Two big-time offenses collide in the SEC semifinal, and our expert college basketball predictions expect a high-scoring affair this afternoon at Bridgestone Arena.
Two big-time offenses collide in the SEC semifinal, and our expert college basketball predictions expect a high-scoring affair this afternoon at Bridgestone Arena. The No. 2 seeded Florida Gators face off against the No.
3 seed Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday. These elite attacks have been lighting up the scoreboard and my Alabama vs Florida predictions are betting on a shootout today. Here are my best free college basketball picks for this conference tournament clash on March 15, with tipoff at 7 p.m. ET.Only two spots separate the No. 4 Florida Gators from the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide in the KenPom and NET rankings. While both of these teams have highly efficient offenses, the Gators have a far better defense, ranking ninth in adjusted defensive efficiency, while the Tide are 35th. Florida beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa just a week ago and it makes sense that they would be able to beat them in a rematch at a neutral site.What was surprising about that high-scoring game was that neither side shot particularly well from the perimeter, with Florida going 8-27 and Alabama 9-25. Based on the quality of shots taken and allowed, ShotQualityBets projected a whopping 208 points in that contest, which is why it's strange to see the O/U open 4.5 points lower for the rematch . The Tide are coming off their best defensive performance this season in a 99-70 victory against Kentucky. They held the Wildcats highly-rated attack to 38% shooting from the field with just five offensive boards while forcing 16 turnovers. That said, the Tide are 347th in the country in opponent turnover rate over the entire season, and I don't see the disruptive defense from last night appearing against a Florida offense that ranks in the Top 50 in turnover rate. The Gators beat Missouri 95-81 last night and shot a sizzling 62% from the floor. Since getting shut down by Tennessee's elite defense on February 1, Florida's offense has been firing on an all cylinders. The Gators have scored more than 80 points in 10 of their last 11 games and have hit the 90-point plateau in their last three. As good as Florida's defense is, I don't see it completely slowing down an Alabama attack that leads the nation with 91.4 ppg this season. The Tide have been held to fewer than 80 points just once in their last 15 games and hit the 90-point mark in 10 of those contests. With both of these teams featuring highly efficient and consistent offenses that play at a breakneck pace, strap yourself in for a shootout at Bridgestone Arena and bet the Over. I know this parlay seems a bit strange since I said that the Gators would likely win, but it pays out far better than the Florida ML as a leg and makes sense, given the circumstances. The lower the score is, the better it suits the Gators, who will need to slow down Alabama's elite offense. But a high-scoring shootout tends to favor the Tide who have the firepower to go blow-for-blow with anyone. It's also tough for a team to beat an evenly matched conference foe twice in a row during the same season . That makes the Tide tempting to bet on in a revenge spot, especially since they've gone 5-2 straight up and 6-1 against the spread as underdogs this season.Take advantage of the early win payout at bet365, where any pre-game CBB moneyline bet getsDespite some sky-high totals the Over the is 6-3 in Alabama last nine games while cashing in five straight contests for Florida. Find more: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links. With a background playing soccer, rugby, and boxing, combined with a journalism degree, it's little surprise that Rohit gravitated towards the world of sports betting. He specializes in betting on UFC and college basketball, two sports where the eyeball test can tell you a lot more about matchups than any analytics. Rohit has years of experience handicapping NFL and NBA games as well as niche betting markets such as politics and Oscar odds. 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