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.
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.