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NCAA basketball betting action sees the Kentucky Wildcats taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday January 17th at Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Cappers Picks provides free NCAA basketball handicapping tips all season long.
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Kentucky Wildcats (16-0) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (12-4)
Venue/ Stadium: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Time/Date: 4 PM EST Saturday, January 17, 2014
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Kentucky Wildcats vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Preview
On the season Kentucky is 9-7 ATS and they have an O/U record of 4-12 and Alabama is 8-5-1 ATS and they have an Under record of 7-5.
This season Alabama is 10-0 at home and Kentucky is 2-0 on the road.
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In their last games Kentucky beat Missouri 86-37 and Alabama lost to South Carolina 68-66.
Ok, so we all know how good Kentucky is with several players that will be playing in the NBA in the not too distant future, but they looked less than mighty with 2 OT games in their last 3. However, they may have answered back to their critics with their absolute thrashing of Missouri winning by 49 points.
Alabama is undefeated at home, but they are coming off their first SEC loss of the season. On top of that they have lost both of their games facing teams from the top 25.
The Crimson Tide had their 6-game winning streak snapped in their last game.
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Kentucky has not played a cupcake schedule so far beating 4 ranked teams including Kansas, Texas, and Louisville.
With how stacked Kentucky is it has been a hard job for head coach John Calipari to keep his star littered lineup happy. However, he has done just that, as 8 players are averaging more than 18 points per game and the leading scorer is Aaron Harrison. Harrison and Devin Booker are the only 2 Wildcats that are averaging in double figures.
No matter who is on the court for Kentucky they can score and play great defense. Alabama is led by their D, as they only rank 122nd in points per game.
Alabama’s top 3 scorers are guards led by Levi Randolph (15.1 ppg) and for the Tide to have any chance at this game they will have to shoot the rock great from outside.
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The Tide will also have to man up inside facing the duo of Willie Cauley-Stein and Karl-Anthony Towns, who are 7’ and 6’11’ respectively and especially keep them from grabbing offensive boards and getting easy points in the paint.
NCAAB Betting Trends
* Kentucky is 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games.
* Kentucky is 4-10-2 ATS in their last 16 games following a SU win of more than 20 points.
* Alabama is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
* Alabama is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Alabama is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against Kentucky.
4* Cappers NCAAB Free Pick
I think Kentucky will win this game, but they have looked a little iffy on the road in their last couple of games and the Tide will cover the big spread.
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