Alabama vs South Carolina Prediction

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No. 5 Alabama (12-2, 1-0 in SEC) meets South Carolina (10-4, 0-1 in SEC) in a Southeastern Conference clash from Colonial Life Arena in Columbia on Wednesday night. In their last 5 games, the Crimson Tide is a perfect 5-0, beating Creighton by 8 (83-75), North Dakota by 7 (97-90), Kent State by 27 (81-54), San Diego State by 23 (105-82), and Oklahoma by 28 (107-79). In their last 5, the Gamecocks are 4-1, beating South Carolina Upstate by 20 (73-53), Clemson by 3 in OT (91-88), Radford by 26 (74-58), Presbyterian by 10 (69-59), and losing to Mississippi State by 35 in their last game (85-50). Online sportsbook DraftKings has Alabama currently priced at 17/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament with South Carolina lined at 250/1.

Alabama Aiming For its 10th Straight Win vs SC

Alabama (7-7-0 ATS, 6-7-1 O/U) heads in here winners of 6 straight and stayed firm in the No. 5 spot in the Top 25. The Crimson Tide have Wins vs Illinois, Houston, North Carolina, and Oklahoma. Alabama has 7 quality scorers in G Mark Sears (18.3 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 4.4 APG), F Grant Nelson (13.1 PPG, 8.8 RPG), G Labaron Philon (12.6 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.0 APG), G Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (10.4 PPG) , G Aiden Holloway (10.4 PPG), F Derrion Reed (7.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG), and C Clifford Omoruyl (7.2 PPG, 6.2 RPG). Alabama (-490 Moneyline) averages 91.1 PPG (#1) and allows 77.4 PPG and averages 45.5 RPG (#2) and are No. 35 in Assists Per Game (17.3). Leading the nation in Scoring Average and being No. 2 in Rebounding is an extremely rare thing.

Alabama Betting Trends

• Alabama is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games overall, 6-0 SU the last 6 games
• The Over is 2-0 in the last 2 Crimson Tide games
• Alabama has already played 5 ranked teams this season (PUR, ILL, HOU, NC, OK)
• The Crimson Tide are 3-0-0 ATS in their last 3 games
• Alabama is 9-0 the last 9 meetings against South Carolina

South Carolina Hopes Home Site Helps vs Alabama

South Carolina (6-8-0 ATS, 6-8-0 O/U) already has double-digit Wins, but the Gamecocks find themselves playing in the toughest Hoops conference in America which only got stronger with the addition of former Big 12 schools, Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma. South Carolina is led by star F Collin Murray-Boyles (15.8 PPG, 9.4 RPG), G Jamari Thomas (12.1 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.5 APG), F Nick Pringle (10.4 PPG, 6.4 RPG), G Zachary Davis (9.6 PPG, 3.8 RPG), and G Jacobi Wright (8.8 PPG, 2.5 APG) and G Morris Ugusuk (6.1 ppg). The Gamecocks (+365 Moneyline) average 73.9 ppg (#237) while allowing 67.0 PPG and average 36.5 RPG (#191) and 14.1 APG (Tied-#192). SC has won 7 straight before losing at Mississippi State in its last game. And the Gamecocks didn’t simply lose, they were throttled by 35 points (85-50), making this prediction much easier.

South Carolina Betting Trends

• South Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games overall
• The Gamecocks are 2-4-0 ATS in their last 4 games
• The Under is 3-0-0 in the Gamecocks last 3 games
• The Under is 7-3-0 in South Carolina’s last 10 games overall
• SC is 24-11 on the Moneyline in its last 35 games (+3.05 Units / 1% ROI)

Alabama vs South Carolina Prediction

This series has been all Alabama with South Carolina’s last win in the series coming on January 30, 2016 and the Crimson Tide winning the last 9 in a row. Over that span, Alabama is 6-4-0 ATS although the Gamecocks have covered ATS 3 of the last 5. The Over is also 6-4-0 with 4 of the last 5 and 3 straight in Columbia eclipsing the closing Total. But it’s worth noting in those last 3 Overs at South Carolina, the games only went Over by 6 (OT), 3.5, and 5.5 points. Alabama’s Margin of Victory in the 9 Wins? 4 (OT), 11, 14, 6, 4, 3, 19, 2 (OT), and 27 in last year’s meeting in Tuscaloosa (74-47). This Alabama vs South Carolina NCAAB pick and prediction will look for the Crimson Tide to win by double-digits after winning their last 3 games by an average of 26.0 ppg (27, 23, 28).

Kevin’s Pick: Alabama -9.5