The Creighton Bluejays take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, AL. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Alabama is favored by 11.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -625. The total is set at 163.5 points.
Here are my Creighton vs. Alabama predictions and college basketball picks for December 14, 2024.
Creighton vs Alabama Prediction
My Pick: Over 162.5 (Play to 165)
My Creighton vs Alabama best bet is on the over, with the best odds currently available at FanDuel. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Creighton vs Alabama Odds
| Creighton Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+11.5 -112 | 163.5 -112 / -108 | +455 |
| Alabama Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-11.5 -108 | 163.5 -112 / -108 | -625 |
- Creighton vs Alabama spread: Alabama -11.5
- Creighton vs Alabama over/under: 163.5 points
- Creighton vs Alabama moneyline: Creighton -625, Alabama +455
- Creighton vs Alabama best bet: Over 162.5 (Play to 165)
Spread
I'm passing on the spread.
Moneyline
I'm avoiding the moneyline.
Over/Under
I'm targeting the total to 165.
My Pick: Over 162.5 (Play to 165)
Creighton vs Alabama College Basketball Betting Preview
Creighton doesn’t create turnovers and is a bad rebounding team on both ends of the court. It ranks outside the top 250 in free throws attempted, but the Tide foul a ton.
We could see more attempts at the stripe for the Jays, and they shoot 79% as a team. They don’t shoot a lot from deep, but I would expect for that to change with Alabama’s high-flying offense coming into effect.
Defensively, the Bluejays are in trouble against the Tide. They don’t force turnovers, and Alabama is due for better fortune from deep.
With that being said, I don’t think the Jays can keep up.
Meanwhile, Alabama is shooting 33% from deep despite being one of the best teams in the country in that department last season. The Tide are sixth in adjusted tempo, which correlates to their up-and-down style of chucking up shots beyond the arc or at the rim.
They should not have any issues generating scoring opportunities, even inside against Ryan Kalkbrenner. The offense also does a great job of dishing the ball out, ranking inside the top 40 in assists per field goal made.
I don’t like that they foul a lot on defense, but I think their offense will be too much for the Jays to handle. The Jays don’t force turnovers either, so I can’t imagine a world where Alabama struggles.
The best play to make is the over, especially with it sitting higher than the KenPom projected total.
I tend to always side with Vegas on that one, so I am happy to follow the shaper side in these situations.
