The Alabama Crimson Tide takes on the Auburn Tigers at the Coleman Coliseum this Wednesday evening. Auburn is on a winning streak of 11 and sits top of the Southeastern Conference. It will take a huge performance from the Crimson Tide to stop the Tigers from making it 12 wins in a row, and in our latest NCAAB betting picks, we tell you if Alabama can do it.
- What; 2023/24 NCAA Men’s Basketball
- Who; Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers
- Where; Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- When; Wednesday, January 24th 2024
- Tip-Off; 7.30 pm ET
Alabama is having a good 2023/24 season. To date, they have a home record of 8-1 and a Conference record of 4-1. But they are up against one of the in-form teams in men’s NCAA basketball, the Auburn Tigers.
The Tigers are on a winning streak of 11 and are sweeping all before them. They have only lost twice this season, and as a result of their recent winning streak, Auburn now leads the betting to win the Southeastern and are also among the favorites to win the 2024 NCAA Basketball Championship.
Latest betting to win the Southeastern
The Tigers are 5-0 in the SEC this season, and thanks to their impressive start, Bruce Pearl’s team are the betting favorites to win the Conference at +110. Auburn’s closest rivals are Tennessee at +225, with Kentucky and Alabama joint third in the betting at +500.
Outside of the four betting favorites, you can name your price. Texas and Florida are at +6600, with MS State and South Carolina at +7500.
Betting to win the Men’s 2024 NCAA Basketball Championship
In the betting to win the Men’s NCAA Championship, the best college basketball betting sites still favor the Purdue Boilermakers (+850). Purdue maintained their status as the No.2 side in the latest rankings on Monday, unable to reclaim the top spot they’ve held in recent weeks from the UConn Huskies.
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1. UConn
2. Purdue
3. North Carolina
4. Houston
5. Tennessee
6. Kentucky
7. Kansas
8. Auburn
9. Arizona
10. Illinois— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) January 22, 2024
The Huskies are joint-second betting favorites with Houston at +1000. Kentucky is next at +1100, with Arizona at +1200. North Carolina is still at +1400, with Tennessee and Auburn at +1600.
Auburn’s opponents tonight, the Alabama Crimson Tide, are at odds of +2800 to win the 2024 NCAA Championship.
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers Match Betting
Despite the respective positions of the two colleges in the SEC, the latest NCAAB betting lines favor the Crimson Tide to win the match. On the money line, Alabama is -155, with Auburn at +130.
On the handicap spread, Auburn is receiving a 3.5-point advantage. To win with the spread, the Tigers are -110. To win and cover the 3.5-point spread, Alabama is -110.
The total points amount is 162. Over and under are both -110. More betting options are available on our college basketball odds table. For our odds, we only use the top-rated NCAA basketball betting sites.
Alabama vs. Auburn | |||
Alabama | -155 | N/A | N/A |
Auburn | +130 | N/A | N/A |
Alabama (-3.5) | -110 | -110 | -110 |
Auburn (+3.5) | -110 | -110 | -110 |
Over 162 | -110 | -110 | -110 |
Under 162 | -110 | -110 | -110 |
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers; Latest Form
The Alabama Crimson Tide sits third in the Southeastern with a Conference record of 4-1. Overall, the Crimson Tide are a disappointing 12-6 this season. At home, their record reads 8-1. And on the road, they are 2-2.
In their most recent match, Alabama was well beaten by the Tennessee Volunteers. With home-court advantage, the Volunteers cruised to a 91-71 win at the Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday. The result snapped Alabama’s six-match winning streak.
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wire-to-wire#Vols win pic.twitter.com/rZxCWF0iuB— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) January 20, 2024
The Auburn Tigers sit at the top of the SEC with a 5-0 Conference record. Auburn has an overall record of 16-2 this season. At home, they are 10-0. And on the road, they are 2-1. Just in case you need reminding about how good their recent form is, they are on a winning streak of 11.
One note of caution. The Tigers are yet to play any of the other three leading front runners in the betting to win the SEC. Tonight’s game against the Crimson Tide will be their biggest test in the Conference this season, with their respective matches against Kentucky and Tennessee to follow in February.
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers Betting Picks
The Crimson Tide have a good home record. Their only defeat this season at the Coleman Coliseum came against the Clemson Tigers in November. On that occasion, Alabama lost 85-77. Since that loss, the Crimson Tide has won four in a row at the Coliseum.
As for Auburn, we have already pointed out they are yet to face any of the big boys in the SEC, meaning we will only find out if they are the real deal when they square off against Nate Oats’ team tonight.
This makes calling the winner of this match hard. So, we are going to focus on the total points market.
The spread is 162, the exact number of points scored in Alabama’s last match against Tennessee – albeit away. In the last four matches at the Coliseum, Alabama has covered 162 comfortably on two occasions (178 points vs. Eastern and 168 vs. Missouri), has just missed it once (157 vs. Liberty), and fell well short once (121 vs. South Carolina). As for Auburn, they scored 80 and 83 on their two most recent road trips.
We feel over 162 points is the pick for this match. But if you want a match-winner pick, we would go with Alabama to win on the money line.
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