Arkansas Razorbacks vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN

Coleman Coliseum is the location where the Alabama Crimson Tide (20-10) will attempt to beat the Arkansas Razorbacks (15-15) on Saturday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks took the court against LSU and took home the win by a score of 94-83 in their last contest. Arkansas wrapped up the game with a 60.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 51) and made 5 of their 16 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Razorbacks made 27 of their 33 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 18 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of defense, Arkansas allowed the other team to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 30 out of 67 shooting. LSU doled out 9 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Additionally, LSU grabbed 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. LSU ended up going 69.2% from the free throw line by converting 18 of 26 attempts. They made 5 out of their 18 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Razorbacks ended up with 19 while LSU recorded 21 fouls.

Khalif Battle is a player who was a factor for the contest. He accounted for 29 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Arkansas enters this contest with a mark of 15-15 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.1 fouls every game. As a team, Arkansas is grabbing 34.6 boards per game and has totaled 352 dimes on the season, which is 299th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Razorbacks are connecting on 32.3% from downtown (183 of 567) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.4 pts per contest (78th in the country) while connecting on 45.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Razorbacks are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game while drawing 21.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 340th in college hoops in PPG allowed (79.2). The Razorbacks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (811 of 1,840) and they concede 36.3 boards per game as a team. They are 151st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 380 conceded this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Alabama Crimson Tide took a loss by a final score of 105-87 against Florida. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Alabama allowed Florida to grab 36 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 36.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 19 and finished the contest at 40 of 46 from the free throw line (87.0%). The Crimson Tide permitted Florida to bury 29 of their 62 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.8% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Crimson Tide finished shooting 31 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Alabama knocked down 5 out of 23 attempts (21.7%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Florida committed 23 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Crimson Tide were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this game.

Mark Sears pitched in for the Crimson Tide in the game. He knocked down 10 of 20 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He racked up 33 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Alabama has a win-loss mark of 20-10 for the year. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which ranks 31st in college hoops. Alabama has accounted for 2,724 points on the season (90.8 per game) and they collect 39.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (34th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.1 times per game. The Crimson Tide commit 19.7 fouls every game and they shoot 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Crimson Tide are ranked 348th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 80.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (192nd in D-1). The Alabama defense allows 32.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (224 of 697) and opponents are knocking down 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.7 dimes and 34.9 boards per contest, which ranks 160th and 192nd in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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