Tune in for a Sweet 16 battle featuring the No. 1 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (31-5) and the No. 5 seed San Diego State Aztecs (29-6) on Friday at KFC Yum! Center. The NCAA Tournament contest starts at TBA.
The meeting between the Crimson Tide and the Aztecs currently does not have a line set.
Alabama’s record against the spread so far this season is 21-15-0, while San Diego State’s is 17-16-1. The Crimson Tide have hit the over in 16 games, while Aztecs games have gone over 14 times. In the last 10 games, Alabama has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall. San Diego State has gone 6-4 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its last 10 matches.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Friday’s college basketball action.
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Alabama vs. San Diego State prediction
Alabama 74, San Diego State 69
Against the spread
- Alabama has put together a 21-15-0 record against the spread this season.
- San Diego State has put together a 17-16-1 record against the spread this year.
- The Crimson Tide average 82.3 points per game, 19.2 more points than the 63.1 the Aztecs give up.
- Alabama is 17-12 against the spread and 26-3 overall when scoring more than 63.1 points.
- San Diego State is 13-14-1 against the spread and 24-5 overall when giving up fewer than 82.3 points.
- The Aztecs’ 71.9 points per game are just 3.7 more points than the 68.2 the Crimson Tide allow.
- When it scores more than 68.2 points, San Diego State is 11-8-1 against the spread and 19-2 overall.
- Alabama’s record is 16-7 against the spread and 21-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 71.9 points.
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Players to watch
Alabama
- Brandon Miller paces his squad in both points (19.1) and rebounds (8.2) per contest, and also posts 2.0 assists. Defensively, he delivers 0.9 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
- Noah Clowney posts 10.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest, shooting 49.4% from the field and 29.1% from downtown with 1.0 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Mark Sears posts 12.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 1.2 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
San Diego State
- Matt Bradley paces the Aztecs in scoring (13.0 points per game) and assists (2.1), and posts 3.9 rebounds. He also delivers 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Lamont Butler is the Aztecs’ top assist man (3.3 per game), and he produces 8.6 points and 2.7 rebounds.
- Darrion Trammell gets the Aztecs 9.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest. He also posts 1.3 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
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