North Alabama vs. Bellarmine betting: College basketball preview for January 2

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The Bellarmine Knights (3-10, 0-0 ASUN) are heavy underdogs (+14) as they try to break a seven-game road slide when they visit the North Alabama Lions (8-5, 0-0 ASUN) on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Flowers Hall. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is set at 148.5.

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North Alabama Cover -14 vs Bellarmine -108

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North Alabama vs. Bellarmine betting lines

  • North Alabama moneyline odds to win: -1408
  • Bellarmine moneyline odds to win: +814
  • Spread: North Alabama (-14)
  • Total: 148.5

North Alabama statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • North Alabama has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered four times in four opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered two times in six opportunities in away games.
  • The Lions have gone over the over/under more often when playing at home, hitting the over in three of four home matchups (75%). In road games, they have hit the over in three of six games (50%).
  • North Alabama has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 3-0, compared to going 0-1 in away games.

Last season stats

  • With 76.5 points scored per game and 76.1 points conceded last season, the Lions were 92nd in the nation on offense and 296th defensively.
  • North Alabama collected 32.1 rebounds per game and conceded 31.8 boards last year, ranking 172nd and 189th, respectively, in college basketball.
  • The Lions were 318th in college basketball in assists (11.2 per game) last season.

North Alabama betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-4-0 (Home: 4-0-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (178th in nation) 45.1 (281st) 32.8 (198th) 33.0 (277th) 12.2 (305th) 9.1 (11th)

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Bellarmine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Bellarmine is 1-4-0 at home against the spread (.200 winning percentage). On the road, it is 2-5-0 ATS (.286).
  • Looking at the over/under, Knights games have gone over more often at home (four of five, 80%) than on the road (five of seven, 71.4%).
  • This season the Knights are 1-1 at home when moneyline underdogs (.500 winning percentage). On the road they are 0-7 (.000).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Knights posted 69.5 points per game (289th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They ceded 74.8 points per contest at the other end (269th-ranked).
  • Bellarmine found it difficult to rack up rebounds last season, ranking 19th-worst in college basketball with 28.6 rebounds per game. It ranked 313th by allowing 34.2 boards per contest.
  • Last season the Knights ranked 142nd in college basketball in assists, delivering 13.5 per game.

Bellarmine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-9-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 14+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-3-0; As Underdog: 3-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-3-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-2 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (110th in nation) 48.2 (353rd) 27.7 (349th) 30.2 (136th) 15.5 (101st) 12.8 (287th)
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