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Alabama vs South Dakota State 12/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (3-4) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1)
December 3, 2022 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Alabama Crimson Tide -19.5 / South Dakota State Jackrabbits +19.5; Over/Under: +151.5
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The South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the Alabama Crimson Tide meet in college basketball action from the Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits will look to rebound from an 83-68 loss to Kent State last time out. Zeke Mayo leads South Dakota State in scoring and rebounding with 12.6 PPG and 7.4 RPG while William Kyle III has 10.7 PPG with 3.6 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for South Dakota State this season. Alex Arians also has a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Jackrabbits in assists this season. As a team, South Dakota State is averaging 67.6 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 80.7% from the foul line this season.

The Alabama Crimson Tide will be out to build on their 104-101 4OT win over North Carolina in their last game. Brandon Miller leads the Tide in scoring with 19.6 PPG along with 8.9 RPG while Mark Sears has 14.3 PPG with 5.3 RPG and a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Tide in the assist departmentas the only other double-digit scorer for Alabama up to this point in the year. As a team, Alabama is averaging 84.3 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three and 70.9% from the foul line this season.

South Dakota State is 0-4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 road games while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall. Alabama is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 game sagainst a team with a losing record and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 home games while the over is 25-10 in their last 35 games overall.

I get the reasoning to back either side in this game, but this is a tough spot for South Dakota State on the back-to-back, along with the fact that this isn’t the same South Dakota State team we’re used to making money with year in and year out. It’ll be interesting to see if those issues carry over once we get into Summit League play. Alabama looks really good early on this season and I think they take it to the Jackrabbits here. Give me Bama.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Alabama -19.5

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