The Vanderbilt Commodores (10-11, 3-5 SEC) face the No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide (18-3, 8-0) in Tuscaloosa Tuesday. Tip-off from Coleman Coliseum is at 8:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Vanderbilt vs. Alabama odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Alabama is coming off its worst performance of the season as it lost 93-69 at Oklahoma as a 5-point favorite Saturday. The Crimson Tide remain in the top 5 in the country after suffering just their 3rd loss of the year and should get back on track and remain undefeated in SEC play as Tuesday’s game against Vanderbilt will be a different beast.
Alabama is averaging 82.5 points per game (14th) and should be able to produce against the 213th-ranked Vanderbilt defense (70.6 points allowed per game). The Tide take 3-pointers at an enormous pace and after they failed to fall against Oklahoma they should get back on track against the Commodores. If Vanderbilt wants to remain competitive in this matchup, it will need to score more than the 71.9 points (173rd) it is currently averaging.
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Vanderbilt at Alabama odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:05 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Vanderbilt +675 (bet $100 to win $675) | Alabama -1300 (bet $1,300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Vanderbilt +15.5 (-115) | Alabama -15.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 155.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Vanderbilt at Alabama picks and predictions
Prediction
Alabama 87, Vanderbilt 73
Moneyline
AVOID.
Alabama (-1300) should win but risking 13 times your potential return is not work the risk.
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Against the spread
BET VANDERBILT +15.5 (-115).
Vanderbilt loses often, but it is rarely blown out by opponents. The Commodores have covered the spread in 21 of their last 27 road games against winning teams. Vanderbilt is also 4-0 ATS after a loss and will keep it closer than the 15 points Tuesday.
Over/Under
OVER 155.5 (-110) is the play.
The Tide will be able to put up points against the 213th-ranked team defense in Vanderbilt as they’ll get back to hitting the 3-point shot. Vanderbilt will be forced to score in order to keep up.
The Over is 12-3 in the Commodores’ last 15 road games and it has hit in 11 of their last 13 road games against a team with a winning record at home.
Although the 155.5 number is high, I still lean Over Tuesday.
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