Alabama vs Tennessee College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Jan. 24

The Tennessee Volunteers (12-6, 2-3 SEC) will visit the Alabama Crimson Tide (13-5, 3-2 SEC) after losing three straight road games.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Alabama vs. Tennessee Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, January 24, 2026
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Arena: Coleman Coliseum

Alabama vs. Tennessee Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Alabama win (66.3%)

Check out the betting insights and trends below before making a bet on Saturday's Alabama-Tennessee spread (Alabama -4.5) or over/under (166.5 points).

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Alabama vs. Tennessee: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Alabama has covered eight times in 18 games with a spread this season.
• Tennessee is 7-11-0 ATS this season.
• Alabama covers the spread when it is a 4.5-point favorite or more 50% of the time. That's more often than Tennessee covers as an underdog of 4.5 or more (never covered this season).
• The Crimson Tide have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than road games. They have covered three times in eight games when playing at home, and they've covered two times in four games on the road.
• In 2024-25 against the spread, the Volunteers had a better winning percentage at home (.529, 9-8-0 record) than away (.455, 5-6-0).
• Alabama has two wins against the spread in conference play this year.
• Tennessee has won once against the spread in SEC action this year.

Alabama vs. Tennessee: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Alabama has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and has come away with the win nine times (81.8%) in those contests.
• The Crimson Tide have a mark of 9-1 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -194 or better on the moneyline.
• Tennessee has won one of the three games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (33.3%).
• The Volunteers have played as a moneyline underdog of +158 or longer in only one game this season, which they lost.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Alabama has a 66% chance of pulling out a win.

Alabama vs. Tennessee Head-to-Head Comparison

• Alabama was the best team in the nation in points scored (90.7 per game) but third-worst in points allowed (81.3) last year.
• On the glass, Alabama was third-best in the country in rebounds (38.8 per game) last season. It was 290th in rebounds conceded (33.0 per game).
• At 17.1 assists per game, Alabama was 13th-best in the nation last season.
• Alabama committed 12.1 turnovers per game last year and forced 10.0 per game, ranking 267th and 305th, respectively, in the country.
• Tennessee was carried by its defense last season, as it ranked 10th-best in college basketball by allowing just 63.1 points per game. It ranked 167th in college basketball in points scored (74.0 per contest).
• Tennessee ranked 13th-best in college basketball by allowing only 27.5 rebounds per game. It ranked 105th in college basketball by averaging 33.2 boards per contest.
• Last season Tennessee ranked 61st in college basketball in assists, dishing out 15.4 per game.
• Tennessee averaged 9.6 turnovers per game (40th-ranked in college basketball). It forced 10.5 turnovers per contest (250th-ranked).

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