Alabama Crimson Tide vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Food City Center in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

Food City Center is the location where the Tennessee Volunteers (23-5) will attempt to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide (23-5) on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide took the court against Mississippi State and took home the win by a score of 111-73 in their last game. Alabama finished having earned a 52.1% FG percentage (37 of 71) and converted 22 of their 45 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide knocked down 15 of 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 dimes for this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to defending, Alabama allowed the other team to go 38.4% from the field on 28 of 73 shooting. Mississippi State recorded 14 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Additionally, Mississippi State grabbed 37 boards (16 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Mississippi State ended up going 73.3% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 15 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of 30 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Crimson Tide walked away with 16 while Mississippi State racked up 17 personal fouls.

Chris Youngblood is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished the contest at 53.8% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 26 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He notched 27 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Alabama enters this matchup with a mark of 23-5 so far this season. They are averaging 91.5 points per contest (1st in college hoops) while hitting 48.5% from the field. The Crimson Tide are shooting 35.0% on shots from downtown (297 of 848) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Alabama is snagging 43.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 476 assists this season, which ranks 24th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Crimson Tide are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They are ranked 81st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 338 surrendered on the year. The Crimson Tide are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.8% (800 of 1,913) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 29.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 350th in the nation in PPG allowed (80.1).

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers went home victorious with a score of 65-59 when they played LSU. In relation to how they rebounded, Tennessee allowed LSU to pull down 22 overall (6 offensive). They finished 25.9% from distance by going 7 out of 27 and finished the game at 10 of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). The Volunteers allowed LSU to make 21 out of 51 attempts from the field which had them at 41.2% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers finished the game shooting 23 for 56 from the field which had them at 41.1%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Tennessee converted 6 of their 22 attempts (27.3%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a clip of 61.9%. LSU committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Volunteers collected 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup.

Zakai Zeigler ended up being important for the Volunteers for the contest. He knocked down 6 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He had 17 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this game.

Tennessee has a record of 23-5 on the campaign. The Volunteers are committing 14.9 fouls every game while shooting 74.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.5 times per game (63rd in college) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. Tennessee has totaled 2,081 pts so far this season (74.3 per contest) and they pull in 37.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Volunteers are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 161st in the nation.

The Volunteers defensively are ranked 4th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 60.8. They have forced 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.3% from the floor (3rd in D-1). The Tennessee defense allows 27.6% on 3-pointers (202 of 731) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 9.6 dimes and 31.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 8th and 29th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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