Kentucky vs. Alabama prediction, odds: 2026 college basketball picks from proven model

SEC fuels open conference play on Saturday when the No. 14 Alabama Crimson Tide hosts the Kentucky Wildcats. Kentucky is 9-4 overall, but enters this game with some momentum after beating St. John’s and Indiana as part of a four-game winning streak. Alabama has won three straight and enters the conference with a 10-3 record overall. Alabama swept the season series between these teams last year, including a 99-70 victory in the SEC tournament, which represented the largest margin of victory ever for the program against Kentucky.

Tipoff from Coleman Coliseum is at noon ET. The Crimson Tide are 5.5-point favorites in the latest Alabama vs. Kentucky odds, while the over/under is 175.5. Before making any Kentucky vs. Alabama picks, check out college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times and enters Week 9 a scorching 7-1 on its top-rated college basketball picks. Anyone following his college basketball betting tips at sports betting and betting apps could have seen strong returns.

Today, the model simulated Kentucky vs. Alabama 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted men’s college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can now head over to SportsLine to see the model’s choices. Here are several men’s college basketball odds and men’s college basketball betting lines for Alabama vs. Kentucky:

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How to make Alabama vs. Kentucky picks

The SportsLine model is go under the total (175.5 points). The total increased by five points from the opening line, creating value on the Under after the line moved. Alabama is elite offensively, but Kentucky is solid defensively, allowing just 67.8 points per game. Kentucky, meanwhile, ranks outside the top 50 in offensive scoring.

Eight of Kentucky’s 13 games have gone under this season, and the Wildcats have only seen one road game go over. The model projects 174 combined points in this one, making the Under the pick.

The model also indicates that one side of the gap hits well over 60% of the time. You can only see this pick on SportsLine.

So who does Kentucky win against Alabama, and which side of the spread reaches well over 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to be on, all from the advanced model that has simulated this game 10,000 times, and find out.