Alabama Crimson Tide vs LSU Tigers: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/3/2021

The No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide (14-4) are 8.5-point favorites as they attempt to build on a six-game home winning streak when they square off against the LSU Tigers (11-5) on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Coleman Coliseum. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The matchup has a point total of 164.

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Alabama Leaders

• John Petty Jr. leads the Crimson Tide scoring 13.6 points per game.
• Jahvon Quinerly leads the team with 3.1 assists per game and Herbert Jones paces the squad with 5.9 rebounds per matchup.
• Petty knocks down 2.7 threes per game to lead the Crimson Tide.
• The Crimson Tide steals leader is Jones, who averages 1.8 per game. Jordan Bruner leads the team averaging 1.2 blocks an outing.

LSU Leaders

• Cameron Thomas outpaced his teammates on the Tigers scoring front by putting up 22.3 points per game. He adds 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game this season.
• When it comes to LSU leaders in rebounds and assists, the team has two players at the top: Darius Days with 7.9 rebounds per game and Ja'vonte Smart with 4.1 assists per game.
• The 2.7 three-pointers Smart makes per game are a team-high mark for the Tigers.
• Smart is at the top of LSU's steals hierarchy with 1.4 steals per game and Josh LeBlanc leads the squad in blocks with 0.8 per game.

Alabama vs LSU: Last 5 Meetings

The Tigers have a 3-2 record in the last five games against the Crimson Tide. The Crimson Tide have a 2-1 record against the spread in those games against the Tigers.

Points Insights

• The Crimson Tide average 5.8 more points per game (79.9) than the Tigers give up (74.1).
• When Alabama puts up more than 74.1 points, it is 12-0 overall and 11-0 against the spread.
• When LSU gives up more than 79.9 points, it is 0-7-1 against the spread and 4-4 overall.
• The Tigers put up 13.2 more points per game (82.9) than the Crimson Tide allow their opponents to score (69.7).
• LSU is 7-0-1 against the spread and 11-4 overall when it scores more than 69.7 points.
• Alabama has a 1-0 record overall and an ATS record of 1-0 in games when its opponents put up more than 82.9 points.
• The Crimson Tide have totaled 184 more points than their opponents this season (10.2 per game on average), and the Tigers have scored 141 more points than their opponents (8.8 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Crimson Tide and the Tigers are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (38.6 and 36.6 boards per game, respectively).
• When Alabama earns the rebounding advantage they are 8-1 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, LSU is 1-7-1.
• The Crimson Tide and the Tigers collect offensive rebounds at similar rate (11 and 10.7 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Crimson Tide are 3-1 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Tigers are 5-5 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. Alabama records an average rebounding margin of +1.3 rebounds per game. LSU averages a margin of +1.4 rebounds.