And then there were 4… The NCAA Tournament semifinals in Glendale, Arizona should provide plenty of entertainment, with a field that features two #1 seeds (UConn, Purdue), a #4 seed that averages more than 90 points per game (Alabama) and a Cinderella #11 seed that needed to win its conference tournament just to get into March Madness (NC State). Saturday night's sec ond semifinal showdown pits the Crimson Tide against a UConn team that has been an absolute juggernaut throughout this tournament. Donovan Clingan and company are significant favorites, but the Crimson Tide are riding high after knocking off North Carolina and Clemson to advance to the Final Four.'
Here is my Alabama vs UConn Same Game Parlay for the huge matchup, which will be televised starting at 8:49 pm ET on TBS.
Part of the value in a Same Game Parlay, of course, is that all of its components can be correlated if you so choose. That is some of the plan here, as Mark Sears going under his point total obviously works well with UConn covering this big spread. Let's break down each of the 3 legs in our parlay.'
UConn Huskies -11.5 over Alabama Crimson Tide (-110)
Dating back to last season's tournament, the Huskies have now won a whopping 10 games in a row by double-digits while covering the spread in each game as well. Alabama is a worthy challenger, but the Crimson Tide may simply be overmatched by this UConn team. Alabama's offense ranks third in KenPom's adjusted offensive efficiency, largely due to their ability to take high-quality shots, as Alabama ranks third nationally in Rim-and-3 Rate at Shot Quality. In fact, in their win over Clemson, Nate Oats’ team shot 13/26 at the rim and went 16/36 from beyond the arc to put up 1.25 points per possession. However, succeeding in those areas is a much tougher task against UConn.