How to watch, betting odds as LSU men’s basketball host Alabama State on Wednesday night
After a disappointing 15-point loss at home to Kansas State on Saturday, Matt McMahon and the LSU men’s basketball team will return to the court Wednesday night to host Alabama State at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
The Hornets are led by second-year head coach Tony Madlock and sit at 4-4 on the year having lost games to power conference opponents in Ole Miss and Iowa.
LSU, meanwhile, is 5-4 on the year and has dropped two of its last three. It needs to start piecing some wins together if it’s going to salvage the season as its NET Ranking currently sits outside the top 180.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch Wednesday night’s game against Alabama State, including the latest odds from BetMGM.
How to Watch
Date: December 13, 2023
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Live Stream: SEC Network+
App: WatchESPN
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network
The lines, courtesy of BetMGM
Team | Spread | Total – O/U | Money Line |
Alabama State | +21.5 | O 146.5 | +1200 |
LSU | -21.5 | U 146.5 | -3000 |
Injury Report
LSU
F Daimion Collins (Questionable)
Alabama State
No injuries
Players to Watch
LSU
Points — F Will Baker (14.1 PPG)
Rebounds — F Jalen Reed (5.6 RPG)
Assists — G Jordan Wright (1.8 APG)
Steals — G Jordan Wright (2.0 SPG)
Blocks — F Jalen Reed (1.3 BPG)
Alabama State
Points — G TJ Madlock (15.9 PPG)
Rebounds — C Ubong Okon (5.1 RPG)
Assists — G CJ Hines (4.1 APG)
Steals — G TJ Madlock (2.0 SPG)
Blocks — F Jasteven Walker (0.6 BPG)
Prediction and best bet
LSU has had its fair share of recent struggles, but this should present something of a get-right opportunity against an Alabama State team that hasn’t looked up to the challenge against power opponents. It does have a Quadrant 3 win on the year over Merrimack, and this would mark another, but I don’t expect a repeat of the Nicholls upset here.
Prediction: LSU 80, Alabama State 60
Best Bet: Alabama State (+21.5), Under (146.5)
