Yale Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Yale Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Yale Bulldogs (11-1) are headed to Coleman Coliseum on Monday where they will try to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3).

The Yale Bulldogs took the court against Albany and went home with a win by a final score of 93-82 in their last game. Yale finished the contest with a 48.4% field goal percentage (30 of 62) and knocked down 7 of their 19 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 26 of their 34 attempts for a rate of 76.5%. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected a total of 45 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 20 assists in this contest while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to defending, Yale let their opponent shoot 51.6% from the floor on 32 out of 62 shooting. Albany totaled 17 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Additionally, Albany pulled down 26 boards (3 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Albany finished the game shooting 36.8% from the free throw line by burying 7 of their 19 tries. They converted 11 of 23 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 18 and Albany accounted for 27 personal fouls.

Casey Simmons is one guy who was a factor in this game. He finished shooting 58.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played 26 minutes and collected 2 boards. He ended up with 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Yale will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-1 so far this year. They are averaging 87.3 pts per contest (42nd in D-1) on 52.1% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 43.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (106 of 244) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Yale is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 214 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 69th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 9.3 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 97th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 150 surrendered for the campaign. The Bulldogs are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (307 of 698) and they concede 29.2 boards per contest as a group. They give up 35.0% on 3-pointers and they are 130th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.1).

The last time they took the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide took home the win by a final score of 92-81 against Kennesaw State. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Alabama permitted Kennesaw State to pull down 44 in all (15 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 30.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 23 and ended up going 14 out of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Crimson Tide permitted Kennesaw State to convert 30 of their 69 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide shot 32 out of 73 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Alabama knocked down 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of those for a clip of 78.3%. Kennesaw State was called for 19 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They gave up possession 7 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Crimson Tide recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the game.

Aiden Sherrell ended up being a factor for the Crimson Tide in the matchup. He made 8 of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 24 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.

Alabama has a mark of 9-3 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Crimson Tide are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks them 116th in college hoops. Alabama has accounted for 1,127 points for the season (93.9 per contest) and they average 41.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per game (57th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.5 times per contest. The Crimson Tide are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls per game and they hit 76.1% from the free throw line.

The Crimson Tide on the defensive end are ranked 332nd in college in points given up per game with 81.9. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (115th in D-1). The Alabama defense concedes 31.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (94 of 298) and opponents are making 68.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.1 dimes and 41.2 boards every game, which is 235th and 357th in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Yale

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