The No. 4'Alabama Crimson Tide (15-2, 5-0 SEC)'take on the'Vanderbilt Commodores (9-8, 2-2) on Tuesday. Tip from Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville is set for 8:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Alabama vs. Vanderbilt'odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Alabama throttled LSU 106-66 on Saturday, easily covering as 14.5-point favorites. It has now covered the spread 5 times in a row and 6 times in its last 10. This season, the Crimson Tide are 10-6-1 against the spread (ATS). Alabama excels on both offense and defense, ranking 10th in the nation in points per game (84.4) and 6th in opponent field goal percentage (37.5%).
Vanderbilt beat Arkansas 97-84 on Saturday, covering as 3.5-point home underdogs. Vanderbilt is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 and 5-5 in its last 10. Overall, the Commodores are 8-9 ATS this season. They average 72.9 PPG (ranking 157th) and allow 69.5 PPG (196th).