The Alcorn State Braves and the VCU Rams meet in college basketball action from the Stuart Siegel Center on Sunday afternoon. Can Alcorn State snag their first road win of the season or will VCU take out the Braves? Let’s dive in and give out an Alcorn State vs. VCU Prediction.

Alcorn State Team Preview

The Alcorn State Braves come into this game looking to snap a 6-game losing skid following a 90-69 loss to Clemson last time out. Jeremiah Kendall leads the Braves in scoring and rebounding with 15.9 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Byron Joshua has 12.7 PPG while also leading Alcorn State in the assist department with 3.3 APG this season. Jeremiah Gambrell has 10.5 PPG to round out the scoring in double figures for the Braves this season and Dekedran Thorn also has 9.4 PPG with 3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Alcorn State is averaging 69.1 PPG on 40.8% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three and 65.4% from the foul line this season.

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VCU Team Preview

The VCU Rams come into this game looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after an 85-80 OT loss to Memphis last time out. Max Shulga leads the Rams in scoring and assists with 15.8 PPG and 4.1 APG along with 4 RPG while Zeb Jackson has 14.4 PPG with 5.6 RPG and 4 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for VCU up to this point in the year. Tobiu Lawal has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 5.7 RPG to lead the Rams on the glass while Jason Nelson has 9 PPG as well for VCU this season. As a team, VCU is averaging 69.3 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 31% from three and 77.5% from the foul line this season.

Alcorn State vs. VCU Prediction

I’m backing VCU here. It’s a big number to be laying with a Rams team that’s had a history of being defensive minded and defense first, but they’re the better team by a fair margin this year and the Braves have shown nothing to suggest they’ll be able to hang around in this game. Give me VCU big here.