The UAB Blazers and the San Diego State Aztecs meet Friday in the college basketball NCAA Tournament First Round at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UAB vs. San Diego State Prediction.
UAB Team Preview
The UAB Blazers come into the tournament repping the AAC as conference tournament champions, finishing the year 23-11 overall. Yaxel Lendeborg leads the Blazers in scoring and rebounding with 13.9 PPG and 10.5 RPG, averaging a double-double per game. Eric Gaines has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 5.4 APG to lead the Blazers in assists along with 3.8 RPG and Alejandro Vasquez has 10.5 PPG with 3.5 RPG while Efrem Johnson has 10.7 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for UAB so far this season. Javian Davis also has 9.4 PPG with 5.8 RPG as well up to this point in the year. As a team, UAB is averaging 77.1 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 32.2% from three and 74.8% from the foul line this season.
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San Diego State Team Preview
The San Diego State Aztecs come into the NCAA tournament on behalf of the Mountain West, finishing the year 24-10 overall this season. Jaedon LeDee leads the Aztecs in scoring and rebounding with 20.5 PPG and 8.2 RPG while Reese Waters has 10.5 PPG with 3.8 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for San Diego State up to this point in the year. Micah Parrish has 9.7 PPG with 4 RPG while Lamont Butler has 9 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the Aztecs in assists this season. As a team, San Diego State is averaging 74.7 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 31.6% from three and 73.6% from the foul line this season.
UAB vs. San Diego State Prediction
I’m on the under here. I don’t know if I can truly trust San Diego State to get the cover but the one thing that travels well for the Aztecs is that defense that any Aztec team is known for. I think the Blazers may have some struggles adapting in this game, so give me the under here.