- The #24 Alabama Crimson Tide head to Athens to face the Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday night
- Alabama has a half-game lead at the top of the SEC standings
- See the Alabama vs Georgia odds, player props, and predictions for Jan. 31
With a 6-1 record in SEC play so far, the #24 Alabama Crimson Tide (14-6, 2-3 away, 12-8 ATS) hold a slim half-game lead on 6-2 South Carolina with a trio of teams at 5-2. On Wednesday night, the Tide can maintain their perch atop the conference standings with a win over the Georgia Bulldogs (14-6, 11-1 home, 11-8-1 ATS) at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens (6:30 pm ET).
Sitting at 4-3, the Bulldogs would move within a game of the Tide if they’re able to pick up another home win. But oddsmakers list Alabama has a sizable favorite in Wednesday’s college basketball odds.
Alabama vs Georgia Odds
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Crimson Tide | -5.5 (-115) | -278 | O 165.5 (-115) |
| Georgia Bulldogs | +5.5 (-105) | +225 | U 165.5 (-105) |
Alabama is 5.5-point chalk and -278 on the moneyline with the Dawgs coming back at +225 to improve to 11-1 at Stegeman Coliseum. The game total of 165.5 is the second-highest on the board among Wednesday’s 43 Division I games. (Only Florida vs Kentucky has a higher total at 171.5.)
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Alabama sits just outside the top-ten favorites in the March Madness odds at +2829 on average. At +25000, Georgia has the fifth-longest national championship odds among SEC teams.
Alabama Winners of Eight of Past Nine
After starting the season a mediocre 6-5 – with losses to Ohio State (66th at KenPom), Clemson (34th), Purdue (2nd), Creighton (16th), and Arizona (4th) – Alabama has won eight of its past nine and raced to the top of the SEC standings in the process. Their only stumble in that span was an ugly 20-points setback at Tennessee on Jan. 20 (91-71) but they responded with a pair of wins over Auburn (79-75 home) and LSU (109-88 home).
Senior guard Mark Sears (20.0 PPG, 3.9 APG) has has been electric of late, scoring at least 21 points in six of his past seven. After shooting just 34.5% from three last season, he’s a deadly 43.7% from beyond the arc this year. As a team, the Tide sit 11th in the entire nation in three-point percentage (38.9%) while shooting 47.7% of their shots from three (15th-most).
Their deadly accuracy from deep – and their propensity to take threes – has Alabama’s offense rated first out of all 362 DI teams in efficiency.
Georgia Almost Perfect at Home
The Bulldogs are just 3-3 straight-up in their past six but two of the three losses came on the road (105-96 at Kentucky and 102-98 OT at Florida). The other was a tight 85-79 setback at home to Tennessee (which is rated fifth in overall efficiency) which dropped UGA’s home record to 11-1 this season.
Georgia’s best home win of the season came in just its second game of the year, an 80-77 win over Wake Forest, which now sits 39th at KenPom.
The Bulldogs have a scoring-by-committee approach, led by a handful of upperclassmen. Senior guards Jabri Abdur-Rahim (13.4 PPG) and Noah Thomasson (11.9 PPG) are the team’s top-two scorers while junior RJ Melendez (11.1 PPG) is also in double-figures, and four more players are over 7.0 PPG.
Center Russel Tchewa (7.2 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 0.7 BPG) is the only true front-court player who logs big minutes for UGA. The Bulldogs need more from the USF transfer on the boards on a nightly basis. He averaged 8.6 RPG for the Bulls last season and is at just 6.9 this year, a big part of why UGA rates 238th in offensive rebounding and 259th in defensive rebounding. Tchewa is trending up in that department, though, recording back-to-back 11-rebound games.
Alabama vs Georgia Player Props
| Player | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Three-Pointers Made |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Estrada (ALA) | 12.5 (Ov -120 | Un -110) | 5.5 (Ov +110 | Un -140) | 3.5 (Ov -150 | Un +115) | 1.5 (Ov -140 | Un +110) |
| Grant Nelson (ALA) | 12.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125) | 6.5 (Ov -110 | Un -115) | OFF | 0.5 (Ov -190 | Un +150) |
| Jabri Abdur-Rahim (UGA) | 11.5 (Ov -115 | Un -110) | 4.5 (Ov -115 | Un -115) | OFF | 1.5 (Ov -130 | Un -100) |
| Latrell Wrightsell Jr (ALA) | 11.5 (Ov -120 | Un -105) | 3.5 (Ov -125 | Un -100) | OFF | 2.5 (Ov -115 | Un -110) |
| Mark Sears (ALA) | 20.5 (Ov -110 | Un -115) | 3.5 (Ov -110 | Un -115) | 3.5 (Ov -165| Un +130) | 2.5 (Ov +130 | Un -165) |
| Noah Thomasson (UGA) | 11.5 (Ov -125 | Un -105) | 2.5 (Ov -105 | Un -125) | OFF | 1.5 (Ov +110 | Un -140) |
| Russel Tchewa (UGA) | 9.5 (Ov -100 | Un -130) | 7.5 (Ov -130 | Un -100) | OFF | OFF |
| Rylan Griffen (ALA) | 11.5 (Ov -120 | Un -105) | 4.5 (Ov -125 | Un -1-5) | OFF | 1.5 (Ov -165 | Un +130) |
| Silas Demary Jr (UGA) | 11.5 (Ov -115 | Un -115) | 3.5 (Ov -125 | Un -105) | 2.5 (Ov +110 | Un -140) | OFF |
College basketball player props from DraftKings.
The Bama/UGA player props list Tide guard Mark Sears with a massive point total of 20.5. No other player on the board is over 12.5.
UGA’s seven-foot center Russel Tchewa has the highest rebound number for the night at 7.5. As mentioned, he’s only averaging 6.9 RPG on the season but has grabbed at least nine in each of the past three games.
Alabama vs Georgia Prediction
Georgia’s only loss at home this season was a narrow, back-and-forth affair with Tennessee, a true national-championship contender. The Bulldogs led that game by as many as 11 points in the second half before UT closed on a 15-1 run. This senior-laden UGA roster is more than capable of running with the Tide, and +225 is a generous price for a Georgia upset.
In what is likely to be an up-tempo, high-possession game, there should be no shortage of rebound opportunities for both teams. If Tchewa can stay on the court – and he’s been fairly good on that front this season, averaging just 2.3 fouls per game – he should reach the over on his rebound total of 7.5 comfortably.
BAMA vs UGA picks:
- Georgia moneyline (+225)
- Tchewa over 7.5 rebounds
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