San Diego State -6.5 (-110) over UAB
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- San Diego State ranks ninth in defensive efficiency at Kenpom, while UAB ranks in the 200s in that department.
- The Aztecs have experience in this tournament from last year’s run to the national title game, which will help them win this contest.
The UAB Blazers will face off with the San Diego State Aztecs on March 22, 2024 at 1:45 pm ET. The opening betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook have the UAB Blazers as 6.5 point underdogs in this opening round matchup of the NCAA Tournament.
The early action has the UAB Blazers taking 88% of the spread bets, while the San Diego State Aztecs are getting 12% of the bets.
The opening total of 139.0 has prompted 45% of bets to the under and 55% of bets to the over.
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In today’s UAB vs San Diego State matchup, expect the San Diego State Aztecs to win and cover the spread. The Aztecs are the better defensive team by leaps and bounds going into this contest. They should be able to stifle a UAB team that made the tournament as the surprise winner of the American Athletic Conference tournament. While SDSU might not make the national title game for the second year in a row, they should get to the second round.
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UAB Advanced Game Stats SDST 70.4 Pace 66.2 115.9 Off.Rate 95.3 .309 FTr .367 .295 3PAr .470 .544 TS% .492 53.5 TRB% 50.0 53.6 AST% 50.5 9.5 STL% 8.8 10.3 BLK% 8.4 .506 eFG% .449 11.6 TOV% 17.1 37.9 ORB% 31.1 .236 TF/FGA .257 UAB Advanced Game Stats SDST 70.4 Pace 66.2 107.6 Off.Rate 106.1 .285 FTr .314 .346 3PAr .400 .538 TS% .536 46.5 TRB% 50.0 49.7 AST% 51.3 8.2 STL% 11.5 8.1 BLK% 18.7 .507 eFG% .511 13.5 TOV% 14.2 30.2 ORB% 29.8 .207 TF/FGA .209 Betting Trends
UAB Betting Trends SDST OVERALL OVERALL 3-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 3-0-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 83.33 Avg Score 73.67 70.67 Avg Opp Score 69.67 AWAY HOME 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 0-3-0 93.33 Avg Score 70 87 Avg Opp Score 70.33 UAB Betting Trends SDST OVERALL OVERALL 5-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-3-0 5-0-0 ATS W/L/P 1-4-0 84.8 Avg Score 71.2 70.8 Avg Opp Score 70 AWAY HOME 4-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 4-1-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 85.6 Avg Score 72.4 78.2 Avg Opp Score 67.2 UAB Betting Trends SDST OVERALL OVERALL 7-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 6-4-0 7-3-0 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 79.7 Avg Score 71.6 75.7 Avg Opp Score 64.8 AWAY HOME 6-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 8-2-0 7-3-0 ATS W/L/P 6-4-0 80 Avg Score 74.1 78 Avg Opp Score 63.5 Head to Head
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