Central Michigan at South Alabama

South Alabama is looking to improve its defense around the basket as it finished 307th in defensive rebounding in 2023-24. The Jaguars come off a 16-16 season and have two starters returning, including 6-8 Elijah Ormiston and 6-10 Julian Margrave, who will be assigned with helping on the boards. South Alabama is 10-4 ATS its past 14 November games and it has covered four of its past five against the Mid-American Conference. Central Michigan lost six of its top seven scorers from an 18-14 squad although it does return All-MAC guard Anthony Pritchard, who averaged 12.8 points. The Chippewas are 2-6 ATS their past eight November games and they covered just two of their final seven games last season. South Alabama won six of its final nine games outright. Lay the points with South Alabama.