North Alabama Lions vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds 3/18/2023

North Alabama Lions vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds 3/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

Discount Tire CBI – 1st Round

The first round of the Discount Tire College Basketball Invitation will get underway in Florida with a collision between North Alabama Lions (ASUN) and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (WAC) at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach on Saturday.

North Alabama comes into this CBI tournament with an 18-14 overall standing and the sixth-seeded team in the ASUN Conference with a 10-8 record after finishing their first-ever winning season in Division I.

The Lions enter the tournament riding on a 3-game losing streak including a 48-73 loss to Eastern Kentucky in the final match.

Guards Daniel Ortiz, Jacari Lane, and KJ Johnson are the key players for North Alabama in the regular season.

Ortiz averages 14.9 PPG, Lane chipped in an average of 12.9 PPG, and Johnson pitched in an average of 12.6 PPG for the Lions.

Lane and Johnson added an average of 3.3 and 3.2 assists per contest, respectively. In his Freshman tour, Lane started as a reserve on the bench but averages 25.8 minutes per game on the hard court.

The North Alabama Lions are 9-4 against the spread in their last 13 games played and 9-4 straight up in their last 13 matches.

North Alabama is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 outings played in March and the Lions are 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 contests played on a Saturday.

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North Alabama Lions vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Predictions 3/18/2023

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds will take on the North Alabama Lions in the College Basketball Invitation- First Round with a 22-12 overall record, 12-6 in conference action, and placed third in the Western Athletic Conference in the regular season.

Southern Utah rolls into the tournament after winning three of the last five matches played but lost the final game of the season to Grand Canyon at 66-84 that snapped a three-game winning streak on March 11.

The Thunderbirds ended the regular season as the 3rd-seed in the Western Athletic Conference.

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are one of the high-scoring teams in the league averaging 78.4 PPG (22nd) with an average of more than 11 points while playing away from home than playing at home in the regular season.

The Thunderbirds’ first five players average double-digit scoring with Tevian Jones in the lead at 17.6 PPG.

Jones made 79 treys with 37% from beyond the arc while Maizen Fausett is a solid all-around shooter hitting 49.2% of his shots from the floor and 36.4% from beyond the perimeter with a second team-high 12.4 PPG.

The totals went OVER in 4 of Southern Utah’s last 5 games played while the Thunderbirds are 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 matches.

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are 12-6 straight up in their last 18 outings and 13-6 SU in their last 19 contests in March.

North Alabama Lions vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Southern Utah -8.

The Thunderbirds are the better team here winning three of the last four games played while the Lions lost three games in a row.

Southern Utah averages 76.9 PPG in their last 10 matches and gave up 76.4 PPG in that stretch while North Alabama scored an average of 75.0 PPG but allowed an average of 76.3 PPG.

Prediction: Southern Utah Thunderbirds will win 87-79.

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