South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 11/12/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Friday, November 12, 2021

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama Crimson Tide (26-7 last year) will take on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (16-7 last season) at Coleman Coliseum on Friday.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits took the court against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and took a loss by a score of 90-88 in their last contest. South Dakota State finished having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (34 of 68) and made 6 of their 14 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Jackrabbits converted 14 of 21 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, South Dakota State allowed 56.4% from the floor on 31 out of 55 shooting. Oral Roberts recorded 18 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Oral Roberts snagged 19 rebounds (2 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oral Roberts walked away from this one shooting 100.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 14 attempts. They buried 14 of 26 shots from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jackrabbits ended up with 13 while the Golden Eagles accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Baylor Scheierman is a guy who had an impact in the game. He finished 44.4% from the field and recorded 7 dimes. He saw the court for 40 mins played and snagged 9 boards. He left the arena with 28 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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South Dakota State enters this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 16-7 last year. They had an average of 80.4 points per contest (18th in college hoops) while hitting 49.8% from the field. The Jackrabbits connected on 40.4% on shots from beyond the arc (185 of 458) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Dakota State collected 35.7 boards per game and sat with 327 assists over the course of last season, which was 159th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turned the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a unit committed 16.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Jackrabbits were able to force 11.0 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.0 personal fouls. They were ranked 146th in D-1 in giving up assists with 296 conceded throughout last year. The Jackrabbits defense gave up a shooting percentage of 43.6% (606 of 1,390) and they conceded 31.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquished 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they were 262nd in college basketball in opponents points per game (73.5).

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide took a defeat with a final score of 88-78 when they played the UCLA Bruins. In relation to how they rebounded, Alabama allowed UCLA to get 38 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 34.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 29 and finished the game at 20 out of 25 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Crimson Tide permitted the Bruins to knock down 29 of their 74 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.2% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide ended up shooting 30 for 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.5%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Alabama made 7 out of 28 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of them for a rate of 44.0%. The Bruins committed 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Crimson Tide were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this game.

Keon Ellis ended up being a major contributor for the Crimson Tide in this matchup. He racked up 10 points in his 23 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes. He made 4 of 5 for the game for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Alabama had a mark of 26-7 last year. The Crimson Tide committed 18.3 fouls per game and they went 70.8% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 14.1 times per game (108th in D-1) and they gave up possession 13.9 times per game. Alabama totaled 2,629 pts last season (79.7 per game) and they averaged 40.7 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Crimson Tide shot 43.5% from the field, which had them ranked 213th in the nation.

The Alabama defense allowed 29.1% on shots from 3-point land (205 of 704) and opponents connected on 68.9% of their free throw shots. They gave up 11.2 dimes and 38.0 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 48th and 308th in Division 1. The Crimson Tide on defense were ranked 175th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 70.1. They forced 15.3 TO's per game and let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (42nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Dakota State

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