Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 2/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

Moody Center is where the Texas Longhorns (15-9) will meet the Alabama Crimson Tide (20-3) on Tuesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced Arkansas and took home the win by a score of 85-81 in their last game. Alabama finished the contest having earned a 54.8% FG percentage (34 out of 62) and knocked down 5 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Crimson Tide made 12 of their 18 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 dimes in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding defending, Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 28 out of 65 shooting. Arkansas recorded 15 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In addition, Arkansas snagged 30 rebounds (12 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Arkansas finished the game shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 21 shots. They converted 7 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 16 and Arkansas recorded 18 fouls.

Chris Youngblood is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He finished with 15 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He finished 55.6% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Alabama enters this matchup with a mark of 20-3 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 90.0 points per contest (1st in Division 1) while shooting 47.9% from the field. The Crimson Tide are shooting 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (229 of 686) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Alabama is snagging 44.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 392 assists for the year, which has them ranked 36th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Crimson Tide are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers per game and they draw 21.2 fouls. They concede 29.0% from 3-point land while they are 332nd in the country in points per game from their opponents (78.4). The Crimson Tide defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.1% (649 of 1,580) and they concede 36.8 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 41st in college in giving up assists with 267 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Texas Longhorns took a loss by a score of 86-78 against Vanderbilt. In regard to how they rebounded, Texas permitted Vanderbilt to pull down 40 in total (15 offensive). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 27 and ended up going 17 out of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). The Longhorns allowed Vanderbilt to make 30 out of their 71 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.3% in the game. Overall, the Longhorns ended up shooting 25 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.7%. When discussing three-point shots, Texas converted 9 out of 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.4%. Vanderbilt committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 1 steal in the matchup. The Longhorns corralled 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 39 for the matchup.

Tre Johnson was important for the Longhorns in this matchup. He made 5 out of 14 for the game giving him a rate of 35.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 5 assists in this contest.

Texas has a mark of 15-9 for the year. The Longhorns are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.6 times per game (191st in college) and they turn it over 9.5 times per game. Texas has scored 1,884 points on the season (78.5 per contest) and they collect 35.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Longhorns are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 64th in Division 1.

The Texas defense allows 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (158 of 486) and opponents are converting on 67.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.4 dimes and 33.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 52nd and 144th in the country. The Longhorns on the defensive end are ranked 61st in the country in points per game surrendered with 67.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (73rd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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