Alabama A&M vs Lipscomb 12/9/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Lipscomb Bisons (6-2) vs. Alabama A&M Bulldogs (2-5)
December 9, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Alabama A&M Bulldogs +7.5 / Lipscomb Bisons -7.5; Over/Under: +146.5
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The Lipscomb Bisons and the Alabama A&M Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the T.M. Elmore Gymnasium on Friday night.
The Lipscomb Bisons will be out to build on an 87-49 win over subdivision Trevecca Nazareth in their last game. Jacob Ognacevic leads the Bisons in scoring with 19.1 PPG along with 3.8 RPG while Will Pruitt has 11.7 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Bisons in rebounding this season. Derrin Boyd has 10.1 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Lipscomb this season while Trae Benham has 9.1 PPG and Ahsan Asadullah has 8.9 PPG with 5.3 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Bisons in assists this season. As a team, Lipscomb is averaging 81.6 PPG on 50.6% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 69.9% from the foul line this season.
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs will hope to build on a 71-55 win over subdivision Fisk in their last outing. Garrett Hicks leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 3.1 RPG while Dailin Smith has 14.4 PPG with 3 RPG and Messiah Thompson has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 3.1 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Alabama A&M as the Bulldogs’ top assist man. Brandon Powell also leads the Bulldogs in rebounding with 5 RPG as well this season. As a team, Alabama A&M is averaging 76.4 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 40.1% from three and 68.1% from the foul line this season.
Lipscomb is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a win and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win. Alabama A&M is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games against a team with a losing road record and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games following a win.
I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m really looking at the over in this one. These are two teams that are two of the least effective in the country in terms of adjusted defensive efficiency according to KenPom, as both are between 275th and 300th in the country at points allowed per 100 possessions. I just think this one’s labelled for points, so give me the over here.
