North Alabama Lions (14-16) vs. Lipscomb Bisons (19-11)
March 5, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Lipscomb Bisons -8; Over/Under: +160
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The North Alabama Lions and the Lipscomb Bisons meet in college basketball action from the Allen Arena on Tuesday night. Who advances in this ASUN tournament quarterfinal matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our North Alabama vs. Lipscomb Prediction.
North Alabama Team Preview
The North Alabama Lions come into this one looking to advance after finishing the year with an 82-78 win over Central Arkansas last time out. Jacari Lane leads the Lions in scoring and assists with 14.9 PPG and 3.8 APG while KJ Johnson has 14.3 PPG and Damian Forrest has 10.1 PPG along with a team-high 8.1 RPG to lead the Lions on the glass while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for North Alabama so far this season. Tim Smith Jr. has 9.5 PPG and 5 RPG while Dallas Howell has 8.2 PPG with 5.3 RPG. As a team, North Alabama is averaging 76.6 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three and 77.2% from the foul line this season.
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Lipscomb Team Preview
The Lipscomb Bisons come into this game after finishing the year after an 81-67 win over Eastern Kentucky last time out. Derrin Boyd leads the Bisons in scoring with 17.6 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Will Pruitt has 15 PPG along with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Bisons on the glass in addition to 3.1 APG. AJ McGinnis has 13.1 PPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Lipscomb so far this season. Owen McCormick has 8.9 PPG with 4.9 RPG while Joe Anderson has a team-high 4.4 APG to lead Lipscomb in assists. As a team, Lipscomb is averaging 82.3 PPG on 49.5% shooting from the field, 38.1% from three and 76.7% from the foul line this season.
North Alabama vs. Lipscomb Prediction
I’m on Lipscomb here. The Bisons have one of the best offensive units in the country and they’re going up against a Lions’ defense that’s mediocre at best. Lipscomb hasn’t been very good defensively in their own right in fairness, but the comparison in defense is a lot closer than Lipscomb’s advantage on offense. Give me the Bisons at home.
