Alabama Crimson Tide vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPNEWS

Stegeman Coliseum is the location where the Georgia Bulldogs (19-9) will attempt to defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide (21-7) on Tuesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced off with Tennessee and notched a win by a score of 71-69 in their last contest. Alabama finished with a 44.6% FG percentage (25 of 56) and made 10 of 27 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide buried 11 of 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 8 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to the defense, Alabama allowed 38.5% from the floor on 30 out of 78 shooting. Tennessee recorded 13 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. Additionally, Tennessee collected 45 boards (24 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Tennessee finished the game at 62.5% at the free throw line by burying 5 of 8 tries. They also made 4 of 18 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up with 10 and Tennessee had 15 fouls.

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is someone who was a contributor in this game. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Alabama comes into this contest with a mark of 21-7 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Alabama is pulling in 41.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 469 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 57th in college in terms of passing. The Crimson Tide are hitting 36.1% on shots from distance (363 of 1006) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 92.9 pts per game (1st in college) while connecting on 46.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Crimson Tide are forcing 9.4 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are 198th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 389 conceded for the year. The Crimson Tide defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.8% (829 of 1,935) and they relinquish 40.1 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 33.0% from 3-point land and they are 356th in the nation in opponents points per game (83.6).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 87-68 against South Carolina. The Bulldogs were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 28 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. South Carolina had 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.6%. When talking about three-point attempts, Georgia made 12 of 30 tries (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs went 32 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.1%. The Bulldogs permitted South Carolina to bury 22 out of their 59 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3% for the game. They shot 25.0% from three-point range by hitting 6 of 24 and finished the contest at 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). When talking about how they rebounded, Georgia permitted South Carolina to pull down 29 in total (10 offensive).

Jeremiah Wilkinson was important for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He made 5 of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists for this game.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 19-9 on the campaign. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 17.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.6 times per game (134th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.6 times per contest. Georgia has accumulated 2,515 pts this year (89.8 per contest) and they collect 38.6 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 84th in the country.

The Georgia defense surrenders 33.2% on shots from distance (222 of 669) and their opponents are making 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.6 assists and 38.1 boards per contest, which has them ranked 202nd and 344th in college. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 309th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 78.8. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (147th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama

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