Alabama vs Tennessee 12/29/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Coleman Coliseum. The Tennessee Volunteers look to build on their three-game winning streak. The Alabama Crimson Tide look to build on their 9-3 record.

The Tennessee Volunteers are averaging 78.4 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 59.3 points on 38.7 percent shooting. Kennedy Chandler is averaging 14 points and 3 rebounds, while Santiago Vescovi is averaging 13.3 points and 3.2 assists. John Fulkerson is grabbing 6.6 rebounds and Justin Powell is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Tennessee Volunteers are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 68.5 percent from the free throw line. The Tennessee Volunteers are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.8 rebounds per game.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are averaging 82.9 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 73.3 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Jaden Shackelford is averaging 16.8 points and 6.6 rebounds, while Jahvon Quinerly is averaging 14.7 points and 4.4 assists. Keon Ellis is the third double-digit scorer and Juwan Gary is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Alabama Crimson Tide are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 68.2 percent from the free throw line. The Alabama Crimson Tide are allowing 30 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.5 rebounds per game.

The Volunteers are 4-11-2 ATS in their last 17 Wednesday games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Crimson Tide are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 Wednesday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Volunteers last 6 overall. The over is 6-1 in Crimson Tide last 7 overall. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The Alabama Crimson Tide have been a bit sluggish since their win over Houston, and it will be interesting to see how the break impacted them. The Tennessee Volunteers have probably been the more impressive team up to this point, and their defense gets after it. With all that said, this is kind of a rove it game for Alabama, and you would think the home court will matter in this battle of two highly ranked teams. I lean Alabama here, as it feels like it needs this contest slightly more.