Who's Playing
Charleston Southern Buccaneers @ N. Alabama Lions
Current Records: Charleston Southern 3-9, N. Alabama 7-4
How To Watch
- When: Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall -- Florence, Alabama
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
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- Ticket Cost: $22.00
What to Know
The Charleston Southern Buccaneers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the N. Alabama Lions at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at CB&S Bank Arena at Flowers Hall. The Buccaneers are expected to lose this one by 9.5 points, so we'll see if that gives them a bit of motivation.
Last Monday, things couldn't have gone much worse for Charleston Southern as they lost 82-63 to SC State.
Meanwhile, N. Alabama was able to grind out a solid win over East Carolina last Wednesday, taking the game 74-67. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
N. Alabama's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taye Fields, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Fields had some trouble finding his footing against Auburn back in November, so this was a step in the right direction. The team also got some help courtesy of Corneilous Williams, who went 6 for 8 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds and two blocks.
Charleston Southern has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season. As for N. Alabama, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-4.
Charleston Southern came up short against N. Alabama in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 76-64. Can Charleston Southern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Odds
N. Alabama is a big 9.5-point favorite against Charleston Southern, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Lions as a 8.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 146.5 points.
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Series History
N. Alabama won the only game these two teams have played in the last year.
- Dec 13, 2023 - N. Alabama 76 vs. Charleston Southern 64
