Liberty vs Lipscomb 3/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Lipscomb Bisons and Liberty Flames meet Thursday in the college basketball ASUN Tournament at the Liberty Arena. The Lipscomb Bisons look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Liberty Flames look for a win after splitting their last six games.

The Lipscomb Bisons are averaging 74.9 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 78 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Ahsan Asadullah is averaging 15.5 points and 9.1 rebounds while Jacob Ognacevic is averaging 11.5 points and 0.3 assists. Will Pruitt is dishing 2.7 assists and Greg Jones is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Lipscomb Bisons are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 73.3 percent from the free throw line. The Lipscomb Bisons are allowing 37.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.

The Liberty Flames are averaging 74.8 points on 48 percent shooting and allowing 64.3 points on 40.6 percent shooting. Darius McGhee is averaging 24.7 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Keegan McDowell is averaging 10 points and 3.7 rebounds. Shiloh Robinson is dishing 1.2 assists and Kyle Rode is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Liberty Flames are shooting 39.4 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Liberty Flames are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.

The Bisons are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Flames are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Bisons last 4 road games. The over is 18-7-1 in Flames last 26 overall. The underdog is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.

The Liberty Flames are easily the better team here, and they win by an average of 10.5 points on the season. The Lipscomb Bisons lose in the underdog role by an average of 12.3 points. Thick number, but Lipscomb is hard to trust against some of the better teams in the conference. It’s Liberty or pass for me.