Alabama Crimson Tide

No Division I team scored more than the Crimson Tide in 2025-26: 91.72 points a game, while allowing 83.47. Alabama went 23-9 but covered only 14 of 32 spreads.

Points, and the totals set for them

Only nine Division I teams gave up more than Alabama’s 83.47 a game, and the totals the Tide were set ran from 162.5 to 182.5. Eighteen of their games cleared the number; 14 did not. The two highest-scoring nights were a 117-115 home win over Arkansas and 115-76 over UNLV in the Players Era Festival.

Winning without covering

As favorites Alabama won 19 of 24 but covered 10, and the 22 priced favorite games lost 1.14 units. The worst prices lost were at home to Texas, 92-88 at -800, and to Ole Miss 80-79 at -700 in the SEC tournament. At home they covered 6 of 15; seventy-five teams in Division I covered less often at home.

Underdog wins

The Tide were underdogs eight times and won four: at St. John’s 103-96 at +165, Illinois 90-86 at +120 at a neutral site, at Auburn 96-92 at +124, and at Tennessee 71-69 at +210. That made 2.19 units as underdogs and 3.5 on the road, where they went 7-3. One unit on Alabama in each of the 30 priced games ended 1.05 up; at home it was 0.8 down.

February

February was the best month: 8-1 and 3.85 units, though only 4 covers in 9. The one defeat was 100-77 at Florida. December, 5-1 straight up, was 2-4 against the spread, and March went 1-2 and lost 1.64 units.

SEC opponents

Auburn and Mississippi State lost twice each and Alabama covered all four. Tennessee and Ole Miss split. In the NCAA tournament the Tide beat Hofstra 90-70 and Texas Tech 90-65, then lost 90-77 to Michigan in the Sweet 16.

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