Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/04/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, December 4, 2021

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Gonzaga -9.5, Alabama +9.5; Over/Under:  160.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Gonzaga -9.5, Alabama +9.5; Over/Under:  160.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Gonzaga -8.5, Alabama +8.5; Over/Under:  160.5 points

 

Gonzaga Bulldogs:  7-1 (3rd place, WCC)

Alabama Crimson Tide:  6-1 (4th place, SEC)

 

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Gonzaga Bulldogs:  4-1 last 5

Alabama Crimson Tide:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Gonzaga is coming into this game with a 7-1 record overall and they are 2-1 in neutral site games this regular season where this game will be in this game. They only have 1 loss all season and they are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their 1 loss was against the Duke Blue Devils while their 7 wins came against the Dixie State Trailblazers, the Texas Longhorns, the Alcorn State Braves, the Bellarmine Knights, the Central Michigan Chippewas, the UCLA Bruins, and the Tarleton State Texans in their last game. Rasir Bolton led the team in points in that game with 17 while Chet Holmgren was next on the team with 15 points. Drew Timme also scored 10 points in that one as well. Holmgren, Andrew Nembhard, and Anton Watson off the bench all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Julian Strawther led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 46.9% from the field, 21.1% from 3-point range, and 58.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 86.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62.5 PPG against them. Gonzaga has an ATS record of 4-4 this season and their O/U record is 3-5.

 

 

Alabama is coming into this contest with a 6-1 record overall and they are 2-1 in neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They only have 1 loss all season and are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their 1 loss was against the Iona Gaels while their 6 wins came against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, the South Alabama Jaguars, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, the Drake Bulldogs, and the Miami Hurricanes in their last game. Keon Ellis led the team in points in that game with 22 while Jaden Shackelford was next on the team with 15 points. Juwan Gary and JD Davison off the bench both scored 13 points in that one as well. Davison led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Charles Bediako led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 53.6% from the field, 53.3% from 3-point range, and 54.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 85.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.4 PPG against them. Alabama has an ATS record of 5-2 this season and their O/U record is 3-3-1.

 

Gonzaga is coming into this matchup as a 9.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. They are coming off of a win against Tarleton State by 9 points but every other game they have won this season has been by more than 10 points. They recently lost a game to Duke by 3 points and dropped to number 3 in the nation but they will be looking to blow out another ranked team to show everyone what they are really made of. The Zags have smashed teams a lot better than Alabama by more than 10 points this season and they will still be angry from that loss against Duke. Gonzaga is also just a much better team with the talent they have so the best bet to place in this game is on Gonzaga to cover the spread in this game.

 

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Gonzaga Bulldogs: 44-27 O/U in all games. 42-27 O/U as a favorite. 13-7 O/U in all neutral court games. 11-2 O/U in December games. 27-13 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in a week.

Alabama Crimson Tide: 41-31 ATS in all games. 11-2 ATS when the total is 160 to 169.5. 10-5 ATS as an underdog. 20-12 ATS after a non-conference game. 16-5 ATS after 3 consecutive non-conference games.

 

 

Gonzaga Bulldogs:  K. Perry (F) Ques Sat - Back injury. D. Harris (G) Out indefinitely - Foot injury.

Alabama Crimson Tide:  J. Rojas (F) Mid Jan - Knee injury. N. Burnett (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“The owners of the Kraken reached out to me, they’ve been wonderful setting this game up. They really wanted us to be the first basketball game in there, so we’re excited to do that. We’ve always had some great events and great atmospheres and great games with the Battle in Seattle and even with our NCAA Tournament runs over there. So, looking forward to it.” - Mark Few on his team getting to play the first ever basketball game in the Seattle Kraken’s new building.

 

 

"The energy's been good. Shots have been going in — Keon Ellis, [Jaden Shackelford], both had good shooting days, [Jahvon] Quinerly had good shooting days, J.D. [Davison]'s finding guys still — so the ball's moving. I think that's the biggest thing is the ball's gotta keeping moving. When the ball moves, it finds the right guys and we make shots. So when the ball sticks, it tends to end up in more iso basketball and one-on-one.” - Nate Oats on his team so far this season.

 

 

 

R. Bolton 

C. Holmgren 

A. Nembhard 

J. Strawther 

D. Timme

 

C. Bediako 

K. Ellis 

N. Gurley 

J. Quinerly 

J. Shackelford

 

 

PPG: D. Timme (17.4)

APG: A. Nembhard (5.4)

Reb/G: C. Holmgren (7)

 

PPG: J. Shackelford (18)

APG: J. Davison (4.9)

Reb/G: K. Ellis (7.3)

 

Coaches:

Gonzaga Bulldogs: Mark Few (23rd season)

Alabama Crimson Tide: Nate Oats (3rd season)