Alabama Crimson Tide vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Alabama Crimson Tide (14-3) are en route to Rupp Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Kentucky Wildcats (14-3).

The Alabama Crimson Tide took the court against Ole Miss and ended up losing by a score of 74-64 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 16 and Ole Miss totaled 21 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 21 tries from distance. Ole Miss finished shooting 87.5% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 16 attempts. Additionally, Ole Miss grabbed 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Ole Miss doled out 12 assists and had 14 steals in this game. In reference to defense, Alabama allowed 38.6% from the field on 27 out of 70 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide made 19 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. Alabama ended the game having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (20 out of 47) and converted 5 of their 20 3-pointers.

Aden Holloway is one player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 83.3% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 29 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. He finished with 15 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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Alabama comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-3 for the campaign. They cough up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Alabama is pulling in 45.0 boards per game and has tallied 292 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 39th in college in terms of passing. The Crimson Tide are shooting 32.0% on shots from distance (170 of 531) and 69.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 89.5 pts per contest (1st in D-1) while connecting on 47.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Crimson Tide are able to force 10.8 turnovers per game and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 28.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 313th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (77.2). The Crimson Tide defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.6% (467 of 1,149) and they relinquish 36.7 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 42nd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 185 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats got the victory with a final of 81-69 against Texas A&M. In relation to rebounds, Kentucky permitted Texas A&M to pull down 24 overall (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 23.3% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 30 and finished the contest at 16 out of 25 at the free throw line (64.0%). The Wildcats permitted Texas A&M to bury 23 out of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.2%. With regard to 3-pointers, Kentucky made 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a rate of 77.4%. Texas A&M had 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Wildcats snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup.

Jaxson Robinson ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this game. He totaled 22 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists in the game. He converted 8 of 17 in this contest for a rate of 47.1%, and had 8 rebounds.

Kentucky has a win-loss record of 14-3 this season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per game while shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.6 times per contest (7th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per game. Kentucky has accounted for 1,508 pts for the season (88.7 per game) and they collect 40.9 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 48.4% from the field, which has them ranked 38th in the nation.

The Wildcats are ranked 270th in the country in points allowed per game with 74.6. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (93rd in college). The Kentucky defense surrenders 28.1% on 3-pointers (131 of 467) and their opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.5 dimes and 35.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 69th and 267th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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