The Alabama Crimson Tide (23-5) travel to face off against the Tennessee Volunteers (23-5) on Saturday, March 1st. This game will be played at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville and televised on ESPN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 4:00 ET.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Tennessee Volunteers

The Crimson Tide Are Coming Off A Win

Alabama Crimson Tide Recent Game/Games

Alabama improved to 23-5 on the season with a dominant 111-73 win over Mississippi State on Tuesday. Playing at home, the Crimson Tide entered the game as 9-point favorites and covered the spread with ease. The combined 184 points in the game went over the pre-game O/U line of 174.5.

Alabama jumped out to a 53-27 lead by halftime and continued to pour it on in the second half, scoring 58 points while allowing 46. The Tide’s offensive firepower was on full display as they cruised to another win.

The Volunteers Are Coming Off A Win

Tennessee Volunteers Recent Game/Games

Tennessee improved to 23-5 on the season with a 65-59 road win over LSU on Tuesday. The Volunteers entered the game as -10.5 favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 124, falling short of the 140.5 O/U line.

After leading 26-23 at halftime, Tennessee scored 39 points in the 2nd half while allowing 36 to the Tigers.

Crimson Tide Offense Breakdown

Alabama’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 111 points with a 52.1% field goal percentage. They were especially deadly from beyond the arc, hitting 22 of 45 threes for a 48.9% rate, contributing to an effective field goal percentage of 67.6%.

Chris Youngblood led the way with 27 points, knocking down 7 of 11 threes. Mark Sears and Josh Hubbard each added 21 points, with Sears also dishing out 10 assists. The team finished with 28 assists overall, while KeShawn Murphy had a strong performance inside, shooting 8 of 11 and grabbing 11 rebounds.

Volunteers Offense Breakdown

In their last game, Tennessee put up 65 points, shooting 41.1% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 46.4%, with a 50% success rate on two-point attempts (17/34) and just 27.3% from beyond the arc (6/22). At the free-throw line, the Volunteers hit 61.9%, making 13 of 21 attempts.

Vyctorius Miller and Zakai Zeigler each scored 17 points, with Miller hitting 3 of 6 from deep. Felix Okpara was perfect from the field, going 6 for 6 and adding 7 rebounds. Tennessee grabbed 17 offensive boards and recorded just 9 assists as a team.

Crimson Tide Team Defense

Alabama struggled defensively, giving up 73 points on 52% shooting. They allowed 37 made field goals on 71 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Alabama’s defense gave up 22 threes on 45 attempts, a 48% shooting percentage. They also sent the opposing team to the line 18 times, where they made 15 free throws.

Volunteers Team Defense

Despite Alabama’s defensive efforts, they allowed 73 points in their last game, with the opposing team shooting 52% from the field, hitting 37 of their 71 attempts. The Crimson Tide struggled to contain two-point shots, as the opposition made 57% of their two-point attempts, going 15/26.

Alabama also gave up 22 three-pointers, with the opposing team shooting 48% from beyond the arc. From the free-throw line, the opposition went 15/18, shooting 83%. Alabama allowed 13 offensive rebounds in the game.

Crimson Tide vs Volunteers Trends

• Through their last three road games, Alabama has an ATS record of just 1-2. However, their overall record was 2-1 while averaging 95 points per game.
• Tennessee has played well in their previous five home games, going 3-2 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 65 points per game while allowing 61. The team also performed well vs the spread at 3-2.
• Alabama has done well both straight up and vs the spread as the underdog, going 4-1 SU and 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
• Through their previous three contests as the betting favorite, the Volunteers have a strong record of 2-1. Their record vs the spread in these matchups is 0-3.

Crimson Tide vs Volunteers Prediction

Not only do we have the Volunteers winning this one by a score of 77-70, but we see them covering the spread. Our pick is to grab the Volunteers at -3.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 157.5 and given that our model is projecting 147 points between the teams, we like the under.

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