The Kentucky Wildcats (22-10) travel to face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide (24-7) on Friday, March 14th. This game will be played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and televised on SECN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 9:30 ET.

Kentucky Wildcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide

The Wildcats Are Coming Off A Win

Kentucky Wildcats Recent Game/Games

The Wildcats improved to 22-10 this season with a narrow 85-84 win over Oklahoma on Thursday. Playing at home, Kentucky entered the game as -6.5 favorites but didn’t cover the spread.

Kentucky led 40-38 at halftime and scored 45 points in the 2nd half while allowing 46. The game’s total points of 169 exceeded the O/U line of 161.5.

The Crimson Tide Are Coming Off A Win

Alabama Crimson Tide Recent Game/Games

Alabama improved to 24-7 on the season with a 93-91 win over Auburn on Saturday. The Crimson Tide were +7.5 point underdogs going into the game, but not only did they pull off the upset, they also covered the spread.

Alabama led 45-42 at halftime, but allowed 37 points in the 2nd half while scoring 34. The game’s total points of 184 went over the pre-game line of 179.5.

Wildcats Offense Breakdown

Kentucky’s offense put up 85 points in their last game, shooting 51.7% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 58.3%. They were strong inside, hitting 63.9% of their two-point attempts, while connecting on 33.3% from beyond the arc, making 8 of 24 threes.

Jeremiah Fears led the way with 28 points and 5 assists, despite shooting just 18.2% from three. Otega Oweh added 27 points, hitting 2 of 3 from deep, and Koby Brea contributed 22 points, shooting 66.7% overall and 57.1% from three.

Crimson Tide Offense Breakdown

Alabama put up 93 points in their latest game, shooting 52.2% from the field and 31.8% from three-point range. Their effective field goal percentage was 56.7%, with a strong 62.2% shooting inside the arc.

Johni Broome led the way with 34 points, while Grant Nelson added 23, hitting 50% from deep. Tahaad Pettiford also connected on 50% of his threes, finishing with 19 points and 6 assists.

Wildcats Team Defense

Despite Kentucky’s defensive struggles, they allowed 84 points on 51% shooting from the field. The Wildcats gave up 23 two-point baskets on 36 attempts, with their opponents converting at a 63% clip.

From beyond the arc, Kentucky’s defense held their opponents to 8 threes on 24 attempts, a 33% shooting rate. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 22 times, where they made 15 free throws, shooting 68%. Kentucky allowed 8 offensive rebounds in the game.

Crimson Tide Team Defense

Despite Kentucky’s defensive struggles, allowing 84 points on 51% shooting, their opponent couldn’t capitalize from deep, making just 8 of 24 threes (33%). The Wildcats also sent them to the line 22 times, where they converted 15 free throws (68%).

Inside the arc, Kentucky gave up 23 two-point baskets on 36 attempts, a 63% success rate. They also allowed 8 offensive rebounds in the game.

Wildcats vs Crimson Tide Trends

• In their last three games away from home, the Wildcats have a straight up record of 2-1 while going 1-2 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 85 points per game in these contests.
• Alabama has a 1-2 record in their last three home games. In this stretch, they averaged 89 points per game while allowing 93. The team also performed well vs the spread at 2-1.
• Going back to their last ten games as the underdog, the Wildcats have a straight up record of 6-4. But, their mark vs the spread was just 7-3.
• Going back to their last ten games as the favorite, the Crimson Tide have a straight up record of 7-3. But, their mark vs the spread was just 5-5.

Wildcats vs Crimson Tide Prediction

In this Crimson Tide vs. Crimson Tide matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Crimson Tide at -6.5. While we project the Crimson Tide to win 76-71, our recommendation is to bet on the Wildcats for the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 180.5, 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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