Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs Alabama State 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Alabama State Hornets will travel to H. O. Clemmons Arena to take on the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Alabama State Hornets snapped their 6-game losing streak and improved to 2-11 on the season after defeating the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, 84-75, this past Monday. Alabama State was outstanding offensively against Mississippi Valley State and was able to hold on for the victory after going into halftime with a 38-28 lead. Alabama State shot 53.7% from the field & 53.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Mississippi Valley State to shoot 44.8% from the field & 48.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hornets was Kenny Strawbridge who had 27 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, & 3 steals.

On the season, Alabama State is averaging 68.1 ppg on 42.7% shooting from the field. The Hornets are averaging 5.9 three-pointers per game on 31.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Alabama State has been led by Gerald Liddell (11.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.4 spg, 1.1 bpg), Trace Young (9.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.1 apg), Kenny Strawbridge (9.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg), & Isaiah Range (8.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.5 apg).

Defensively, Alabama State is allowing their opponents to an average of 79.1 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Hornets have a rebound margin of -3.0 and a turnover margin of -3.3.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions dropped to 2-12 on the season after being defeated by the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, 70-50, this past Monday. Arkansas-Pine Bluff had no answers on either end of the court for Alabama A&M and could not fight back after the Bulldogs took a 50-35 lead midway through the 2^nd half. Arkansas-Pine Bluff shot just 34.8% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Alabama A&M to shoot 63.0% from the field & 36.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Golden Lions was Travonta Doolittle who had 15 points & 2 assists in 29 minutes from off the bench.

On the season, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is averaging 63.5 ppg on 38.9% shooting from the field. The Golden Lions are averaging 7.5 three-pointers per game on 28.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Arkansas-Pine Bluff has been led by Shawn Williams (13.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.0 spg), Kylen Milton (11.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.5 apg), Dequan Morris (11.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.7 spg), & Brandon Brown (10.0 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.8 spg).

Defensively, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is allowing their opponents to an average of 80.3 ppg on 50.2% shooting from the field. The Golden Lions have a rebound margin of -11.4 and a turnover margin of -0.4.

The Hornets are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games. The Golden Lions are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss and just 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games.

Alabama State comes into this game ranked just 269^th in scoring offense, 336^th in scoring defense, & 267^th in defensive FG%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has also struggled on both ends of the court and come into this game ranked just 315^th in scoring offense, 343^rd in scoring defense, & 349^th in defensive FG%.

These are not two very good teams, however, Alabama State has played a brutal schedule to start the season and, in my opinion, have shown much more than Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which includes single-digit losses at Western Kentucky & Iowa State. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has been awful on both ends of the court and as I think the Hornets have no trouble generating plenty of offense in this one, I think Alabama State does enough to cover this small road spread. Good Luck!