Alabama State Hornets vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama State Hornets vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama State Hornets (3-3) are traveling to Fifth Third Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Cincinnati Bearcats (5-0).

The Alabama State Hornets played Akron and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-78 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hornets ended up with 19 while Akron finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also converted 15 of their 35 attempts from distance. Akron finished the game at 78.3% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of their 23 shots. Moreover, Akron collected 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Akron distributed 21 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In relation to the defense, Alabama State allowed 46.4% from the field on 32 out of 69 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 25 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hornets made 8 of 15 attempts for a rate of 53.3%. Alabama State wrapped up the game with a 40.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 66) and knocked down 16 out of their 33 three-point attempts.

CJ Hines is one player who was a major factor in the game. He shot 46.2% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 29 minutes and grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up scoring 19 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Alabama State steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 3-3 so far this season. They are averaging 82.5 points per outing (81st in the nation) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (59 of 162) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Alabama State is pulling in 37.7 boards per contest and has racked up 82 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 212th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 21.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hornets are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 227th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 85 relinquished so far this year. The Hornets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.5% (154 of 354) and they relinquish 39.0 boards per game as a unit. They concede 34.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 315th in college basketball in PPG allowed (78.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cincinnati Bearcats walked away with a victory by a final of 81-58 when they faced Georgia Tech. The Bearcats collected 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. Georgia Tech had 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Bearcats to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Cincinnati converted 9 of 22 attempts (40.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Bearcats finished the game shooting 32 out of 62 from the field which had them at 51.6%. The Bearcats permitted Georgia Tech to make 21 of their 59 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 35.6% for this game. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from three-point range via 5 of 20 and ended up shooting 11 out of 20 at the charity stripe (55.0%). When it comes to team rebounding, Cincinnati permitted Georgia Tech to grab 24 overall (9 offensive).

Connor Hickman was important for the Bearcats for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 8 in this game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and earned 5 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 25 mins on the court and earned 3 assists in this matchup.

Cincinnati has a mark of 5-0 on the year. As an offense, the Bearcats are connecting on 55.5% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the nation. Cincinnati has scored 435 pts this year (87.0 per contest) and they average 37.4 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.6 times per game (16th in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.4 times per contest. The Bearcats have committed 12.4 fouls per game while shooting 62.9% from the charity stripe.

The Cincinnati defense surrenders 25.9% on shots from distance (22 of 85) and opponents are knocking down 58.2% of their foul shots. They give up 9.2 dimes and 30.4 boards per contest, which ranks 24th and 33rd in college basketball. The Bearcats defensively are ranked 4th in the nation in PPG given up with 55.4. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 35.5% from the field (13th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama State

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