UAB Blazers vs San Diego State Aztecs Betting Odds, AI Picks and Analysis
The 2023 NCAA Basketball runners-up, the San Diego State Aztecs, return to the Madness, and this time, they want to achieve the biggest prize in College basketball, the NCAA Basketball championship. Their road to the Final Four starts against the UAB Blazers. The winner of this UAB vs San Diego State will face in the second round to the Auburn vs Yale matchup. Now, let’s see the San Diego State vs UAB Prediction.
UAB is coming off a win over Temple, 85-69. They have won six games in a row and are 20-11 this season. On the road, they are 8-6, and their average scoring margin is +.9.
As the underdog, UAB is 8-5 this season, and they are 4-1 in their last five road games. For the season, they have been the underdog 13 times, and their record is 8-5.
As the underdog this season, UAB has an impressive ATS mark of 11-2. On the road, the Blazers have gone 9-5 vs. the spread and are 7-3 in their last 10 road games. Overall, UAB has an ATS record of 21-12-1 this year.
UAB’s over/under record for the season is 19-15. Today’s over/under line of 137.5 is lower than the average over/under line in their games this season (148.5). In their last three games, the over/under record is 2-1 with an average scoring total of 153 points.
San Diego wants to repeat the Final
San Diego State enters this game with a record of 22-9 and a 14-8 mark in Mountain West Conference play, according to the NCAAB standings. At home, the Aztecs are 14-2 this season, and they have gone 8-1 in non-conference action.
As the favorite, San Diego State has gone 21-5 this season, and they are favored in this one by 6.5 points. The Aztecs have gone 3-2 in their last five home games, and they are coming off a 68-61 loss to New Mexico.
As the favorite this season, San Diego State has gone 12-14 against the spread. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Aztecs have an ATS mark of 5-5. At home, their ATS record is 8-8 this year and 6-4 in their last 10 games.
Today’s over/under line of 137.5 for San Diego State’s game against UAB is lower than their season over/under mark of 18-15. So far, 15 of their games have finished with more points than today’s line. In their last three games, the average scoring total is 142 points, which is in line with the average over/under line of 140.7 in their games this season.
Game Information
UAB BLAZERS vs SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS |
Location of the Game: Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington |
Date and Time: Friday, March 22nd 1:45 ET |
Reason: 2024 March Madness First Round |
How to watch: TNT |
UAB vs San Diego State Prediction Odds
There are the NCAAB Odds for this matchup of today’s NCAAB Schedule:
AI Predictions and Sport Betting AI Picks
These are the NCAAB Computer Picks for this NCAAB Matchup:
TEAM | AI PICKS | Sport Betting AI PICKS | |||
UAB | 71 | 145 | Spread UAB +6.5 |
ML SDST -285 |
Total OVER 137.5 |
SAN DIEGO STATE | 74 |
AI Picks: San Diego State Aztecs 74 – UAB Blazers 71
Sport Betting AI Picks: ATS Blazers +6.5 | ML Aztecs -285 | OVER 137.5
UAB Blazers Game Analysis
UAB’s offense is coming off a good game, putting up 85 points vs. Temple. Overall, they hit 49.2% of their shots from the field and went 15/22 from the free-throw line. Alejandro Vasquez led the scoring for the Blazers, contributing 29 points. Additionally, Eric Gaines chipped in with 15 points.
At present, the Blazers’ defense is nationally ranked 256th, allowing 74.8 points per game. UAB’s defense is coming off a game in which they allowed the Temple offense to knock down 49% of their shots on their way to putting up 69 points, according to the NCAAB team stats.
San Diego State Aztecs Game Analysis
In their latest game, San Diego State offense put up 61 points against New Mexico. They recorded an overall field goal percentage of 35.7% and made 4 threes. Leading the team in scoring was Jaedon LeDee with 25 points. Jay Pal also added 8 points for the Aztecs, according to the NCAAB player stats.
Currently, the Aztecs’ defense holds the 44th rank in the nation, allowing 66.7 points per game. So far, the San Diego State defense is giving up an average of 8.9 offensive rebounds per game and are turning teams over 10.4 times per game (442nd).
Based on the NCAAB Injury Report, both teams have the full roster for this important matchup.
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