North Alabama Lions vs Austin Peay Governors Prediction, 3/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Austin Peay Governors

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Location: F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The North Alabama Lions (15-16) are headed to F&M Bank Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Austin Peay Governors (18-14).

The North Alabama Lions faced Lipscomb and walked away with a win by a score of 77-75 in their last contest. North Alabama walked away from the contest having earned a 46.7% field goal percentage (28 of 60) and converted 13 out of their 25 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lions converted 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defending, North Alabama let their opponent shoot 43.8% from the floor on 28 of 64 shooting. Lipscomb distributed 11 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In addition, Lipscomb pulled down 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Lipscomb shot 76.9% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of 13 tries. They made 9 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Lions finished with 13 and Lipscomb had 14 fouls.

Dallas Howell is a player who came through for this game. He shot 62.5% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 37 mins and collected 6 boards. He walked away with 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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North Alabama heads into this one with a mark of 15-16 on the year. They are averaging 76.6 points per outing (92nd in the nation) while hitting 44.3% from the field. The Lions are connecting on 36.1% on three-point shots (241 of 667) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, North Alabama is snagging 35.6 boards per contest and has totaled 349 dimes on the year, which ranks 298th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Lions are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.9% from 3-point land and they are 296th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (76.1). The Lions defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.4% (807 of 1,819) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 182nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 387 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Austin Peay Governors got the victory with a final of 101-98 when they faced North Florida. The Governors were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest. They turned the ball over 3 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. North Florida was called for 22 fouls in the game which got the Governors to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. In regard to three-point shots, Austin Peay buried 4 out of 14 attempts (28.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Governors finished shooting 39 out of 71 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.9%. The Governors permitted North Florida to knock down 35 of 63 tries from the field which had them sitting at 55.6% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 45.5% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 22 and finished the game at 18 of 24 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Austin Peay allowed North Florida to grab 29 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Demarcus Sharp was important for the Governors for the matchup. He tallied 35 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 assists for the matchup. He converted 14 of 22 in this contest giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 9 rebounds.

Austin Peay has a mark of 18-14 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Governors are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which is 164th in the country. Austin Peay has accumulated 2,380 pts for the year (74.4 per contest) and they snag 34.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.1 times per game (325th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 8.8 times per contest. The Governors have committed 17.3 fouls every game and they go 68.7% from the free throw line.

The Austin Peay defense surrenders 31.8% on shots from distance (214 of 673) and their opposition makes 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.3 assists and 35.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 124th and 223rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Governors on the defensive end are ranked 194th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 72.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (311th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Alabama

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