North Alabama vs Wofford Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/1/24

The North Alabama Lions and the Wofford Terriers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Richardson Indoor Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a North Alabama vs. Wofford prediction.

North Alabama Recap

The North Alabama Lions come into this one looking to build on a 100-69 win over subdivision Dalton State last time out. After this game, the Lions will head home for a matchup with Tennessee Tech.

Lions Looking For Consistency

Jacari Lane leads the Lions in scoring and assists with 16.6 PPG and 3.8 APG while Dallas Howell has 11.3 PPG. Will Soucie’s added 10.6 PPG with 3.6 RPG and 2.4 APG while Daniel Ortiz has chipped in 10.5 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for North Alabama up to this point in the year. Corneilous Williams also has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Lions on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, North Alabama is averaging 81.4 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 36.4% from three, and 70.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Alabama Lions will win

• Wofford has lost six of its last seven games against non-conference opponents.
• North Alabama has won three of its last four day games.

Wofford Recap

The Wofford Terriers come into this game hoping to rebound from a 79-74 loss to Portland State last time out to fall to 2-5 on the year. After this game, Wofford will meet Gardner-Webb and Elon.

Terriers Drop Back-To-Back Games

Corey Tripp leads the Terriers in scoring with 13.7 PPG along with 2.9 RPG and 3.3 APG while Dillon Bailey has 12.4 PPG and Kyler Filewich has 10 PPG with team-highs of 8.6 RPG and 3.6 APG to lead the Terriers on the glass and in assists while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Wofford up to this point in the year. Justin Bailey also has 8.7 PPG with 4 RPG and Jackson Sivills has 8.6 PPG as well this season. As a team, Wofford is averaging 73.3 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three, and 62.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Wofford Terriers will win

• Wofford has won each of its last six day games at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
• North Alabama has lost eight of its last nine day games against non-conference opponents.

North Alabama vs. Wofford Prediction

I’m on the over here. Both teams are fairly solid from an offensive perspective but I don’t trust either side worth a lick defensively and I think this one could end up turning into a bit of a track meet when all is said and done. Give me the over in this one.