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The No. 17 Alabama Crimson Tide (20-9, 12-4 SEC) head to Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center to face the No. 25 Florida Gators (20-9, 10-6) Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Alabama vs. Florida odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Alabama, which is No. 17 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, is coming off a tough 81-74 home loss to the No. 4-ranked Tennessee Volunteers Saturday. It failed to cover the spread as a 4-point favorite, and the Under (174) hit. The Crimson Tide committed 12 turnovers which Tennessee converted to 17 points. G Mark Sears crossed the 20-point mark for the 11th time in his last 12 games. Alabama is 2-2 in its last 4 SEC road games and sits 1 game back of 1st place in the conference.
The No. 25 Gators lost 82-76 to the No. 16 South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia Saturday. They did not cover the spread as 2-point underdogs, and the game went over the 144 total. Junior G Walter Clayton Jr. led the team in scoring with 20 points but committed 6 of the team’s 12 total turnovers. Florida has won 7 straight games at home during SEC play and currently sits 3 games back of 1st place in the conference.
Alabama has won the last 4 meetings with Florida. The Gators covered as 10-point underdogs in a 98-93 OT loss at Alabama in the most recent meeting Feb. 21 as the Over (173) hit.
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Alabama at Florida odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 9:25 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Alabama -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Florida -114 (bet $114 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Alabama +1.5 (-115) | Florida -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 177.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Alabama at Florida picks and predictions
Prediction
Florida 89, Alabama 85
Moneyline
BET FLORIDA (-114).
These 2 played a barnburner in the Feb. 21 meeting. It was a back-and-forth affair with the Crimson Tide coming out on top. The Gators will get their revenge at home Tuesday night, where they have won their last 5 in SEC play. Florida is also 2-1 since that loss in Tuscaloosa.
We know that Clayton and Sears will battle and get their points, but the winner will be determined by who gets the help from their supporting cast. I believe the Gators’ inside combo of C Micah Handlogten and F Tyrese Samuel will take care of business.
Against the spread
PASS.
I’ll keep my unit bet to the moneyline in this one.
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Over/Under
AVOID.
If you want to bet this, be my guest, but this number is just too darn high for me. All the trends tell me to bet the Over, but I can’t do it.
In the last 5 head-to-head battles, the game has gone over the total. The Over has hit in 7 of Alabama’s last 8 games and in 4 of the last 5 for Florida.
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