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Alabama vs. BYU NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

Alabama vs. BYU NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

College Basketball DraftKings Sportsbook Insights Data Skrive

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By: DK.Network.Editors

A place in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament will go to either the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (27-8) or the No. 6 BYU Cougars (26-9) when the teams square off in the Sweet 16. This contest tips off tonight at 7:09 p.m. ET.

Alabama vs. BYU Predictions

  • Our prediction to win on the Moneyline in this game is Alabama.
  • Against the spread, we predict that Alabama will cover. The spread is currently Alabama -5.5.
  • As for the total, we see this one going under the posted over/under of 175.5 points. Our projected total for the match is 162.2 points.

Alabama vs. BYU Odds

  • Spread: Alabama (-5.5)
  • Moneyline: Alabama -219 | BYU +180
  • Total: 175.5
  • The Crimson Tide are 20-15-0 ATS this season.
  • Alabama has an ATS record of 12-10 when playing as at least 5.5-point favorites this season.
  • So far this season, 20 out of the Crimson Tide’s 35 games have hit the over.
  • The Crimson Tide have compiled a 22-5 record in games they were listed as the Moneyline favorite (winning 81.5% of those games).
  • Alabama has gone 20-2 when it has played as a Moneyline favorite with odds of -219 or shorter (winning 90.9%).
  • The Cougars are 21-13-0 ATS this year.
  • BYU has covered the spread twice this year (2-2 ATS) when playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs.
  • Cougars games have hit the over 21 out of 34 times this year.
  • This season, the Cougars have won six out of the nine games in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • This season, BYU has won two of its four games when it is the underdog by at least +180 on the Moneyline.

Alabama Key Stats

  • Points: 90.8 PPG (1st) | FG%: 48.6% (18th)
  • Opp. Points: 81 PPG (356th) | Opp. FG%: 42.2% (83rd)
  • Rebounds: 39.2 RPG (2nd) | Opp. Rebounds: 32.9 RPG (288th)
  • Assists: 16.9 APG (16th) | Turnovers: 12.1 TPG (267th)
  • Steals: 6 SPG (265th) | Blocks: 4.5 BPG (38th)

BYU Key Stats

  • Points: 81.2 PPG (26th) | FG%: 48.3% (22nd)
  • Opp. Points: 71.4 PPG (158th) | Opp. FG%: 42.9% (119th)
  • Rebounds: 33.5 RPG (85th) | Opp. Rebounds: 27.5 RPG (15th)
  • Assists: 17.2 APG (10th) | Turnovers: 11.4 TPG (214th)
  • Steals: 7.1 SPG (140th) | Blocks: 3.2 BPG (181st)

This article contains AI-generated editorial insights provided by Data Skrive.

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