Arkansas State Red Wolves vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 12/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs UAB Blazers

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas State Red Wolves (8-3) are headed to Bartow Arena on Sunday where they will try to defeat the UAB Blazers (5-5).

The Arkansas State Red Wolves took the court against UT Arlington and took home the win by a score of 83-79 in their last contest. Arkansas State ended with a 40.4% field goal percentage (23 of 57) and buried 6 out of their 23 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Red Wolves buried 31 of their 42 tries for a percentage of 73.8%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 34 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing defense, Arkansas State allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the field on 28 of 59 shooting. UT Arlington distributed 15 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, UT Arlington pulled down 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UT Arlington shot 42.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 21 attempts. They made 14 of their 30 tries from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Red Wolves walked away with 18 while UT Arlington accumulated 30 fouls.

Taryn Todd is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and also pulled down 8 boards. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Arkansas State will enter this contest with a record of 8-3 so far this season. They average 77.6 points per contest (142nd in Division 1) while hitting 40.2% from the field. The Red Wolves are connecting on 29.9% on 3-point shots (100 of 335) and 68.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Arkansas State is pulling down 41.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 135 dimes for the season, which ranks 202nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.3 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Red Wolves are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 174th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 125 surrendered so far this season. The Red Wolves are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.4% (260 of 660) and they relinquish 40.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 30.6% from 3-point land while they are 167th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.4).

In their last game, the UAB Blazers took home the win by a final score of 95-66 when they played Prairie View A&M. When talking about rebounding, UAB permitted Prairie View A&M to grab 27 in total (9 offensive). They finished 29.4% from 3-point land by going 5 of 17 and finished the game at 15 of 16 at the charity stripe (93.8%). The Blazers allowed Prairie View A&M to knock down 23 out of 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.9% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Blazers walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.7%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, UAB made 10 out of 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a clip of 70.8%. Prairie View A&M was called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Blazers earned 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 42 for this game.

Tony Toney pitched in for the Blazers in this contest. He had 15 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He made 6 out of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

UAB has a win-loss record of 5-5 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blazers are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 73rd in college basketball. UAB has tallied 842 pts so far this season (84.2 per game) and they grab 41.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per game (97th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. The Blazers are committing 16.9 fouls every game and they connect on 72.1% from the free throw line.

The UAB defense allows 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (72 of 221) and their opponents are converting on 78.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.7 assists and 33.1 rebounds per contest, ranking them 166th and 119th in those categories on the defensive end. The Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 285th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 75.6. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (223rd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas State

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