Alabama Crimson Tide vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/17/2022

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Saturday, December 17, 2022

Venue:  Legacy Arena, Birmingham, AL

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Alabama -2, Gonzaga +2; Over/Under:  159 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Alabama -2, Gonzaga +2; Over/Under:  159 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Alabama -2, Gonzaga +2; Over/Under:  159 points

 

Alabama Crimson Tide:  9-1 (0-0) (3rd place, SEC)

Gonzaga Bulldogs:  8-3 (0-0) (3rd place, WCC)

 

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Alabama Crimson Tide:  9-1  last 10

Gonzaga Bulldogs:  7-3  last 10

 

Alabama is coming into this game with a 9-1 record overall and they are 2-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 4 game winning streak with wins coming against the North Carolina Tar Heels, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, the Houston Cougars, and the Memphis Tigers in their last game. Brandon Miller led the team in points in that game with 24 while Mark Sears was next on the team with 18 points. Brandon Miller, Jaden Bradley, and Jahvon Quinerly each led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Noah Clowney led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 48.1% from the field, 37% from 3-point range, and 72.5% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 83 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.1 PPG against them. Alabama has an ATS record of 5-4-1 this season and their O/U record is 6-4.

 

 

Gonzaga is coming into this game with an 8-3 record overall and they are 3-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with wins coming against the Kent State Golden Flashes, the Washington Huskies, and the Northern Illinois Huskies in their last game. Drew Timme led the team in points in that game with 26 while Ben Gregg was next on the team with 18 points. Nolan Hickman led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Anton Watson led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 45.7% from the field, 30% from 3-point range, and 85.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 80.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.2 PPG against them. Gonzaga has an ATS record of 2-8-1 this season and their O/U record is 6-5.

The current betting odds have Alabama listed as a 2 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Alabama is off to a great start this season with only 1 loss in their 10 games and they have already played in 3 neutral site games going 2-1 in those. Gonzaga has had a much rougher start to their season as they were ranked as one of the best teams in the country but already have 3 losses this season due to a heavy non-conference schedule with a lot more ranked teams. They have played in 5 neutral site games this year with a 3-2 record in those but even though this game is technically on a neutral site, it is still in Alabama so one team has a much clearer home advantage in this game. This will pretty much be like a road game for Gonzaga and they have not played well on the road with a loss in their only road game. Alabama has been crushing their opponents this season beating ranked team after ranked team and they are out to prove themselves as one of the best teams in the country this year. The best way to place a bet here is on Alabama to cover the spread in this game.

 

Alabama Gonzaga Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, December 17, 2022 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Alabama 91 Gonzaga 87.

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Alabama Crimson Tide: 12-28 ATS after one or more consecutive overs. 4-16 ATS after allowing 80 points or more. 18-6 OVER after 3 straight games with 41 or more rebounds.

Gonzaga Bulldogs: 32-20 ATS as a neutral court underdog or pick. 30-16 OVER as a neutral court underdog or pick. 14-8 OVER off a home win scoring 85 or more points.

 

 

Alabama Crimson Tide:  N. Burnett (G) Out indefinitely - Wrist. D. Welch (G) Out indefinitely - Calf.

Gonzaga Bulldogs:  J. Few (G) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. K. Perry (F) Out indefinitely - Back.

 

 

"He wants to win. He's a kid who is really invested in Alabama basketball [and] wants to make us as good a team as we can be. When we need him to rebound, defend, get some deflections, he's been able to do that for us." - Nate Oats on Brandon Miller this season.

 

 

"(Timme) was heroic. He wasn't really looking for the ball much early and wasn't demanding it … he was splitting the defense and scoring in a variety of ways like he does. To end up with 17 boards is monster and we needed every one of them." - Mark Few on Drew Timme after his team’s win against Kent State in a game last week.

 

 

 

C. Bediako 

N. Burnett 

N. Clowney 

B. Miller 

M. Sears

 

R. Bolton 

N. Hickman  

J. Strawther 

D. Timme 

A. Watson

 

 

PPG: B. Miller (18.5)

APG: J. Quinerly (4.1)

Reb/G: B. Miller (8.4)

 

PPG: D. Timme (20.5)

APG: N. Hickman (4)

Reb/G: J. Strawther (8.3)

 

Coaches:

Alabama Crimson Tide: Nate Oats (4th season)

Gonzaga Bulldogs: Mark Few (24th season)