide left the arena with 17 while Clemson finished the game with 20 fouls.

Mark Sears is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 44.4% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and totaled 3 boards. He recorded 23 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Alabama comes into this game with a mark of 25-11 so far this season. They currently have an average of 90.6 points per outing (1st in college hoops) while hitting 47.7% from the field. The Crimson Tide are shooting 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (402 of 1085) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Alabama is pulling down 39.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 578 dimes so far this year, which is 20th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Crimson Tide have forced 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 260th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 452 relinquished so far this season. The Crimson Tide defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.6% (997 of 2,289) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 31.5% on three-point shots while they are 356th in D-1 in points per game allowed (81.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the UConn Huskies got the victory with a final of 77-52 when they faced Illinois in the Elite 8. Concerning rebounding, UConn permitted Illinois to get 27 in all (7 offensive). They shot 26.1% from three-point range by hitting 6 out of 23 and finished the game at 12 of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). The Huskies permitted Illinois to bury 17 of 67 tries from the floor which had them shooting 25.4% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Huskies finished shooting 31 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 51.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, UConn converted 3 of 17 tries (17.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Illinois earned 15 personal fouls in the game which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Huskies snagged 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the contest.

Donovan Clingan ended up being a major contributor for the Huskies for this contest. He earned 22 points in his 22 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He buried 9 out of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 10 rebounds.

UConn has a mark of 35-3 on the year. As an offense, the Huskies are shooting 49.8% from the floor, which is 5th in the country. UConn has accounted for 3,095 pts for the campaign (81.4 per contest) and they collect 39.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 18.7 times per contest (3rd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per game. The Huskies are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 74.1% from the free throw line.

The UConn defense surrenders 30.9% on three-point shots (222 of 719) and their opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 10.1 dimes and 30.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 10th and 7th in the nation. The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 9th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 63.3. They are able to force 10.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.0% from the field (6th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UConn (-12)

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