North Alabama vs Kennesaw State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/22/23
Kennesaw State Owls (21-8) vs. North Alabama Lions (18-11)
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: North Alabama Lions +2.5 / Kennesaw State Owls -2.5; Over/Under: +150.5
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The Kennesaw State Owls and North Alabama Lions meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Flowers Hall. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Kennesaw State Owls Betting Preview
The Kennesaw State Owls are averaging 75.7 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 69.6 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Chris Youngblood is averaging 15 points and 4.9 rebounds, while Terrell Burden is averaging 13.3 points and 2.9 rebounds. Demond Robinson is the third double-digit scorer and Brandon Stroud is grabbing 6.4 rebounds. The Kennesaw State Owls are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 66.9 percent from the free throw line. The Kennesaw State Owls are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.
The North Alabama Lions Betting Preview
The North Alabama Lions are averaging 75.8 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 73.7 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Daniel Ortiz is averaging 14.1 points and 3.8 rebounds, while KJ Johnson is averaging 12.8 points and 2.6 rebounds. Jacari Lane is the third double-digit scorer and Damian Forrest is grabbing 6.8 rebounds. The North Alabama Lions are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 69.9 percent from the free throw line. The North Alabama Lions are allowing 36.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.6 rebounds per game.
Kennesaw State vs North Alabama Trends
The Owls are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Lions are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 41-18-3 in Owls last 62 overall. The over is 8-3 in Lions last 11 home games. The road team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Kennesaw State Owls are obviously the better team, but North Alabama is playing some of its best ball of the season, and you know the crowd will be out in full force. North Alabama wins at home by an average of 18.1 points while shooting 52.5 percent from the field. Dangerous game for Kennesaw State. Give me the bucket.
