Sam Houston Bearkats vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 11/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sam Houston Bearkats vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

Coleman Coliseum is the location where the Alabama Crimson Tide (25-10 last year) will attempt to defeat the Sam Houston Bearkats (22-12 last season) on Tuesday.

The Sam Houston Bearkats took the court against Kennesaw State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-73 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bearkats walked away with 20 while Kennesaw State recorded 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. Kennesaw State went 74.1% at the free throw line by making 20 of 27 shots. Moreover, Kennesaw State had 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kennesaw State earned 11 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. When talking about defense, Sam Houston allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the field on 25 of 52 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 13 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bearkats made 13 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Sam Houston finished having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 of 62) and knocked down 6 out of their 25 shots from downtown.

Jacobe Coleman is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished 36.8% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He saw the court for 40 mins played and also grabbed 2 boards. He scored 18 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

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Sam Houston enters this game after finishing with a mark of 22-12 last year. They had an average of 82.3 points per game (45th in D-1) while hitting 46.5% from the field. The Bearkats connected on 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (284 of 776) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a group, Sam Houston grabbed 40.6 rebounds per contest and accounted for 527 assists over the course of last season, which was 81st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a team committed 17.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bearkats forced their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.2 personal fouls. They were 196th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 446 surrendered throughout last season. The Bearkats defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 42.8% (885 of 2,070) and they surrendered 34.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They gave up 31.5% on 3-pointers and they ranked 218th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.1).

When they last played, the Alabama Crimson Tide took a loss by a final score of 90-77 when they played Michigan. Regarding cleaning the glass, Alabama allowed Michigan to snag 40 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They went 48.1% from three-point range by shooting 13 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 20 at the charity stripe (55.0%). The Crimson Tide allowed Michigan to make 33 of 66 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the game. Overall, the Crimson Tide ended up shooting 25 for 69 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.2%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Alabama buried 14 of their 47 tries (29.8%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Michigan was called for 12 fouls for the matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Crimson Tide pulled down 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the matchup.

Labaron Philon was important for the Crimson Tide in this game. He racked up 35 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this matchup. He converted 10 of 21 for this game for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Alabama had a mark of 25-10 last season. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide hit 45.5% from the floor, which was ranked 157th in college. Alabama scored 3,192 points last season (91.2 per game) and they grabbed 40.7 rebounds per game. They assisted teammates 16.3 times per game (46th in the country) and they turned it over 9.8 times per game. The Crimson Tide committed 18.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Crimson Tide on the defensive side of the court were 351st in college in points per game surrendered with 82.7. They forced 9.5 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (115th in college hoops). The Alabama defense conceded 33.8% on 3-pointers (287 of 849) and opponents made 69.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 22.4 dimes and 39.9 rebounds per contest, which was ranked 325th and 359th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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