Arizona Wildcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN

Legacy Arena at BJCC is where the Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) will attempt to defeat the Arizona Wildcats (8-0) on Saturday.

The Arizona Wildcats took the court against Auburn and went home with a win by a final score of 97-68 in their last game. Arizona wrapped up the game having earned a 61.2% field goal percentage (41 of 67) and made 6 out of their 15 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 9 of their 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 23 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Arizona let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the field on 21 out of 63 shooting. Auburn recorded 7 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Auburn snagged 28 rebounds (13 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Auburn ended up shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of 25 attempts. They also converted 6 of 25 tries from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Wildcats finished with 21 and Auburn finished the game with 15 fouls.

Koa Peat is a guy who played a role in the game. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also totaled 4 rebounds. He went 72.7% from the field and recorded 5 assists.

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Arizona heads into this game with a record of 8-0 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a group they commit 17.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Arizona is pulling in 42.3 boards per game and has 156 assists so far this season, which ranks 101st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are shooting 37.5% on three-point attempts (48 of 128) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. They average 88.5 points per outing (28th in the country) on 53.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They surrender 31.4% on 3-pointers and they are 61st in college in opponents PPG (67.1). The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 39.5% (193 of 488) and they surrender 30.3 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 24th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 93 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home victorious with a score of 97-55 against UTSA. The Crimson Tide collected 38 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 55 in the game. They also turned it over 5 times, while getting 15 steals in the game. UTSA had 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a clip of 85.0%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Alabama converted 16 out of 57 attempts (28.1%). Overall, the Crimson Tide finished shooting 32 for 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0%. The Crimson Tide permitted UTSA to make 20 out of 61 tries from the floor which left them shooting 32.8% in the game. They shot 24.2% from downtown by going 8 out of 33 and finished the game at 7 out of 16 from the free throw line (43.8%). In relation to rebounding, Alabama allowed UTSA to grab 36 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Jalil Bethea was important for the Crimson Tide in the game. He converted 6 of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 22 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Alabama has a mark of 7-2 on the year. The Crimson Tide have committed 18.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 18.2 times per game (34th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest. Alabama has totaled 856 pts on the year (95.1 per contest) and they pull in 42.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide are shooting 48.0% from the field, which is 80th in college.

The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 301st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 79.2. They have forced 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (131st in college). The Alabama defense gives up 30.6% on 3-point shots (67 of 219) and opponents are connecting on 65.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.9 dimes and 38.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 216th and 328th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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