Texas Longhorns vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN

The Alabama Crimson Tide (11-4) will try to defeat the Texas Longhorns (9-6) at Coleman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Texas Longhorns played Tennessee and took a loss by a final of 85-71 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Longhorns walked away with 21 and Tennessee totaled 23 fouls. They buried 6 of 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Tennessee ended up going 72.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 29 tries. Furthermore, Tennessee had 35 boards (15 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Tennessee earned 14 assists and had 12 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Texas let their opponent shoot 52.7% from the field on 29 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Longhorns buried 16 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Texas wrapped up the contest with a 38.6% field goal percentage (22 of 57) and converted 11 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Tramon Mark is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He shot 53.8% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Texas steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 9-6 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Texas is pulling down 41.0 boards per game and is sitting with 205 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 258th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Longhorns are connecting on 34.1% from downtown (119 of 349) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They average 87.5 pts per game (28th in the nation) while connecting on 48.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are 207th in college in opponents points per game (74.2). The Longhorns defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (380 of 893) and they surrender 31.1 boards per contest as a team. They rank 49th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 171 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home defeated by a final of 96-90 against Vanderbilt. The Crimson Tide pulled down 30 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 44 in the game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. Vanderbilt was called for 29 fouls for the matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 38 shots. They were able to bury 29 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.3%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Alabama converted 9 of their 40 attempts (22.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Crimson Tide finished shooting 26 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.1%. The Crimson Tide allowed Vanderbilt to bury 27 out of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.8% for the contest. They finished 35.0% from downtown by going 7 of 20 and finished the game at 35 out of 50 from the free throw line (70.0%). In reference to team rebounding, Alabama permitted Vanderbilt to grab 37 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Amari Allen pitched in for the Crimson Tide in the game. He converted 6 of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accounted for 11 rebounds. He tallied 25 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for this contest.

Alabama has a record of 11-4 on the campaign. The Crimson Tide have committed 20.1 fouls every game and they hit 76.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.0 times per contest (60th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per contest. Alabama has accounted for 1,408 pts this year (93.9 per game) and they grab 42.5 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Crimson Tide are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 142nd in college hoops.

The Alabama defense allows 31.7% on three-point shots (114 of 360) and their opposition knocks down 68.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.3 assists and 40.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 182nd and 358th in college. The Crimson Tide on defense are ranked 338th in college hoops in points given up per game with 82.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the floor (104th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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