Morehead State vs North Alabama 12/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The North Alabama Lions and Morehead State Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Ellis T. Johnson Arena. The North Alabama Lions look to get above a .500 record. The Morehead State Eagles look to get above a .500 record.

The North Alabama Lions are averaging 79.4 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 74.1 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Daniel Ortiz is averaging 15.5 points and 2.4 rebounds, while Damian Forrest is averaging 9.4 points and 6.3 rebounds. Jacari Lane is dishing 3.6 assists and KC Johnson is dishing 3.1 assists. The North Alabama Lions are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 65.5 percent from the free throw line. The North Alabama Lions are allowing 40 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.

The Morehead State Eagles are averaging 74.5 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 68.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Alex Gross is averaging 13.8 points and 7.9 rebounds, while Mark Freeman is averaging 11.5 points and 2.3 rebounds. Jalen Hawkins is the third double-digit scorer and Brandon Maughmer is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Morehead State Eagles are shooting 30.3 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The Morehead State Eagles are allowing 28.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.4 rebounds per game.

The Lions are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Eagles are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Saturday games. The over is 6-1 in Lions last 7 overall. The under is 4-0 in Eagles last 4 overall.

The North Alabama Lions haven’t done well this season when playing above average teams, so the jury is still out on them and these impressive offensive numbers. The Morehead State Eagles are the more talented team and have a long history of winning games they’re supposed to win. This is one of those spots. I’ll lay the chalk with the Eagles.