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Bellarmine @ North Alabama

Current Records: Bellarmine 5-9; North Alabama 9-5

What to Know

The Bellarmine Knights are 4-0 against the North Alabama Lions since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success Monday. The Knights and North Alabama will face off in an Atlantic Sun battle at 7 p.m. ET at Flowers Hall. Bellarmine won both of their matches against North Alabama last season (68-60 and 75-69) and is aiming for the same result this time around.

Bellarmine's 2022 ended with a 70-53 loss against the Liberty Flames this past Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks typically have all the answers at home, but this past Friday North Alabama proved too difficult a challenge. The Lions capped 2022 off with a 66-62 victory over the Gamecocks.

Barring any buzzer beaters, the Knights are expected to win a tight contest. But bettors beware: they are 0-2 against the spread when favored.

Bellarmine is now 5-9 while North Alabama sits at a mirror-image 9-5. North Alabama is 5-3 after wins this season, and Bellarmine is 2-6 after losses.

How To Watch

  • When: Monday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: Flowers Hall -- Florence, Alabama
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Knights are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Lions, 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 Knights as a 1-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Bellarmine have won all of the games they've played against North Alabama in the last six years.

  • Feb 12, 2022 - Bellarmine 75 vs. North Alabama 69
  • Jan 18, 2022 - Bellarmine 68 vs. North Alabama 60
  • Feb 13, 2021 - Bellarmine 87 vs. North Alabama 63
  • Feb 12, 2021 - Bellarmine 66 vs. North Alabama 64