Kennesaw State Owls vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kennesaw State Owls vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Propst Arena in Huntsville, AL

TV: ESPN+

Propst Arena is the location where the Alabama Crimson Tide (8-3) will take on the Kennesaw State Owls (8-3) on Sunday.

The Kennesaw State Owls played MTSU and took a loss by a score of 68-67 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Owls ended up finishing with 21 while MTSU finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. MTSU finished shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 32 tries. Moreover, MTSU collected 32 boards (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. MTSU distributed 9 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Kennesaw State allowed the other team to go 33.9% from the floor on 19 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 8 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Owls buried 18 of 22 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. Kennesaw State walked away from the contest with a 36.5% FG percentage (23 out of 63) and converted 3 of their 20 3-point attempts.

Braedan Lue is one guy who played a role for this contest. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He played 35 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Kennesaw State enters this contest with a record of 8-3 for the year. They have an average of 94.5 points per outing (5th in D-1) on 47.6% from the field. The Owls are shooting 35.2% on shots from distance (111 of 315) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kennesaw State is snagging 47.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 167 dimes for the season, which ranks 179th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.4 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Owls have forced 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 fouls. They currently rank 9th in college in allowing assists with 101 surrendered for the season. The Owls are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 36.5% (248 of 680) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 31.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 222nd in the nation in PPG allowed (74.5).

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home victorious with a score of 104-93 against South Florida. In relation to cleaning the glass, Alabama allowed South Florida to collect 42 overall (21 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 10 of 30 and finished the game at 27 out of 34 from the free throw line (79.4%). The Crimson Tide allowed South Florida to knock down 28 out of 72 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.9% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide finished 31 for 69 from the field which had them at 44.9%. When discussing three-point attempts, Alabama knocked down 13 out of 33 attempts (39.4%). They were able to bury 29 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.9%. South Florida was called for 25 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 35 shots. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Crimson Tide corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this contest.

Labaron Philon was important for the Crimson Tide for the matchup. He made 10 of 15 in this contest for a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He racked up 29 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and had 7 dimes in the matchup.

Alabama has a record of 8-3 so far this year. The Crimson Tide have committed 19.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 17.3 times per contest (50th in college) and they turn it over 10.7 times per game. Alabama has 1,035 points so far this season (94.1 per contest) and they collect 41.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Crimson Tide are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 95th in college.

The Alabama defense allows 31.6% on 3-point attempts (87 of 275) and opponents are converting on 67.3% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.2 assists and 40.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 244th and 354th in college hoops. The Crimson Tide on the defensive side of the court are 333rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 82.0. They are able to force 10.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (114th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kennesaw State

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