Alabama vs. Vanderbilt Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 21

Published 2:28 pm Monday, January 20, 2025

Tuesday’s game between the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (15-3, 4-1 SEC) and the Vanderbilt Commodores (15-3, 3-2 SEC) at Coleman Coliseum has a good chance to be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 85-74 and heavily favors Alabama to take home the win. Game time is at 7:00 PM ET on January 21.

According to our computer prediction, Vanderbilt projects to cover the 12.5-point spread in its matchup versus Alabama. The over/under has been set at 169.5, and the two sides are projected to come in below that total.

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Alabama vs. Vanderbilt Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV: SEC Network
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  • Where: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Venue: Coleman Coliseum
  • Line: Alabama -12.5
  • Point total: 169.5
  • Moneyline (to win): Alabama -847, Vanderbilt +570

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Alabama vs. Vanderbilt Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Alabama 85, Vanderbilt 74

Spread & Total Prediction for Alabama vs. Vanderbilt

  • Pick ATS: Vanderbilt (+12.5)
  • Pick OU: Under (169.5)

Alabama has put together a 10-8-0 record against the spread this season, while Vanderbilt is 12-6-0. The Crimson Tide have gone over the point total in 10 games, while Commodores games have gone over eight times. The teams combine to score 172.3 points per game, 2.8 more points than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 contests, Alabama has a 7-3 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall. Vanderbilt has gone 7-3 against the spread and 8-2 overall in its last 10 matches.

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Alabama Performance Insights

  • The Crimson Tide’s +214 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 11.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 90.2 points per game (first in college basketball) while giving up 78.3 per outing (327th in college basketball).
  • Alabama wins the rebound battle by 8.3 boards on average. It records 40.7 rebounds per game, which ranks third in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 32.4 per contest.
  • Alabama hits 10.2 three-pointers per game (24th in college basketball) while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc (258th in college basketball). It is making 3.4 more threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 6.8 per game while shooting 29.2%.
  • The Crimson Tide rank 42nd in college basketball with 103.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and 135th in college basketball defensively with 89.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.
  • Alabama loses the turnover battle by 1.8 per game, committing 12.1 (245th in college basketball) while its opponents average 10.3.

Vanderbilt Performance Insights

  • The Commodores are outscoring opponents by 14.3 points per game, with a +257 scoring differential overall. They put up 82.1 points per game (37th in college basketball) and give up 67.8 per contest (76th in college basketball).
  • Vanderbilt wins the rebound battle by an average of 1.2 boards. It pulls down 31.9 rebounds per game (220th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 30.7.
  • Vanderbilt makes 8.2 three-pointers per game (137th in college basketball) while shooting 32.5% from beyond the arc (256th in college basketball). It is making 1.2 more threes than its opponents, who drain 7.0 per game at 35.4%.
  • Vanderbilt has won the turnover battle by 5.4 per game, committing 9.7 (30th in college basketball) while forcing 15.1 (16th in college basketball).

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