Charleston Cougars vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 3/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Cougars vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Location: Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, WA

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Charleston (+12)

The Alabama Crimson Tide (21-11) will compete against the Charleston Cougars (27-7) at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on Friday in the NCAA Tournament. Charleston opens this contest as 12-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 173.5.

The Charleston Cougars faced Stony Brook and earned the victory with a final of 82-79 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Cougars walked away with 15 while Stony Brook accounted for 17 fouls. They buried 15 out of their 35 tries from 3-point range. Stony Brook finished shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by converting 6 of their 12 tries. Moreover, Stony Brook collected 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Stony Brook doled out 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. When discussing defense, Charleston let their opponent shoot 43.3% from the field on 29 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cougars knocked down 11 of 17 tries for a rate of 64.7%. Charleston finished the contest with a 43.3% field goal percentage (29 of 67) and buried 13 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Reyne Smith is one player who played a role in this contest. He finished the game shooting 36.4% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He played for 33 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He recorded 16 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Charleston steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 27-7 so far this season. They turn it over 9.9 times per game and as a team are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charleston is pulling in 39.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 520 assists this year, which has them ranked 37th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are shooting 34.5% from downtown (358 of 1039) and 72.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.5 points per contest (35th in D-1) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 204th in college basketball in opponents points per game (72.5). The Cougars defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (903 of 2,052) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 109th in the nation in giving up assists with 390 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home defeated by a final of 102-88 against Florida. The Crimson Tide were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. Florida committed 22 fouls for the game which got the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 69.6%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Alabama buried 6 of 25 tries (24.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Crimson Tide went 33 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.5%. The Crimson Tide allowed Florida to make 32 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.8% for the game. They went 35.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 7 of 20 and finished the contest at 31 of 36 from the free throw line (86.1%). In relation to rebounding, Alabama permitted Florida to grab 36 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Mark Sears was important for the Crimson Tide in the matchup. He recorded 22 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Alabama has a record of 21-11 on the season. The Crimson Tide are committing 19.9 fouls every game and they go 78.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per game (31st in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. Alabama has earned 2,904 points on the season (90.8 per contest) and they pull in 39.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Crimson Tide are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which ranks them 32nd in college basketball.

The Alabama defense allows 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (235 of 737) and their opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.5 assists and 35.2 boards every game, which is ranked 141st and 204th in Division 1. The Crimson Tide on the defensive side of the court are 356th in D-1 in points given up per game with 81.1. They are forcing 11.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (204th in the nation).

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

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

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