Thursday’s game features the Norfolk State Spartans (6-6) and the Alabama State Hornets (4-6) facing off at Mohegan Sun Arena (on December 19) at 5:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 79-73 victory for Norfolk State.

Based on our computer prediction, Norfolk State is projected to cover the point spread (4.5) versus Alabama State. The two teams are projected to exceed the 149.5 total.

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Norfolk State vs. Alabama State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
• Time: 5:00 PM ET
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• Where: Uncasville, Connecticut
• Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena
• Line: Norfolk State -4.5
• Point total: 149.5
• Moneyline (to win): Norfolk State -200, Alabama State +164

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Norfolk State vs. Alabama State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Norfolk State 79, Alabama State 73

Spread & Total Prediction for Norfolk State vs. Alabama State

• Pick ATS: Norfolk State (-4.5)
• Pick OU: Over (149.5)

Norfolk State has a 7-3-0 record against the spread this season compared to Alabama State, who is 4-4-0 ATS. A total of six out of the Spartans’ games this season have hit the over, and five of the Hornets’ games have gone over. The teams score 155.1 points per game, 5.6 more points than this matchup’s total.

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Norfolk State Performance Insights

• The Spartans’ +71 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 5.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 75.8 points per game (190th in college basketball) while giving up 69.9 per outing (149th in college basketball).
• Norfolk State loses the rebound battle by 2.2 boards on average. It records 28.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 339th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 30.7 per contest.
• Norfolk State connects on 6.4 three-pointers per game (307th in college basketball) at a 36.2% rate (95th in college basketball), compared to the 9.3 per outing its opponents make while shooting 33.2% from deep.
• The Spartans rank 106th in college basketball with 100.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 219th in college basketball defensively with 92.3 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Norfolk State has committed 11.5 turnovers per game (164th in college basketball action), 1.5 fewer than the 13 it forces on average (121st in college basketball).

Alabama State Performance Insights

• The Hornets’ -29 scoring differential (being outscored by 2.9 points per game) is a result of putting up 79.3 points per game (103rd in college basketball) while allowing 82.2 per contest (353rd in college basketball).
• Alabama State loses the rebound battle by 8.5 boards on average. It collects 31.2 rebounds per game, 273rd in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 39.7.
• Alabama State makes 1.5 more threes per game than the opposition, 10.5 (24th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 9.
• Alabama State has committed 2.8 fewer turnovers than its opponents, averaging 8.6 (second in college basketball) while forcing 11.4 (238th in college basketball).

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