The Kentucky Wildcats (18-8) travel to face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide (21-5) on Saturday, February 22nd. This game will be played at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa and televised on ESPN. Kentucky is coming off a win in their previous game, while Alabama is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Missouri. Tip-off is set for 6:00 ET.

Kentucky Wildcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide

The Wildcats Are Coming Off A Win

Kentucky Wildcats Recent Game/Games

Kentucky improved to 18-8 on the season with an 82-61 win over Vanderbilt on Wednesday. The Wildcats, who were -5 favorites going into the game, covered the spread with the victory.

Kentucky led 41-40 at halftime but dominated the second half, outscoring Vanderbilt 41-21. The game’s total points ended at 143, falling short of the 162.5 O/U line.

The Crimson Tide Are Coming Off A Win

Alabama’s season record dropped to 21-5 after a 110-98 loss to Missouri on Wednesday. The Crimson Tide were +1 point underdogs going into the game and failed to cover the spread.

Alabama trailed 59-46 at halftime but put up 52 points in the second half while allowing 51. The total points for the game reached 208, far exceeding the over/under line of 172.5.

Wildcats Offense Breakdown

Kentucky’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their recent game, shooting 58% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 68%. They hit 78.3% of their two-point attempts and connected on 40.7% from beyond the arc, making 11 threes.

The Wildcats were perfect from the free-throw line, going 13-for-13, and dished out 16 assists. Otega Oweh led the way with 20 points, while Amari Williams was perfect from the field, hitting all 6 of his shots.

Crimson Tide Offense Breakdown

Alabama’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 98 points while shooting 53.8% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 64.6%, thanks in part to hitting 41.9% of their threes (13/31) and 64.7% of their two-point attempts (22/34).

Mark Sears led the way with 35 points, connecting on 5 of 11 from deep, while Mark Mitchell added 31 points on 73.3% shooting. Caleb Grill contributed 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Mouhamed Dioubate also grabbed 10 boards. Alabama finished with 16 assists and 11 offensive rebounds, shooting 71.4% from the free-throw line (15/21).

Wildcats Team Defense

Despite Kentucky’s defensive struggles, allowing 61 points on 58% shooting, they managed to limit offensive rebounds, giving up just 2. The Wildcats also sent the opposing team to the line 13 times, where they converted all their free throws.

Crimson Tide Team Defense

Despite Kentucky’s defensive struggles, they managed to limit their opponent to 61 points. The Wildcats allowed a 58% shooting performance, with 29 made field goals on 50 attempts.

From two-point range, Kentucky’s opponent shot 78%, hitting 18 of 23 shots. They also connected on 11 of 27 three-point attempts, good for 40%. The Wildcats sent them to the line 13 times, where they converted all their free throws.

Wildcats vs Crimson Tide Trends

• In their last ten games away from home, the Wildcats have a straight up record of 5-5 while going 6-4 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 79 points per game in these contests.
• Across the Crimson Tide last ten home games, the team averaged 94 points per game while allowing 86. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 7-3, while going 9-1 straight-up.
• As the betting underdog, the Wildcats have an ATS record of 4-1 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 3-2.
• In their last five contests as the favorite, Alabama has a poor record vs the spread going 2-3. But, they still put together a straight up mark of 4-1.

Wildcats vs Crimson Tide Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Crimson Tide vs. Crimson Tide game, we suggest taking the Crimson Tide at -9.5. Even though our predictions have the Crimson Tide winning 76-71, we see the Wildcats as the better choice on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 181.5, and our model predicts the Wildcats and Crimson Tide to score a combined 147 points. We recommend betting on the under.

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