The No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the No. 14 Houston Cougars at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide are 7-1 overall and 4-0 at home, while Houston is 8-1 overall and 0-0 on the road. Both teams were No. 2 seeds in the 2021 NCAA Tournament and Alabama advanced to the Sweet 16, while Houston made it all the way to the Final Four.
It will be a battle of contrasting styles with Alabama ranking sixth in the nation in scoring (86.4 ppg), while Houston ranks third in the country in scoring defense (53.4 ppg). The Crimson Tide are favored by three points in the latest Alabama vs. Houston odds from Caesars Sportsbook and the over-under is set at 146. Before entering any Houston vs. Alabama picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of over $2,200 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Alabama vs. Houston. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Houston vs. Alabama:
- Alabama vs. Houston spread: Alabama -3
- Alabama vs. Houston over-under: 146 points
Featured Game | Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Houston Cougars
What you need to know about Alabama
Alabama picked up an extremely impressive victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs last Saturday, winning 91-82. Alabama guard Jaden Shackelford was the offensive standout of the contest for Bama, shooting 6-for-8 from beyond the arc and finishing with 28 points and nine rebounds.
Shackelford crossed the 1,000-point threshold for his career just a few games into his third year at Alabama earlier this season and he’s averaging 19.3 points per game in 2021-22. Jahvon Quinerly is also having a big season, averaging 14.9 points and 3.9 assists per game.
What you need to know about Houston
Meanwhile, Houston simply couldn’t be stopped on Monday, as it easily beat the Alcorn State Braves at home 77-45. Houston got its victory thanks in large part to several big performances, and it was guard Marcus Sasser out in front, shooting 5-for-9 from downtown and finishing with 17 points and six steals.
Sasser is one of the nation’s best two-way guards and is averaging 17.7 points and 2.6 steals per game this season. The Cougars have only allowed one opponent (Wisconsin) to shoot better than 40 percent from the field this season and they’ll need that defensive intensity against one of the most prolific offenses in the country.
How to make Houston vs. Alabama picks
The model is leaning over on the total and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 70 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Alabama vs. Houston? And which side of the spread hits well over 70 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the red-hot model that has crushed its college basketball picks.
