The Texas Tech Red Raiders will host the North Alabama Lions on New Year's Day. Tip-off from United Supermarkets Arena is at 2:00 p.m. ET.
North Alabama (6-7 SU, 5-6 ATS, and 5-6 O/U) lost 83-66 to Indiana, and Texas Tech (10-2 SU, 5-7 ATS, and 7-5 O/U) beat Sam Houston 96-60 in their last games.
The Red Raiders are 17.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 145 points.
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North Alabama is paced by senior guard KJ Johnson, who averages 13.6 points on 48.9 percent shooting. A few other Lions to watch on Monday are sophomore guard Jacari Lane (13.3 PPG and 4.4 APG), senior forward Tim Smith Jr. (9.8 [[G and 5.7 RPG), and senior forward Damian Forrest (9.3 PPG and 8.6 RPG).
North Alabama scores 77.8 points per game (115th) and shoots 44.8 percent (186th), including 35.3 percent from long range (106th). It converts 75.2 percent of its free-throw attempts (46th) and averages 33.3 rebounds (175th), 11.3 assists (273rd), and 12.5 turnovers (179th) per game.
The Lions surrender 74.4 points per game (266th), and their opponents shoot 42.9 percent (186th), including 34.3 percent from three-point range (269th), with 32.3 rebounds (218th) per game. North Alabam a averages 2.8 blocks (244th), 6.2 steals (220th), and 19.7 fouls (307th) per game.
KenPom rates North Alabama 230th overall in the country. The Lions rank 203rd in offensive efficiency, 243rd in defensive efficiency, and 151st in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
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