The Alabama Crimson Tide (15-5 overall, 10-1 SEC) visit the South Carolina Gamecocks (5-7, 3-5) for a Tuesday night competition at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC. The notification will be at 6:30 pm Eastern Time. Below, we analyze the Alabama-South Carolina college basketball odds, with choices and predictions.
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Alabama in South Carolina: Odds, spread and lines
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Money line: Alabama -300 (bet $ 300 to win $ 100) | South Carolina +240 (bet $ 100 to win $ 240)
Against spread / ATS: Alabama -6.5 (-110) | South Carolina +6.5 (-110)
Up down: 155.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Alabama in South Carolina: three things to know
Both teams arrive at this game with defeats and after losing two of the last three. For Crimson Tide, this 1-2 period follows a 10-game winning streak (December 22 to January 26). During its winning streak, Alabama averaged 84.9 points per game. In the last three games, Tide has averaged 68.0 PPG. South Carolina’s last win in this series was on January 30, 2016. Since then, Gamecocks have lost five consecutive points – by an average margin of eight points – to Crimson Tide. This recent series includes a 90-86 victory in Alabama last season. That game – February 29 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama – featured a total of 50 trips to the free throw line. Several pace measures differ, but in the worst case, these are two of the fastest teams in the NCAA-I (hence the total high points). Both teams usually play games with ball possession numbers between mid and 70 years. His Over / Under combination, however, is a total of 16-16.
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Alabama in South Carolina: Probabilities, lines, predictions and choices
Moneyline (ML)
Alabama’s two recent defeats – and its two recent victories with the lowest total points – were against much stronger talents. South Carolina does not have a strong schedule. Tide has a major injury that can come into play with the senior F Herb Jones (11.9 PPG, 6.0 RPG) is listed as questionable (back). ‘Bama coming out of a defeat must be a proposition of almost 80% in this contest.
THERE IS VALUE IN RESPECTING ALABAMA -300.
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Against spread (ATS)
The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five games in this series. Make sure that Tide has a monstrous advantage in transition and free throw points. They are coming out of an atypical game in what was still just a 3 point loss to a talented team from Missouri.
Run, don’t walk to TIDE THE CRIMSON -6.5 (-110).
Up / Down (O / U)
Disappear the big scoring numbers from the start of the season to Alabama and respect Tide’s most neglected defensive skills.
MAKE THE SMALLEST 155.5 (-110).
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