Halftime Report

After a tough loss on the road their last time out, N. Alabama looks much better today on their home court. A win is still up for grabs for either team after one quarter, but N. Alabama is up 35-32 over the Bisons.

N. Alabama came into the game with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We'll see if they're able to flip the script or if it'll just be more of the same.

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Lipscomb Bisons @ N. Alabama Lions

Current Records: Lipscomb 16-10, N. Alabama 12-13

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Lipscomb has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the N. Alabama Lions will face off in an Atlantic Sun battle at 8:45 p.m. ET on Thursday at CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall. Lipscomb has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

The oddsmakers set the bar high, but Lipscomb and the Owls didn't disappoint and broke past the 169.5 point over/under on Saturday. The Bisons came out on top against the Owls by a score of 101-95. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, N. Alabama's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell to the Dolphins 67-63. N. Alabama didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

The Bisons' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-10. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 90.8 points per game. As for the Lions, they now have a losing record at 12-13.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Lipscomb and the Lions are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Lipscomb hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 82.1 points per game. However, it's not like N. Alabama struggles in that department as they've been averaging 76.8 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Looking forward, Lipscomb is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 2.5 points. This contest will be their 12th straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 4-6-1 against the spread).

Odds

Lipscomb is a slight 2.5-point favorite against N. Alabama, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Bisons, as the game opened with the Bisons as a 1-point favorite.


The over/under is set at 157 points.

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Series History

Lipscomb has won 7 out of their last 10 games against N. Alabama.

  • Jan 20, 2024 - Lipscomb 88 vs. N. Alabama 79
  • Feb 11, 2023 - N. Alabama 80 vs. Lipscomb 70
  • Jan 05, 2023 - Lipscomb 86 vs. N. Alabama 62
  • Feb 19, 2022 - Lipscomb 75 vs. N. Alabama 72
  • Jan 04, 2022 - Lipscomb 84 vs. N. Alabama 74
  • Feb 27, 2021 - N. Alabama 73 vs. Lipscomb 66
  • Feb 06, 2020 - Lipscomb 73 vs. N. Alabama 71
  • Jan 11, 2020 - N. Alabama 82 vs. Lipscomb 69
  • Mar 01, 2019 - Lipscomb 87 vs. N. Alabama 75
  • Feb 02, 2019 - Lipscomb 102 vs. N. Alabama 80