UL Monroe Warhawks vs South Alabama Jaguars Prediction, 3/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UL Monroe Warhawks vs South Alabama Jaguars

Date: Friday, March 1, 2024

Location: Mitchell Center in Mobile, AL

TV: ESPN+

Mitchell Center is the location where the South Alabama Jaguars (15-15) will compete against the UL Monroe Warhawks (11-17) on Friday.

The UL Monroe Warhawks stepped onto the hardwood against Texas State and took a loss by a score of 73-55 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Warhawks left the arena with 14 and Texas State accumulated 19 personal fouls. They made 7 of 15 attempts from distance. Texas State finished the game at 93.3% from the free throw line by making 14 of 15 tries. On top of that, Texas State snagged 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Texas State recorded 18 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, UL Monroe let their opponent shoot 53.1% from the floor on 26 of 49 shooting. They also distributed 3 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Warhawks converted 18 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. UL Monroe wrapped up the contest having earned a 30.4% FG percentage (17 out of 56) and converted 3 of 16 3-pointers.

Tyreke Locure is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 4 of 12 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and pulled down 1 rebound. He finished the game at 33.3% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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UL Monroe will play this game with a mark of 11-17 this season. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, UL Monroe is pulling in 37.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 357 assists this year, which has them ranked 231st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Warhawks are shooting 29.8% on three-point attempts (142 of 476) and 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.9 pts per game (285th in college hoops) while hitting 42.4% from the field.

On defense, the Warhawks are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 252nd in D-1 in opponents PPG (74.2). The Warhawks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.8% (692 of 1,616) and they concede 34.9 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 303rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 408 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the South Alabama Jaguars went home victorious with a score of 73-70 against Southern Miss. In the matter of rebounding, South Alabama allowed Southern Miss to pull down 32 overall (6 offensive). They finished 15.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 3 of 19 and finished the game at 17 of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). The Jaguars permitted Southern Miss to convert 25 of their 56 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.6% for the matchup. In all, the Jaguars ended up going 29 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. In reference to shots from downtown, South Alabama made 10 of their 28 tries (35.7%). They were able to make 5 of the free throw tries for a clip of 55.6%. Southern Miss was called for 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Jaguars to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Jaguars snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 in this contest.

Julian Margrave pitched in for the Jaguars in this matchup. He made 6 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 18 points in his 30 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes.

South Alabama has a mark of 15-15 for the season. The Jaguars are committing 16.9 fouls per game and they go 74.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 10.7 times per contest (336th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. South Alabama has accounted for 2,216 points this season (73.9 per game) and they average 33.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Jaguars are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which is ranked 204th in college hoops.

The South Alabama defense allows 31.6% on 3-pointers (205 of 649) and their opposition makes 69.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.1 assists and 38.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 104th and 340th in the nation. The Jaguars on the defensive side of the court are 293rd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 75.9. They have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the floor (262nd in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take South Alabama and under the total points

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