Alabama Crimson Tide vs Gonzaga Bulldogs 12/17/2022 Predictions, Tips and Preview

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Gonzaga Bulldogs 12/17/2022 – The Alabama Crimson Tide will be playing the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Legacy Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Alabama Crimson Tide is placed 9-1 on the scoreboard and is coming here after defeating Memphis in the previous round. The Gonzaga Bulldogs also enjoyed a win last time out, that being against NIU, improving them to 8-3 overall on the season. The Bulldogs are definitely a strong team and will hope to win here. But the favor rests with Alabama Crimson Tide as they are predicted to win by the NCAAB public betting percentages.

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Crimson Tide	+1 (-105)	159 o (-105)	+103
Bulldogs	-1 (-105)	159 u (-105)	-113

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Alabama Crimson Tide

The Alabama Crimson Tide is currently riding a five-game winning streak and most recently demolished Memphis with a final score of 91-88. The Crimson Tide is scoring an average of 83 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 42.74 percent. The Alabama offense this season is led by Brandon Miller who is scoring 18.5 points per game, while the highest number of assists in the team is by Jahvon Quinerlyy who has contributed with six helpers. On defense, the Crimson Tide is allowing its opponents to score an average of 70.10 points in each game.

Players to watch: Brandon Miller F (GP 10, MIN 33.4, PTS 18.5, REB 8.4, AST 2, STL 0.5, BLK 1, TO 1.9, FG% 39.4, FT% 82.1, 3P% 43.7), Mark Sears G (GP 10, MIN 31.7, PTS 14.8, REB 4.2, AST 3, STL 0.6, BLK 0.2, TO 2.5, FG% 45, FT% 73.3, 3P% 43.9), Noah Clowney F (GP 10, MIN 23.1, PTS 9.6, REB 8.4, AST 1, STL 0.7, BLK 1.5, TO 2, FG% 50, FT% 54.8, 3P% 26.5).

Gonzaga Bulldogs

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are riding a three-game winning streak and have lost only three games out of their last ten played. The Bulldogs are scoring an average of 80.64 points in each game with a field goal percentage of 49.17 percent. The Gonzaga offense this season is led by Drew Timme who is scoring an average of 20.5 points per game and is also leading the Bulldogs in terms of assists with four helpers to his name. Defense-wise, the Bulldogs are allowing their opponents to score an average of 72.18 points per game.

Players to watch: Drew Timme F (GP 11, MIN 33.1, PTS 20.5, REB 7.9, AST 3.1, STL 0.9, BLK 1.1, TO 2.7, FG% 62.1, FT% 60.8, 3P% 11.1), Julian Strawther G (GP 11, MIN 30.5, PTS 13.2, REB 8.3, AST 0.8, STL 0.9, BLK 0.4, TO 2.1, FG% 42.5, FT% 81.8, 3P% 40), Rasir Bolton G (GP 11, MIN 27.9, PTS 10.7, REB 1.5, AST 2.9, STL 0.6, BLK 0.2, TO 1.5, FG% 41.3, FT% 82.8, 3P% 41.9).

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Betting Numbers

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Alabama Crimson Tide

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Alabama’s last 7 games.
Alabama is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games.
Crimson Tide is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games played in December.
Alabama is 15-5 SU in their last 20 games played on a Saturday.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Alabama’s last 6 games played on a Saturday when on the road.

Gonzaga Bulldogs

Gonzaga is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Gonzaga’s last 6 games.
Gonzaga is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Gonzaga’s last 18 games against an opponent in the Southeastern Conference.
Gonzaga is 18-2 SU in their last 20 games played in December.