Arkansas State Red Wolves vs South Alabama Jaguars Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs South Alabama Jaguars

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Mitchell Center in Mobile, AL

TV: ESPN+

Mitchell Center is the site where the South Alabama Jaguars (12-13) will play the Arkansas State Red Wolves (11-14) on Saturday.

The Arkansas State Red Wolves stepped onto the hardwood against Ohio and notched a win by a score of 100-87 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Red Wolves walked away with 12 while Ohio recorded 12 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 of 28 shots from beyond the arc. Ohio finished the contest at 90.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 11 attempts. In addition, Ohio collected 20 rebounds (8 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Ohio distributed 15 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. Concerning the defense, Arkansas State allowed the other team to shoot 51.6% from the field on 32 out of 62 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Red Wolves buried 15 of 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Arkansas State walked away from the game with a 63.8% FG percentage (37 of 58) and knocked down 11 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Taryn Todd is a guy who was a factor in this game. He finished shooting 61.5% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Arkansas State comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-14 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Arkansas State is snagging 37.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 377 assists on the season, which is 65th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Red Wolves are shooting 35.5% on shots from distance (250 of 705) and 70.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 79.6 pts per game (56th in college hoops) while shooting 44.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Red Wolves are forcing their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 fouls. They concede 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 338th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (78.9). The Red Wolves are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (690 of 1,521) and they concede 36.2 boards per game as a unit. They rank 104th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 293 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the South Alabama Jaguars got the victory with a final of 75-66 when they played Northern Illinois. In relation to rebounding, South Alabama permitted Northern Illinois to pull down 32 overall (7 offensive). They finished 26.9% from distance by going 7 out of 26 and ended up going 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). The Jaguars allowed Northern Illinois to convert 24 out of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4% for this game. When the game finished, the Jaguars ended up shooting 28 for 62 from the field which had them shooting 45.2%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, South Alabama made 13 of their 27 tries (48.1%). They were able to make 6 of those for a rate of 54.5%. Northern Illinois had 10 fouls in this matchup which got the Jaguars to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Jaguars collected 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 28 for this contest.

Tyrell Jones was important for the Jaguars for this contest. He made 8 out of 13 for the game giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 1 rebound. He scored 23 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the game.

South Alabama has a mark of 12-13 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Jaguars are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which is 258th in the nation. South Alabama has accumulated 1,837 points for the season (73.5 per contest) and they pull down 33.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.8 times per contest (335th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. The Jaguars are responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Jaguars are ranked 304th in college hoops in PPG given up with 76.6. They are able to force 12.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (296th in college hoops). The South Alabama defense surrenders 32.3% on 3-pointers (179 of 555) and their opponents are connecting on 69.2% of their foul shots. They concede 12.3 dimes and 39.1 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 129th and 347th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Alabama

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