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Nicholls at UAB

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM ET · ESPN+

Bartow Arena · Birmingham, AL

The Call How this works

GordStats had UAB by 10.7✓, the book by 15.5: a lean to Nicholls +15.5✓.

On the total, GordStats said 152 to the book's 158.5: a lean to the Under✓.

A side against the book is a disagreement, not a tip — how ours have done.

Nicholls 18%win chanceUAB 82%
GordStatsUAB by 10.782% to win · Nicholls 71–UAB 82
BookUAB -15.5O/U 158.5

Unit vs Unit

  • UAB's free-throw rate (32nd) meets Nicholls' foul rate (316th).
  • Nicholls' ball security (54th) meets UAB's ball pressure (313th).

National rank on each side, 1st the best; the longer bar has the edge.

Nicholls Offense vs UAB Defense

Nicholls offUAB def
Adj. efficiency
295th98.6147th104.3
Effective FG%
304th37.5%202nd50.4%
Turnovers
54th11.0%313th11.1%
Offensive rebounding
219th28.3%248th34.1%
Free-throw rate
298th22.2%68th22.0%
3-point %
286th22.9%200th32.3%

Nicholls: 73.0 possessions a game (52nd fastest) · 49% of shots from three

UAB Offense vs Nicholls Defense

UAB offNicholls def
Adj. efficiency
150th106.1245th108.4
Effective FG%
209th47.2%102nd43.6%
Turnovers
283rd21.6%50th23.3%
Offensive rebounding
146th32.3%251st34.3%
Free-throw rate
32nd54.7%316th50.9%
3-point %
183rd30.4%89th24.0%

UAB: 72.3 possessions a game (86th fastest) · 43% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I. Every team: Team Stats.

Recent Form

Nicholls

  • W110–56vs North American—

UAB

  • L78–99vs McNeese−15

The last column is the margin against our line before kickoff: + beat it, − fell short.

What These Numbers Mean
Adj. efficiency
Points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team on a neutral floor: the offense's scored, the defense's allowed.
Effective FG%
Field-goal percentage with a made three counted as 1.5 makes.
Turnovers
Per possession: the offense's committed, the defense's forced.
Offensive rebounding
The share of its own misses the offense gets back, against the share the defense lets its opponents get back.
Free-throw rate
Free throws attempted per field-goal attempt: drawn by the offense, allowed by the defense.