Clemson Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 3/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Clemson (+3)

The Alabama Crimson Tide (24-11) will go up against the Clemson Tigers (24-11) at crypto.com Arena on Saturday in the Elite 8. Alabama opens this contest as 3-point favorites. The total is set at 165.

The Clemson Tigers faced off with Arizona and took home the win by a score of 77-72 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Tigers ended up with 19 and Arizona had 16 fouls. They also made 5 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Arizona ended up shooting 68.0% from the free throw line by converting 17 of 25 shots. On top of that, Arizona collected 41 rebounds (16 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arizona doled out 14 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Clemson allowed the other team to go 37.3% from the floor on 25 of 67 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 11 of 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. Clemson ended the contest having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (29 of 59) and knocked down 8 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Chase Hunter is one guy who came through for the contest. He finished with 18 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists.

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Clemson will enter this contest with a record of 24-11 for the season. They turn it over 10.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Clemson is pulling down 36.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 518 assists for the year, which is 53rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 35.2% on 3-pointers (288 of 818) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.2 points per outing (79th in the nation) while going 46.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 9.4 turnovers every game while drawing 15.9 fouls. They currently rank 54th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 376 relinquished for the campaign. The Tigers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.2% (856 of 2,078) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 32.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 133rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.7).

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away with a victory by a final of 89-87 against North Carolina. In relation to cleaning the glass, Alabama permitted North Carolina to get 38 overall (17 offensive). They shot 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Crimson Tide permitted North Carolina to convert 30 out of 78 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.5% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide shot 32 out of 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.8%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Alabama buried 11 out of 26 attempts (42.3%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a clip of 70.0%. North Carolina was called for 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. The Crimson Tide recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the game.

Grant Nelson was important for the Crimson Tide in this matchup. He racked up 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 6 of 9 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 12 rebounds.

Alabama has a mark of 24-11 so far this year. The Crimson Tide have committed 20.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.9 times per contest (34th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. Alabama has accumulated 3,174 points for the campaign (90.7 per contest) and they collect 39.8 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Crimson Tide are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks 28th in the nation.

The Alabama defense allows 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (259 of 822) and their opponents are making 74.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.5 dimes and 35.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 144th and 238th in those categories. The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 356th in the country in PPG given up with 81.1. They are able to force 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (160th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama (-3)

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