St. Mary's Gaels vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 3/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Alabama (-5)

The St. Mary's Gaels (29-5) are on their way to Rocket Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (26-8) in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Alabama opens this game as 5-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 148.

The St. Mary's Gaels faced off with Vanderbilt and went home with a win by a final score of 59-56 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Gaels finished with 12 and Vanderbilt recorded 17 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 26 shots from distance. Vanderbilt went 57.1% at the charity stripe by converting 4 of 7 shots. In addition, Vanderbilt collected 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Vanderbilt doled out 12 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In terms of defense, St. Mary's allowed 40.0% from the field on 22 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in the game while forcing 4 turnovers and having 1 steal. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 39 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gaels made 8 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. St. Mary's finished having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (22 of 55) and made 7 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Jordan Ross is someone who came through in the game. He scored 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and collected 3 boards. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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St. Mary's will enter this game with a win-loss record of 29-5 on the season. They turn the ball over 9.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, St. Mary's is pulling down 39.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 521 dimes on the campaign, which is 60th in the country in terms of passing. The Gaels are connecting on 32.2% on three-point shots (220 of 684) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. They average 73.1 pts per game (201st in D-1) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Gaels have forced 10.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 139th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 417 surrendered on the year. The Gaels are giving up a FG percentage of 40.8% (768 of 1,883) and they surrender 29.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 4th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (60.5).

The last time they took the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home victorious with a score of 90-81 when they played Robert Morris. When talking about how they rebounded, Alabama allowed Robert Morris to snag 37 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 25.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 of 27 and finished the game at 8 of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Crimson Tide permitted Robert Morris to convert 33 of 78 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.3% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Crimson Tide finished shooting 34 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.6%. Concerning three-point attempts, Alabama knocked down 6 of 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Robert Morris committed 24 fouls in this game which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for 24 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Crimson Tide were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this contest.

Mark Sears ended up being important for the Crimson Tide for the contest. He made 5 out of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 assists in the game.

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Alabama has a record of 26-8 on the campaign. The Crimson Tide are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.1 times per contest (15th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. Alabama has 3,097 points so far this season (91.1 per game) and they average 42.9 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Crimson Tide are connecting on 48.5% from the field, which ranks 18th in the country.

The Crimson Tide on defense are ranked 356th in the country in points given up per game with 81.4. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (100th in college). The Alabama defense concedes 30.6% on 3-point shots (250 of 816) and their opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.8 dimes and 36.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 147th and 306th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Alabama (-5)

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