The Denver Pioneers will host a contest against the South Alabama Jaguars at Magness Arena. Action gets underway at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 28.
The Pioneers were victorious over Idaho State 79-69 on Wednesday. Nate Engesser led all scorers on the team with 25 points on 7-for-13 shooting. The Jaguars are coming off a 78-68 win over IUPUI on Tuesday. Ken Williams led the game in scoring by accumulating 19 points on 6-for-8 shooting.
Denver, a six-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against South Alabama. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is 140 points. The Pioneers have gone 4-1 Straight Up (SU) and 2-2 Against The Spread (ATS). Denver is excellent from the perimeter with 51 three-pointers made (10.0 per game), the 41st-most in the country. Crossing over to the defensive side of the court, it’s been a struggle for opposing teams to score on the Pioneers. The 60.8 points that Denver’s defense allows per game makes them the 31st-ranked defense in the country.
On the other side, South Alabama has a SU record of 2-3 and an ATS record of 2-2.
These two meet for what will be their first head-to-head battle of the season. South Alabama won the last game in the matchup, moving its SU record against the Pioneers to 6-4. The teams have an even record ATS, 5-5.
Predictions: SU Winner – USA, ATS Winner – USA, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Alabama’s last 6 games on the road.
South Alabama is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Denver.
South Alabama scores an average of just 77.4 points per game (ranked 135th). Denver ranks 31st in points allowed, giving up 60.8 points per game.
The South Alabama Jaguars average 75.6 possessions per game and 1.023 points per possession. The Denver Pioneers earn fewer possessions with 63.2, but they score more points with 1.105.
Denver is ranked 14th in the nation with an average effective field goal percentage of 59.3%. South Alabama has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-1).
On average, the Denver Pioneers attempt 24.0 three point field goals per game and the South Alabama Jaguars attempt 22.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 three pointers, Denver is a perfect 3-0, while South Alabama has a losing record of 1-3.
Denver ranks 66th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.33. South Alabama is ranked lower at 271st with an A/TO of .84.
The South Alabama Jaguars rank 42nd in offensive rebounds. The Denver Pioneers rank 309th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 23.1% when playing Denver this season. South Alabama is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 23.1% or higher.
