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The No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (25-11) and top-seed UConn Huskies (35-3) will meet in the Final Four Saturday, April 6, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The start time will be announced after the other semifinal matchup is set — following Sunday’s Elite 8 contests. Below, we look at Alabama vs. UConn odds from FanDuel Sportsbook before making our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Alabama (25-11) advanced with victories over College of Charleston, Grand Canyon, North Carolina and Clemson. The Crimson Tide defeated 6th-seeded Clemson 89-82 in an Elite 8 contest Saturday. The Tide, who covered the spread as 3-point favorites, sank 16 3-pointers vs the Tigers. G Mark Sears scored a game-high 23 points and hit 7 of those 3-pointers as Alabama advanced to its first Final Four in program history.
UConn, which is No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, defeated 3rd-seeded Illinois 77-52 in the other Saturday Elite 8 matchup. The Huskies, who are 2 wins away from repeating as champions, used a 30-0 run to put away the Illini and easily cover as 8.5-point favorites. The Huskies have beaten their 4 NCAA Tournament opponents — Stetson, Northwestern, San Diego State an Illinois — by an average of 27.8 points per game. UConn is in the Final Four for the 7th time in school history.
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Alabama vs. UConn odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 5:04 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Alabama +470 (bet $100 to win $470) | UConn -670 (bet $670 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Alabama +11.5 (-115) | UConn -11.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 160.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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2023-24 betting stats (includes postseason)
Source: Covers.com
- ML: Alabama 25-11 | UConn 35-3
- ATS: Alabama 20-15-1 | UConn 26-12
- O/U: Alabama 27-9 | UConn 16-21-1
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Alabama vs. UConn head-to-head
UConn leads the all-time series 2-0.
They last faced off early last season on a neutral court in Portland with the Huskies claiming an 82-67 victory. The game was tied at 52-all with 8:55 to go before UConn outscored Alabama 30-15 down the stretch. UConn covered the spread as a 2-point underdog and the Over (148) hit.
While this will be the Crimson Tide’s 1st trip to the Final Four in school history, the Huskies are headed to their 7th.
UConn is 5-1 in its 6 previous Final Four outings and won its 5th national title in program history last April. The Huskies are looking to be the 1st back-to-back champions since the 2006-07 Florida Gators. .
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