The Alabama Crimson Tide (13-2, 8-6-1 ATS, 8-7 O/U) meet with the Arkansas Razorbacks (12-3, 7-7-1 ATS, 4-11 O/U) in an SEC showdown on Wednesday night. The Crimson Tide beat Kentucky on Saturday. The Razorbacks are looking to rebound from a road loss against Auburn in their previous clash. Alabama posted a 68-67 home win in the only meeting against Arkansas last season.
The #4 Alabama Crimson Tide enter this one striving to extend their winning streak to five games. They have also won eight out of their last nine clashes fueled by great defense. They have defeated Mississippi State on the road, Ole Miss, and were 4.5 point favorites in a dominating 78-52 home win against Kentucky on Saturday to improve to 3-0 in SEC action. Alabama has covered the spread in all three of their conference games. All three were by double-digits.
Brandon Miller has amassed at least 17 points in all three SEC performances. The freshman forward has reached the 20 points mark five times this season and is sporting an average of 19.1 PPG accompanied by 8.5 RPG. Mark Sears is also a prolific scorer. The junior guard recorded 21 points in the recent victory against Mississippi State and enters with an average of 14.7 PPG. Jaden Bradley is stu mbling, posting a field goal efficiency below 30% in three straight clashes. The freshman guard has logged an average of 8.9 PPG and 3.7 APG.
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The Crimson Tide are ranked seventh in the country in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and continue to rally in the AP Top 25, rising threes spot to 4th. Alabama is 3-0 in its three true road games including a win against Houston. The offense is hot and they are now averaging 82.9 points, good for 15th. They have only conceded 62 and 52 points respectively in their last two games and are holding opponents to 69.7 points, placing them 208th.