North Alabama vs Louisiana-Monroe Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The North Alabama Lions will be on the road Saturday afternoon with the game in Louisiana against the UL Monroe Warhawks. North Alabama has three wins and two losses coming into Saturday riding a 2 game skid following a terrible 33 point loss on the road to Auburn. Offensively the Lions have scored the ball well this season averaging 83.8 points on 46.1 shooting but scored just 69 in their loss against Auburn. Defensively North Alabama has carried their weight allowing 76.6 points per game but have given up 199 total points during their two game skid. Save the date with our College Basketball Picks.

Jacari Lane is the offensive leader this season for North Alabama averaging 21.4 points and 3.6 assists per game. Dallas Howell averages 11.3 points and Will Soucie averages 11.2 points per game. Cornelius Williams averages 9.2 points and adds a team leading 8.6 rebounds per game this season for North Alabama.

The UL Monroe Warhawks have two wins and four losses coming into Saturday having dropped four of the last five overall following a three-point loss in their last game. Offensively the Warhawks have done the job this season averaging 77 points on 44% shooting but scored only 67 in their most recent loss. Defensively UL Monroe has been mediocre allowing 70 points per game this season.

Jalen Bolden is the offensive leader this season for UL Monroe averaging 12.3 points per game. Coltie Young averages 10.3 points and Makai Willis averages 8.7 points per game. Tyreese Watson is averaging 6.3 points and adds a team high 3.5 assists. Big man Jerry Ngopot averages 7.2 points and a team high 5.5 rebounds per game. Renars Sondors has been vital for UL Monroe this season as well everything 7.7 points in nearly 19 minutes of action per game.

Both teams had some issues coming into this matchup, but UL Monroe will have the edge. The Warhawks have the better defense and will have the home crowd on their side. Take UL Monroe to creep closer to .500 on the year as they get the win and cover Saturday at home. Final Score Prediction, UL Monroe Warhawks win and cover 73-62.