Alabama vs. Vanderbilt betting: College basketball preview for January 21

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The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (15-3, 4-1 SEC) are at home in SEC action against the Vanderbilt Commodores (15-3, 3-2 SEC) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The Crimson Tide are double-digit favorites by 12 points in the game. The matchup’s over/under is set at 168.5.

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Alabama vs. Vanderbilt betting lines

  • Alabama moneyline odds to win: -855
  • Vanderbilt moneyline odds to win: +576
  • Spread: Alabama (-12)
  • Total: 168.5

Alabama statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Alabama has a worse record against the spread (4-4-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (4-2-0).
  • In terms of over/unders, the Crimson Tide hit the over less consistently when playing at home, as they’ve eclipsed the total three times in eight opportunities this season (37.5%). In away games, they have hit the over four times in six opportunities (66.7%).
  • Alabama has won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 7-1 (.875). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 3-1 (.750).

Recent trends

  • The Crimson Tide have been scoring 91.5 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little higher than the 90.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • The last 10 games have seen Alabama concede 0.3 more points per game (78.6) than its season-long average (78.3).
  • While the Crimson Tide are knocking down more threes per game over their past 10 outings (10.5 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (10.2), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (32.2% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 32.4% on the season).

Alabama betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-8-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 12+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-3 (Home: 7-1; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (82nd in nation) 41.1 (61st) 40.7 (third) 32.4 (256th) 17.3 (18th) 12.1 (247th)

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Vanderbilt statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Vanderbilt’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .444 (8-10-0) last season. On the road, it was .500 (5-4-1).
  • In 2023-24, a lower percentage of the Commodores’ games finished above the over/under at home (22.2%, four of 18) than on the road (50%, five of 10).
  • The Commodores’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .300 (3-7) last season, and away it was .100 (1-9).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Commodores are scoring 80.5 points per game, 1.6 fewer points than their season average (82.1).
  • In its past 10 games, Vanderbilt is giving up 66.3 points per game, compared to its season average of 67.8 points allowed.
  • The Commodores are draining 8.2 treys per contest over their previous 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they have a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (34.7%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (32.5%).

Vanderbilt betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-6-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 0-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-1 (Home: 9-0; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.1 (78th in nation) 42.9 (152nd) 31.9 (222nd) 30.7 (156th) 14.6 (125th) 9.7 (30th)
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