North Alabama Lions vs Lipscomb Bisons Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Lipscomb Bisons

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Allen Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The North Alabama Lions (14-16) are hitting the road to Allen Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Lipscomb Bisons (20-11).

The North Alabama Lions played Central Arkansas and earned the victory with a final of 82-78 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Lions left the arena with 21 while Central Arkansas accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 15 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Central Arkansas finished the game at 72.4% when shooting free throws by converting 21 of their 29 tries. Furthermore, Central Arkansas totaled 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Central Arkansas earned 11 assists and had 1 steal in the game. When discussing defense, North Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the field on 25 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Lions knocked down 27 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 96.4%. North Alabama finished the game having earned a 38.3% FG percentage (23 out of 60) and made 9 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Damian Forrest is someone who came through for this game. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins played and pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 58.3% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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North Alabama will play this contest with a record of 14-16 this season. They are averaging 76.6 points per outing (90th in the country) while hitting 44.2% from the floor. The Lions are shooting 35.5% on 3-pointers (228 of 642) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, North Alabama is collecting 35.6 boards per game and is sitting with 338 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 305th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Lions are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They give up 34.9% from beyond the arc and they are 296th in D-1 in PPG allowed (76.1). The Lions are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (779 of 1,755) and they concede 35.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 166th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 376 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Lipscomb Bisons took home the win by a final score of 81-67 when they faced Eastern Kentucky. With respect to rebounds, Lipscomb allowed Eastern Kentucky to grab 37 in all (11 on the offensive side). They shot 28.6% from distance by going 4 out of 14 and ended up shooting 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Bisons allowed Eastern Kentucky to convert 25 of their 63 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Bisons finished shooting 29 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Lipscomb buried 7 out of their 14 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Eastern Kentucky was called for 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Bisons to the free throw line for 19 shots. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Bisons pulled down 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest.

Will Pruitt ended up being a major contributor for the Bisons for this game. He totaled 23 points in his 37 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists in the game. He converted 5 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 31.3%, and had 10 rebounds.

Lipscomb has a win-loss record of 20-11 this year. The Bisons have committed 12.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.6 times per game (98th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.1 times per game. Lipscomb has tallied 2,551 points on the campaign (82.3 per game) and they grab 33.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bisons are shooting 49.5% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in college basketball.

The Bisons on defense are ranked 301st in college basketball in points given up per game with 76.5. They have forced 11.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (315th in Division 1). The Lipscomb defense surrenders 35.0% from downtown (255 of 729) and opponents are knocking down 71.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.1 assists and 34.8 boards per game, which ranks them 111th and 188th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lipscomb

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