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Alabama vs Kent State Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
Tip-off: 18:00
Final 81-54
39-24 42-30
Position#34
Record9-2
FormWLWWW
Points / game89.4
Allowed / game78.9
Alabama 🏆
USA
vs
Kent State
USA
Position#74
Record8-2
FormWLWWW
Points / game69.7
Allowed / game60.2
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Alabama winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Kent State winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

AlabamaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arkansas State
#54
W
88-79
88
79
+9
H09/11
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
W
72-64
72
64
+8
H12/11
NCAA
Purdue
#72
L
78-87
78
87
-9
A16/11
NCAA
Illinois
#100
W
100-87
100
87
+13
A21/11
NCAA
Houston
#9
W
85-80 OT
85
80
+5
H27/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#224
W
95-90
95
90
+5
A28/11
NCAA
Oregon
#52
L
81-83
81
83
-2
H01/12
NCAA
North Carolina
#111
W
94-79
94
79
+15
A05/12
NCAA
Creighton
#59
W
83-75
83
75
+8
H15/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#312
W
97-90
97
90
+7
A19/12
NCAA
1H
2H
43-40
45-39
41-30
31-34
40-42
38-45
52-38
48-49
34-36
44-42
41-41
54-49
39-39
42-44
43-34
51-45
37-31
46-44
35-38
62-52
168.7Avg total
87.3Scored
81.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)89.478.9168.3+10.582%
Season at home (6)86.572.5159.0+14.083%
Season away (5)92.886.6179.4+6.280%
Last 10 (10)87.381.4168.7+5.980%
Last 5 (5)90.083.4173.4+6.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)79.285.0164.2-5.850%
vs Similar (18)89.283.3172.5+5.967%
vs Weaker ◀ (8)98.885.9184.6+12.9100%
This opponent (Kent State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Lafayette
#314
W
70-66
70
66
+4
A05/11
NCAA
Miami-Hamilton
#585
W
98-53
98
53
+45
H09/11
NCAA
Auburn
#12
L
56-79
56
79
-23
A14/11
NCAA
Niagara
#315
W
76-73
76
73
+3
H22/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#95
W
68-52
68
52
+16
A24/11
NCAA
Towson
#78
W
65-54
65
54
+11
A29/11
NCAA
UC Irvine
#16
L
39-51
39
51
-12
H30/11
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#142
W
67-60
67
60
+7
A01/12
NCAA
Portland
#309
W
76-57
76
57
+19
H07/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
82-57
82
57
+25
H15/12
NCAA
1H
2H
30-27
40-39
50-23
48-30
22-36
34-43
40-28
36-45
36-29
32-23
30-25
35-29
16-23
23-28
35-29
32-31
31-28
45-29
36-24
46-33
129.9Avg total
69.7Scored
60.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)69.760.2129.9+9.580%
Season at home (5)74.258.2132.4+16.080%
Season away (5)65.262.2127.4+3.080%
Last 10 (10)69.760.2129.9+9.580%
Last 5 (5)65.855.8121.6+10.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)54.369.3123.7-15.00%
vs Similar (15)69.069.8138.8-0.840%
vs Weaker (11)75.963.9139.8+12.091%
This opponent (Alabama) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +3.6+3.61st half: +5.4+5.42nd half2nd half: +1.8+1.82nd half: +4.1+4.1
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +3.6+3.61st half: +5.4+5.42nd half2nd half: +1.8+1.82nd half: +4.1+4.1
AlabamaKent State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
AlabamaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Arkansas State
#54
W
43-40
43
40
+3
H09/11
NCAA
McNeese State
#20
W
41-30
41
30
+11
H12/11
NCAA
Purdue
#72
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A16/11
NCAA
Illinois
#100
W
52-38
52
38
+14
A21/11
NCAA
Houston
#9
L
34-36
34
36
-2
H27/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#224
D
41-41
41
41
+0
A28/11
NCAA
Oregon
#52
D
39-39
39
39
+0
H01/12
NCAA
North Carolina
#111
W
43-34
43
34
+9
A05/12
NCAA
Creighton
#59
W
37-31
37
31
+6
H15/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#312
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A19/12
NCAA
77.4Avg total
40.5Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)41.239.480.5+1.850%-
Last 30 at home (17)41.535.577.0+5.971%-
Last 30 away (13)40.844.485.2-3.623%-
Last 10 (10)40.536.977.4+3.650%-
Last 5 (5)39.036.675.6+2.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)39.841.281.0-1.525%-
vs Similar (18)41.738.279.8+3.561%-
vs Weaker ◀ (8)40.841.181.9-0.438%-
This opponent (Kent State) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Louisiana Lafayette
#314
W
30-27
30
27
+3
A05/11
NCAA
Miami-Hamilton
#585
W
50-23
50
23
+27
H09/11
NCAA
Auburn
#12
L
22-36
22
36
-14
A14/11
NCAA
Niagara
#315
W
40-28
40
28
+12
H22/11
NCAA
Cleveland State
#95
W
36-29
36
29
+7
A24/11
NCAA
Towson
#78
W
30-25
30
25
+5
A29/11
NCAA
UC Irvine
#16
L
16-23
16
23
-7
H30/11
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#142
W
35-29
35
29
+6
A01/12
NCAA
Portland
#309
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H07/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
36-24
36
24
+12
H15/12
NCAA
59.8Avg total
32.6Scored
27.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.330.362.5+2.057%-
Last 30 at home (14)31.730.061.7+1.750%-
Last 30 away (16)32.830.563.2+2.262%-
Last 10 (10)32.627.259.8+5.480%-
Last 5 (5)29.625.855.4+3.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (3)22.332.054.3-9.70%-
vs Similar (15)30.132.562.6-2.340%-
vs Weaker (11)36.327.563.7+8.891%-
This opponent (Alabama) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Alabama wins
0
Kent State wins
No previous meetings.
Alabamalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/12/24ANorth Dakota97-90
15/12/24HCreighton83-75
05/12/24ANorth Carolina94-79
01/12/24HOregon81-83
28/11/24ARutgers95-90
27/11/24HHouston85-80 OT
21/11/24AIllinois100-87
16/11/24APurdue78-87
12/11/24HMcNeese State72-64
09/11/24HArkansas State88-79
Kent Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/12/24HMercyhurst Lakers82-57
07/12/24HPortland76-57
01/12/24AKennesaw State67-60
30/11/24HUC Irvine39-51
29/11/24ATowson65-54
24/11/24ACleveland State68-52
22/11/24HNiagara76-73
14/11/24AAuburn56-79
09/11/24HMiami-Hamilton98-53
05/11/24ALouisiana Lafayette70-66

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Alabama
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW82%
HomeWWWLW83%
AwayLWWWW80%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1165
Win %82%83%80%
Points / game89.486.592.8
Allowed / game78.972.586.6
Point differential+10.5+14.0+6.2
Avg total168.3159.0179.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%17%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)50% (2)100% (1)
Overtime %9%17%0%
Kent State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW80%
HomeWWLWW80%
AwayWLWWW80%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1055
Win %80%80%80%
Points / game69.774.265.2
Allowed / game60.258.262.2
Point differential+9.5+16.0+3.0
Avg total129.9132.4127.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%60%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Southeastern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Tennessee11110100%81.155.9+25.2
2 Florida12120100%87.665.0+22.6
3 Oklahoma11110100%82.067.7+14.3
4 Auburn1211192%88.465.4+23.0
5 Vanderbilt1211192%85.466.9+18.5
6 Ole Miss1211192%81.863.8+18.0
7 Mississippi St.1211192%83.767.6+16.1
8 Missouri1110191%88.766.7+22.0
9 Georgia1110191%83.163.4+19.7
10 Texas1210283%85.162.8+22.3
11 Kentucky1210283%89.172.8+16.3
12 Arkansas1210283%81.865.8+16.0
13 Texas A&M1210283%74.863.3+11.5
14 LSU119282%81.768.7+13.0
15 Alabama119282%89.478.9+10.5
16 South Carolina118373%76.467.8+8.5
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Kent State108280%69.760.2+9.5
2 Akron117464%81.273.0+8.2
3 Miami (Ohio)106460%75.471.9+3.5
4 Toledo116555%78.377.4+0.9
5 Eastern Michigan116555%71.274.9-3.7
6 Ball State115645%74.370.0+4.3
7 Central Michigan115645%74.073.6+0.4
8 Ohio115645%77.877.6+0.2
9 Buffalo115645%73.680.2-6.5
10 UMass135838%74.474.8-0.4
11 Bowling Green114736%77.676.1+1.5
12 Western Michigan113827%71.273.5-2.4
13 Northern Illinois113827%68.776.6-7.9
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Alabama394281
Kent State243054
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