Lipscomb vs North Alabama 1/5/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
North Alabama Lions (9-6) vs. Lipscomb Bisons (8-7)
January 5, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Lipscomb Bisons -7.5 / North Alabama Lions +7.5; Over/Under: +148
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The North Alabama Lions and Lipscomb Bisons meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Allen Arena. The North Alabama Lions look for their 10th win. The Lipscomb Bisons look for their ninth win.
The North Alabama Lions are averaging 75.9 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 70.5 points on 43.3 percent shooting. Daniel Ortiz is averaging 13.2 points and 3.8 rebounds, while KJ Johnson is averaging 11.2 points and 2.6 rebounds. Jacari Lane is dishing 2.9 assists and Damian Forrest is grabbing 6.5 rebounds. The North Alabama Lions are shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and 67.2 percent from the free throw line. The North Alabama Lions are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.
The Lipscomb Bisons are averaging 77.8 points on 48.3 percent shooting and allowing 69.2 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Jacob Ognacevic is averaging 15.8 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Will Pruitt is averaging 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds. Derrin Boyd is the third double-digit scorer and Trae Benham is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Lipscomb Bisons are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70.2 percent from the free throw line. The Lipscomb Bisons are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game.
The Lions are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Bisons are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Lions last 5 overall. The under is 7-2 in Bisons last 9 home games. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Lipscomb Bisons may be the better team on paper, but they’ve been horrible over the last week or so, and they actually lose in the favorite role by an average of 0.2 points. The North Alabama Lions are playing the better ball right now, and we’re getting free points with them. I’ll take a stab with the road dog, as Lipscomb isn’t playing well enough to justify this line.
