The No. 2 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (24-6) are a 17-point favorite in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 15 seed Iona Gaels (12-5) on Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The matchup begins at 4:00 PM ET on TBS. Here are insights into this East Region 2-15 matchup to help you fill out your bracket.
In their last game, the Crimson Tide picked up a 80-79 win over LSU but did not cover the 5.5-point spread they were favored by. The teams went over the 157 point total set by oddsmakers. Jaden Shackelford put up a team-high 21 points in the victory on Sunday.
Asante Gist led the way for the Gaels with a team-high 18 points last time out as they picked up a 60-51 win over Fairfield and covered the 8-point spread as favorites. The teams combined to hit the under on the 130 point total set for the matchup.
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Iona at Alabama: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 11:55 AM ET on March 18, 2021.
- Money line: Iona +1200 (bet $100 to win $1200) | Alabama -3000 (bet $3000 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Iona +17 (-110) | Alabama -17 (-110)
- Over/Under: 146.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Alabama: Three things to know
- Herbert Jones leads the Crimson Tide in assists and rebounds. He puts up 3.4 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game. John Petty Jr. leads the squad with a team-high 2.4 made three-pointers per game.
- The Crimson Tide put up 79.6 points per game, 13.7 more points than the 65.9 the Gaels allow.
- Alabama has a 23-2 record overall and a 16-0-1 record against the spread when putting up more than 65.9 points.
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Iona: Three things to know
- The Gaels scoring leader is Isaiah Ross, who contributes 18.4 points per game. Ross is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 2.5 per game.
- The Gaels score an average of 72.2 points per game, only 2.4 more points than the 69.8 the Crimson Tide allow to opponents.
- Iona is 9-0-1 against the spread and 10-3 overall when it scores more than 69.8 points.
Iona at Alabama: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Alabama 80, Iona 64
The model and BetMGM are in agreement that the Alabama Crimson Tide are the money line favorite in this game.
The model line and the MGM line are within 0.3 points of each other.
The MGM point total for this game is just 2.7 points higher than the model projection.
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The No. 2 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (24-6) are a 17-point favorite in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 15 seed Iona Gaels (12-5) on Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The matchup begins at 4:00 PM ET on TBS. Here are insights into this East Region 2-15 matchup to help you fill out your bracket.
In their last game, the Crimson Tide picked up a 80-79 win over LSU but did not cover the 5.5-point spread they were favored by. The teams went over the 157 point total set by oddsmakers. Jaden Shackelford put up a team-high 21 points in the victory on Sunday.
Asante Gist led the way for the Gaels with a team-high 18 points last time out as they picked up a 60-51 win over Fairfield and covered the 8-point spread as favorites. The teams combined to hit the under on the 130 point total set for the matchup.
Iona at Alabama: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 11:55 AM ET on March 18, 2021.
- Money line: Iona +1200 (bet $100 to win $1200) | Alabama -3000 (bet $3000 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Iona +17 (-110) | Alabama -17 (-110)
- Over/Under: 146.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Alabama: Three things to know
- Herbert Jones leads the Crimson Tide in assists and rebounds. He puts up 3.4 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game. John Petty Jr. leads the squad with a team-high 2.4 made three-pointers per game.
- The Crimson Tide put up 79.6 points per game, 13.7 more points than the 65.9 the Gaels allow.
- Alabama has a 23-2 record overall and a 16-0-1 record against the spread when putting up more than 65.9 points.
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Iona: Three things to know
- The Gaels scoring leader is Isaiah Ross, who contributes 18.4 points per game. Ross is the top three-point shooter for the team, connecting on 2.5 per game.
- The Gaels score an average of 72.2 points per game, only 2.4 more points than the 69.8 the Crimson Tide allow to opponents.
- Iona is 9-0-1 against the spread and 10-3 overall when it scores more than 69.8 points.
Iona at Alabama: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Alabama 80, Iona 64
The model and BetMGM are in agreement that the Alabama Crimson Tide are the money line favorite in this game.
The model line and the MGM line are within 0.3 points of each other.
The MGM point total for this game is just 2.7 points higher than the model projection.
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Alabama / Auburn / Florida / Georgia / LSU / Michigan / Michigan State / Notre Dame / Ohio State / Oklahoma / Tennessee / Texas / USC / Wisconsin
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