Texas A&M-CC vs Alabama NCAA Tournament First Round odds, tips and betting trends

Watch the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide (29-5) and the No. 16 Texas A&M-CC Islanders (24-10) meet on Thursday to compete for a place in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The first round matchup starts at 2:45 PM on CBS.

The Crimson Tide are an immense favorite against the Islanders when the Crimson Tide and the Islanders square off. The Crimson Tide are favored by 24 points. The game features a point total of 155.5.

Alabama has a 20-14-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Texas A&M-CC, who is 17-11-1 ATS. The Crimson Tide are 15-19-0 and the Islanders are 18-10-1 in terms of hitting the over. The two teams average 162.4 points per game, 6.9 more points than this matchup’s total. Alabama has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 8-2 overall over the last 10 games. Texas A&M-CC has gone 7-2-1 against the spread and 9-1 overall in its last 10 contests.

As college basketball matchups continue, prepare for the outing with everything you need to know about Thursday’s game.

How to watch Alabama vs. Texas A&M-CC

• Game Day: Thursday, March 16, 2023
• Game Time: 2:45 PM ET
• TV Channel: CBS

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Texas A&M-CC at Alabama odds, spread and lines

• Spread: Alabama -24
• Total: 155.5
• Moneyline: Alabama -6667, Texas A&M-CC +1800

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Alabama vs. Texas A&M-CC prediction

Alabama 85, Texas A&M-CC 66

Moneyline

• Alabama has compiled a 26-3 record in games when it was favored on the moneyline (winning 89.7% of those games).
• The Crimson Tide have played as a moneyline favorite of -6667 or shorter in only one game this season, which they won.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, Alabama has an implied win probability of 98.5%.

• This season, Texas A&M-CC has won two out of the six games in which it has been the underdog.
• The Islanders have played as an underdog of +1800 or more once this season and lost that game.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Texas A&M-CC has a 5.3% chance to win.

Against the spread

• Alabama has compiled a 20-14-0 record against the spread this season.
• Texas A&M-CC is 17-11-1 ATS this year.
• The 82.2 points per game the Crimson Tide put up are 9.7 more points than the Islanders give up (72.5).
• When Alabama puts up more than 72.5 points, it is 16-8 against the spread and 23-1 overall.
• Texas A&M-CC is 14-6 against the spread and 19-5 overall when giving up fewer than 82.2 points.
• The Islanders put up 11.7 more points per game (80.2) than the Crimson Tide give up (68.5).
• Texas A&M-CC is 14-4-1 against the spread and 19-4 overall when it scores more than 68.5 points.
• Alabama is 16-8 against the spread and 22-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 80.2 points.

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Over/Under

• The Crimson Tide have an average implied point total of 79.8 this season, which is 10.2 points lower than their implied total in Thursday’s game (90).
• This season, Alabama has scored more than 90 points in 10 games.
• The Islanders’ average implied point total on the season (78.1 points) is 12.1 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (66 points).
• On the season, Texas A&M-CC has scored more than 66 points 23 times.

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