LSU vs. Alabama Prediction
SEC rivals clash on ESPN2 tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET when Alabama hosts No. 13 LSU from the Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL. With the Crimson Tide laying four points as a home favorite and the total sitting at 151, what’s the best bet on the board?
Game Snapshot
685 LSU Tigers (+4) at 686 Alabama Crimson Tide (-4); o/u 151
7:00 p.m. ET, John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
TV: ESPN2
LSU Tigers DFS Snapshot
Darius Days posted nine points (3-12 FG, 3-11 3Pt), seven rebounds and two assists across 29 minutes during Tuesday’s 65-60 win over Kentucky. Days struggled overall from the field especially from three, but the senior nearly finished with a double-double. It was the first time in which Days was held in single digits offensively since Dec. 11 against Georgia Tech. Across 14 starts this year, Days is averaging 14.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
Alabama Crimson Tide DFS Snapshot
Jahvon Quinerly chipped in five points (1-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 3-4 FT), one rebound and two assists over 23 minutes during Saturday’s 78-76 loss to Mississippi State. Quinerly finished with a rough shooting performance during the Tide’s loss, as the junior converted just one field-goal attempt and was held to a season worst offensively. His five-point performance snapped a streak of nine straight outings in double figures dating back to Dec. 4. Quinerly is currently averaging 14.8 points and 3.4 rebounds across 17 starts.
College Basketball Betting Prediction
The favorite is 20-6-1 against the spread in the last 27 meetings between these two teams, but ‘Bama has struggled. In fact, the Crimson Tide are just 1-7-1 against the spread in their last nine games overall, have failed to cover in all seven of their last seven games as a favorite and are 0-5 at the betting window in their last five games as a home favorite. On the other side, the Tigers are 21-7-1 against the spread in their last 29 games overall, are 3-1-1 against the number in their last five games coming off a loss and are 14-5 at the betting window in their last 19 games versus a team with a winning record.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL BETTING PREDICTION: LSU TIGERS +4