Kent State Golden Flashes vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Kent State Golden Flashes (8-2) are en route to Coleman Coliseum on Sunday where they will try to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2).

The Kent State Golden Flashes took the court against Mercyhurst and took home the win by a score of 82-57 in their last game. Kent State finished the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (28 out of 59) and converted 7 out of their 20 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Golden Flashes converted 19 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 79.2%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Kent State allowed the other team to shoot 44.2% from the floor on 23 of 52 shooting. Mercyhurst recorded 12 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. In addition, Mercyhurst had 18 boards (3 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Mercyhurst finished the contest at 83.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 5 of their 6 shots. They converted 6 out of their 18 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Flashes ended up with 10 and Mercyhurst accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Voncameron Davis is a player who was a factor for this game. He went 55.6% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 26 minutes played and also collected 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Kent State enters this game with a record of 8-2 for the year. They average 69.7 pts per game (307th in Division 1) while shooting 40.7% from the field. The Golden Flashes are connecting on 30.5% on shots from downtown (76 of 249) and 76.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Kent State is snagging 36.1 boards per contest and has accounted for 124 assists for the year, which ranks 334th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Golden Flashes are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They give up 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 11th in college hoops in PPG allowed (60.2). The Golden Flashes are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.2% (193 of 492) and they concede 31.4 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 71st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 125 conceded for the campaign.

For their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide got the victory with a final of 97-90 against North Dakota. Regarding how they rebounded, Alabama permitted North Dakota to pull down 30 in total (14 on the offensive side). They shot 41.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 17 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 8 at the charity stripe (87.5%). The Crimson Tide permitted North Dakota to knock down 33 out of their 76 tries from the field which had them at 43.4% in this game. When all was said and done, the Crimson Tide shot 33 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 52.4%. When talking about three-point attempts, Alabama made 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. North Dakota was called for 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for 30 shots. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Crimson Tide were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game.

Grant Nelson was important for the Crimson Tide for this game. He made 9 out of 14 for the game for a rate of 64.3%, and had 10 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the matchup.

Alabama has a win-loss record of 9-2 this season. The Crimson Tide commit 18.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per game (42nd in the country) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Alabama has accounted for 983 points this season (89.4 per game) and they snag 43.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Crimson Tide are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 88th in college.

The Alabama defense gives up 30.1% from downtown (81 of 269) and their opponents are knocking down 72.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.5 dimes and 36.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 87th and 285th in college. The Crimson Tide on the defensive side of the court are 333rd in the country in points allowed per contest with 78.9. They are forcing 10.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (105th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama

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