The Ole Miss Rebels (8-5, 0-1 SEC) visit Tuscaloosa to take on the No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2, 1-0) Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Ole Miss vs. Alabama odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Ole Miss is coming off a 63-59 conference-opening loss to then-No. 10, now-No. 9 Tennessee Wednesday, however, the Rebels did cover the spread as 7.5-point home underdogs. This came a week after a stunning 66-65 upset by North Alabama in which Ole Miss was a 23-point home favorite. While the game vs. the Vols was close, the Rebels are struggling and a date with the Crimson Tide doesn’t bode well.
Alabama’s last game was a 78-67 road victory Wednesday at Mississippi State, which ranks 4th in the country in points allowed per game (54.5). After having the New Year’s weekend off, the Crimson Tide are back on their home floor and will look to continue firing away from 3-point land to drive up the score against a lesser opponent. While the Tide only hit 34.3% of their 3-point attempts (ranking 153rd), they’re not afraid to shoot ’em — they average 29.4 attempts per game (ranking 7th in the country and 1st in the SEC). Alabama, which ranks 15th nationally with 83.2 points per game, will score and score a lot in this game vs. Ole Miss. It will be up to the Rebels to keep pace.
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Ole Miss at Alabama odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updates at 5:44 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Ole Miss +500 (bet $100 to win $500) | Alabama -800 (bet $800 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Ole Miss +11.5 (-105) | Alabama -11.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 147.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Ole Miss at Alabama picks and predictions
Prediction
Alabama 90, Ole Miss 71
Moneyline
PASS.
Alabama (-800) is easily the better team. While this does not always mean it will win, the recent struggles of Ole Miss make this more likely. However, backing a -800 favorite is far too big of a number to make a straight wager on.
Against the spread
BET ALABAMA -11.5 (-115).
Shots will be hoisted in this game. Alabama will be doing most of the heavy lifting at home. This game could get out of hand early, but it will definitely be out of hand by the final buzzer.
If Ole Miss can keep this game within 15 points, it should be considered a win for the Rebels. TAKE ALABAMA -11.5 (-115).
Over/Under
BET OVER 147.5 (-115).
The sportsbook favors the Over — with the -115 juice — and so do I. Alabama is going to come out hot and it will not settle down until the end of the game. The Tide could score 100 here, but 90 is more likely. This means Ole Miss only needs to get to 58. Something it will be forced to do as it tries to keep up and remain competitive. OVER 147.5 (-115) is my FAVORITE PLAY.
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