Alcorn State vs UAB Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/22/24

The Alcorn State Braves and the UAB Blazers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Bartow Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Alcorn State vs. UAB prediction.

Alcorn State Recap

The Alcorn State Braves come into this game looking to rebound after a 77-75 loss to Rice in their last game. After this game, Alcorn State will head home for a matchup with Jackson State.

Braves Looking For First Win

Omari Hamilton leads the Braves in scoring with 10.1 PPG along with 4.7 RPG and Keionte Cornelius has 10 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Alcorn State up to this point in the year. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt has 9.5 PPG with 2.5 APG while Djahi Binet has a team-high 6.2 RPG and Michael Pajeaud has a team-high 3.5 APG as well this season. As a team, Alcorn State is averaging 58.5 PPG on 35.2% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three, and 67.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Alcorn State Braves will win

• UAB has lost four of its last five day games.

UAB Recap

The UAB Blazers come into this game looking to build on a 96-67 win over Alabama A&M last time out. After this game, UAB will head on the road for a matchup with North Texas.

Blazers Looking For Consistency

Yaxel Lendeborg has a team-high 16.8 PPG and 9.6 RPG to lead the Blazers in scoring and rebounding while also adding 3.2 APG. Christian Coleman has 11.8 PPG with 7.4 RPG and Ja’Borri McGhee has 11.3 PPG with 2.9 APG. Efrem Johnson has 10.3 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UAB up to this point in the year while Alejandro Vasquez has 9.7 PPG as well this season. As a team, UAB is averaging 85.6 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three, and 73.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the UAB Blazers will win

• Alcorn State has lost each of its last 31 road games against non-conference opponents.
• The home team has won each of Alcorn State’s last 12 games.

Alcorn State vs. UAB Prediction

I’m on UAB here. I haven’t been the biggest UAB backer this season, but the thing is that UAB has been known for putting up big point totals all season long, it’s just about what the opposition does on the other side, and a lot of times, Alcorn State just doesn’t have the punch to match what their opposition brings offensively. The Braves have done a decent job of covering numbers as of late, but I think that UAB gets the job done here. Give me the Blazers in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: UAB -21.5