Kentucky Wildcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

Coleman Coliseum is the site where the Alabama Crimson Tide (21-5) will compete against the Kentucky Wildcats (18-8) on Saturday.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced Vanderbilt and took home the win by a score of 82-61 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 14 and Vanderbilt racked up 14 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 25 attempts from distance. Vanderbilt finished the game shooting 54.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 11 attempts. In addition, Vanderbilt snagged 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Vanderbilt recorded 14 assists and had 10 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Kentucky let their opponent shoot 40.3% from the floor on 25 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 16 dimes for this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 13 of their 13 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Kentucky ended the contest having earned a 58.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 50) and made 11 out of their 27 3-pointers.

Otega Oweh is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He notched 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Kentucky steps onto the court with a record of 18-8 this season. They are averaging 85.8 points per game (3rd in college) while hitting 48.6% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 38.0% on shots from 3-point land (261 of 687) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Kentucky is grabbing 39.3 rebounds per contest and has 451 assists this season, which is 21st in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing 9.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They surrender 29.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 291st in D-1 in points per game allowed (75.7). The Wildcats defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.3% (700 of 1,654) and they surrender 35.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 142nd in the country in giving up assists with 336 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide took a loss by a score of 110-98 when they played Missouri. Regarding team rebounding, Alabama allowed Missouri to collect 29 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 39.1% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 23 and ended up shooting 31 of 47 at the free throw line (66.0%). The Crimson Tide allowed Missouri to convert 35 out of their 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 60.3% for this game. In all, the Crimson Tide finished the game shooting 35 out of 65 from the field which had them at 53.8%. With regard to shooting from distance, Alabama made 13 out of their 31 attempts (41.9%). They were able to convert 15 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. Missouri committed 19 fouls for the game which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Crimson Tide collected 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the contest.

Mark Sears was important for the Crimson Tide for this game. He racked up 35 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 5 assists in this contest. He buried 12 out of 20 for this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and added 2 rebounds.

Alabama has a win-loss mark of 21-5 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Crimson Tide are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks 34th in college. Alabama has accounted for 2,356 points on the season (90.6 per contest) and they average 44.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.7 times per game (32nd in the country) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. The Crimson Tide commit 18.9 fouls per game while shooting 71.5% from the charity stripe.

The Alabama defense gives up 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (185 of 613) and opponents are converting on 70.8% of their foul shots. They give up 11.9 assists and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 81st and 288th in those defensive categories. The Crimson Tide on defense are ranked 349th in the country in PPG given up with 80.3. They are forcing 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (83rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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