Alabama Crimson Tide vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (14-8) are hosting the Alabama Crimson Tide (19-3) at Bud Walton Arena on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced Georgia and took home the win by a score of 90-69 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Crimson Tide left the arena with 19 while Georgia recorded 18 fouls. They also buried 4 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point land. Georgia ended up going 47.8% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 23 tries. On top of that, Georgia grabbed 32 boards (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia doled out 5 assists and had 12 steals in the game. When it comes to defending, Alabama allowed the other team to go 35.5% from the field on 27 of 76 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Crimson Tide made 19 of 23 tries for a rate of 82.6%. Alabama wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 of 57) and buried 11 out of their 26 3-point attempts.

Mark Sears is one player who came through in the game. He recorded 20 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He played 31 mins and also collected 5 boards. He ended up going 42.9% from the floor and also distributed 6 dimes.

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Alabama will play this game with a mark of 19-3 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Alabama is pulling in 44.8 boards per contest and has racked up 375 assists for the year, which ranks 38th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Crimson Tide are connecting on 33.6% on 3-pointers (224 of 667) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 90.2 pts per game (1st in the country) while connecting on 47.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Crimson Tide have forced 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They surrender 28.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 330th in college in points per game allowed (78.3). The Crimson Tide defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.0% (621 of 1,515) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 41st in the nation in giving up assists with 252 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked away with a victory by a final of 78-70 when they faced Texas. In reference to rebounding, Arkansas allowed Texas to get 38 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 27.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 22 and finished the contest at 20 out of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). The Razorbacks allowed Texas to convert 22 of their 64 tries from the field which left them shooting 34.4% in the game. Overall, the Razorbacks went 22 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Arkansas converted 7 of their 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to make 27 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.1%. Texas earned 24 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 35 shots. They also gave up possession 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Razorbacks corralled 30 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the matchup.

Johnell Davis pitched in for the Razorbacks for the contest. He knocked down 7 out of 15 in the game for a rate of 46.7%, and added 5 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes in the game.

Arkansas has a mark of 14-8 so far this season. The Razorbacks are committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.6 times per contest (115th in college) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. Arkansas has accounted for 1,690 pts so far this year (76.8 per game) and they grab 35.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Razorbacks are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is 81st in the country.

The Razorbacks are ranked 93rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the floor (66th in college). The Arkansas defense concedes 31.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (167 of 524) and their opposition makes 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.6 assists and 34.4 boards per game, which is 66th and 185th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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